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OVERVIEW
Lethbridge is one of only a few cities in Canada with both
a college and university. Combined with our smaller size
and safe environment, our city is an exceptional place for
student learning and development.
LETHBRIDGE COLLEGE, (LC)
www.lethbridgecollege.ab.ca
Toll-free: 1-800-572-0103
Phone: local 320-3200
As it celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2007-08, the former
Lethbridge Community College welcomes a name
change. To reflect its growing international scope, the
institution will drop the word “Community” to become
Lethbridge College. Opened in 1957 as Canada’s first
publicly-funded community college, the campus has a
tradition of meeting the educational and training needs
of southern Albertans. Lethbridge College continues to
enhance existing relationships with other educational
institutions and businesses, while developing new,
mutually beneficial partnerships.
More than 7,500 students access Lethbridge College
each year in over 70 career programs including those in:
Agriculture, Engineering and Industrial Training, Applied
Management, College and University Preparatory,
Criminal Justice, Environmental Science, General Studies,
Health and Human Services, and Media and Computing.
Each LC program has an advisory committee made up of
business and industry representatives to give guidance
to curriculum development. The quality of Trades and
Technologies programs at Lethbridge College is reflected
in the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training
Board’s recognition of four LC instructors as the best in
southern Alberta for 2000 through 2004.
In today’s fast-paced world of work, the college provides
opportunities for companies and industry to ensure their
employees have the up-to-date skills and training they
need in a competitive business environment. In recent
months, Lethbridge College played a key role in a city
of Lethbridge initiative to create a working relationship
with the Chinese city of Anyang. The college has visited
China on several occasions and is developing agreements
that will see the delivery of some of its programs through
several Chinese educational institutions in Anyang and
beyond. The coming academic year will provide many
opportunities for those associated with Lethbridge
College to celebrate its successes during the past five
decades while the institution uses the milestone to plan
for the next five.
UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE, (U of L)
www.uleth.ca
e-mail: inquiries@uleth.ca
Phone: (403) 329-2200
The University of Lethbridge is Canada’s premier
learning experience. The U of L is grounded in liberal
education and committed to providing its students
with small classes, a personal experience, and the
most vital and engaging learning environment in the
country. The U of L has also made a strong commitment
to community-minded research, the development of
centres of excellence and including students in research
endeavours. Today, the U of L attracts more than 8,100
students from 58 countries and has more than 25,000
alumni worldwide. The U of L offers more than 150
degree/program options through six Faculties and
Schools – Arts & Science, Education, Fine Arts, Health
Sciences, Management and Graduate Studies – and offers
a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program in six areas of
study.
Fast Facts
- The U of L employs more than 1,800 people and has an
economic impact of $199.8 million on the province.
- In 2006, the U of L received an $8 million private
investment to establish the Prentice Institute for Global
Population and Economy, which will focus on the longterm
challenges of demographic, economic and social
issues related to changes in world population patterns.
- In 2006, the U of L’s co-operative education program
was nationally ranked as Canada’s leading co-op
program for universities with 4,000 to 12,000 students.
- In 2005/2006, the University of Lethbridge received
more than $12 million in research funding.
The University of Lethbridge is home to...
- A new state-of-the-art sport and wellness facility which
enhances the fitness and recreational opportunities
in southern Alberta and advances kinesiology and
prevention-focused research.
- The Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience
(CCBN) – the only research facility of its kind in Canada.
In July 2006, the CCBN added two major research tools
to its expanding abilities to study the brain with the
installation of two magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
units that are among the most powerful in the province
for research purposes.
- The Canadian Centre for the United Nations’ Water
for Life program, which promotes international
commitments made on water and water-related issues.
The U of L is also a key player in several water research
programs, including the Alberta Ingenuity Centre for
Water Research and the Water Institute for Semiarid
Ecosystems.
- The only baccalaureate program in addictions
counselling in Canada. The School of Health Sciences
offers this program in collaboration with Medicine Hat
College.
- The Alberta Terrestrial Imaging Centre – a first of its kind
in North America – brings world-class satellite imagery
to the province.
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