Post-Secondary and Training

Lethbridge is one of only a few cities its size with two post-secondary institutions. Combined with our smaller size and safe environment, our city is an exceptional place for students from across Canada and around the world.

• Lethbridge College
• University of Lethbridge

www.lethbridgecollege.ca
Toll-free: 1-800-572-0103
Phone: 403 320-3200

Lethbridge College has 50-year a tradition of meeting the educational and training needs of southern Albertans. Now, more than 6,200 students access Lethbridge College each year in over 70 career programs including: Business and Management, Media and Design, Engineering Technology, Justice Studies, Health Sciences, Human Services, Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Trades and Apprenticeships, Preparatory Studies and University Transfer.

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Each College program has an advisory committee made up of business and industry representatives to guide 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 instructors as the best in southern Alberta for four years running. Now the College embarks on a new plan to build a new Trades wing, to add new technologies to the training of future tradespeople.

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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.

• Lethbridge College has been training wind turbine technicians for more than four years in partnership with turbine manufacturers. In 2008, the Wind Turbine Technician program received BZEE certification; Lethbridge College is now the lead college in North America for training instructors and students to this, the present world standard.
• The College’s Aquaculture Centre of Excellence, one of the country’s foremost applied research facilities, is finding practical and environmentally friendly applications to address control of water weeds, water quality improvement, and disease control in fish. Ultimately, Lethbridge College, as the point of learning, will involve increasing numbers of partners and players and place sustainable water management at the top of the region’s agenda.
• The Lethbridge Living Home project applies the knowledge and learning by the College, community, and industry partnerships. Recently opened to the public, the home incorporates ground-breaking sustainable building practices. It includes a community vision of improving residential home design, while promoting sustainability, reducing environmental impact, and enhancing quality of life.

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 8,400 students from 60 countries on three campuses across Alberta (Lethbridge, Calgary and Edmonton) 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 long-term 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 sport and wellness facility enhances the fitness and recreational opportunities in southern Alberta and advances kinesiology and prevention-focused research.
• The Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience – the only research facility of its kind in Canada. In July 2006, the Centre added two major research tools with the installation of two MRI units that are among the most powerful in Alberta for research purposes.
• The Canadian Centre for Research in Advanced Fluorine Technologies - will allow the University to become a focal point for tackling challenges in materials, energy and the environment for which fluorine provides solutions, such as the oil and gas industry, manufacturing and steel and aluminum refining, to name a few.   
• The Canadian Centre for the United Nations’ Water for Life program, promotes international commitments made on water and water-related issues. The U of L is also a key player in several research programs, including the Alberta Ingenuity Centre for Water Research and the Water Institute for Semi-arid Ecosystems.
• The Centre for Culture and Community - serves as a resource for University of Lethbridge faculty and community partners engaged in cultural and community-based studies and creative activity.
• The Centre for Oral History and Tradition - offers resources and training to students and researchers interested in making oral history part of their research process. 
• 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.

University of Lethbridge Annual FLE Enrolments by Faculty

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Undergraduate

Arts & Science	3,411	3,476	3,671	3,798	3,841	3,747	3,713	3,525	3,461	3,435
Education	442	456	459	471	461	444	460	452	449	465
Fine Arts	400	436	485	514	510	539	560	538	561	600
Health Sciences	103	155	175	186	199	254	281	346	435	524
Management	1,337	1,397	1,376	1,472	1,510	1,536	1,489	1,436	1,456	1,425
Undergraduate Total	5,692	5,920	6,165	6,441	6,520	6,520	6,503	6,296	6,361	6,448

Graduate & Post Graduate

Arts & Science	76	88	122	159	190	207	217	222	293	344
Education	158	141	133	184	216	176	175	125	204	184
Fine Arts	-	-	1	3	2	-	1	-	4	10
Health Sciences	4	5	4	22	31	31	28	27	31	34
Management	15	19	16	14	16	16	15	19	20	30
Graduate Total	253	252	275	381	454	429	435	392	551	602

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