Alberta Career Colleges and Trade Schools

Career Colleges and Technical Schools in Alberta

Alberta career colleges and trade schools

In western Canada lies Alberta, the prairie province and home to the Calgary Stampede. The land is rich in oil and gas resources with a population of more than three million residents. Among its top industries are agriculture, forestry, telecommunications, oil and gas. If you are looking for a beautiful getaway and an education close to the states, Alberta colleges and universities may be the place for you.

Alberta trade schools

Several industries in Alberta are on the rise, and there are trade schools to help you get the training you need to work in those industries. They include manufacturing, which has had an 18.9 increase in the last year; business, building and other support services, which has seen a 17.8 percent increase in the last year; and forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas, which has grown by 14.7 percent in the last year.

Trade schools for all of these fields are located in Alberta. Some provide online courses, and others are available on campuses in the area. Colleges that include trade school and vocational training in the area include the following six:

1. Academy of Learning
2. College of Welding
3. Columbia College
4. Information Technology Training Company
5. Media Arts Accelerator Campus
6. Nexient Learning

All of these Alberta trade schools provide some kind of career education to help you compete for a job in one of the leading industries in the area.

Alberta colleges

The province's largest institute of higher education is Reeves College with five locations across the province. Reeves College confers multiple degrees in fields that include health care, business and hospitality. The school also confers degree in accounting, acupuncture, business management, computer graphic design, medical office assistant, and oil and gas administrator.

According to the Canada's list of top 100 jobs in the area, some of these in-demand degrees can lead to these high-growth careers in cities like Edmonton:

• Biologist and related sciences, $32.48 per hour
• Graphic designers and illustrators, $20.65 per hour
• Ministries of religion, $21.89 per hour
• Natural and applied science researchers, $29.42 per hour
• Petroleum engineers, $45.14 per hour
• Printing supervisors and related operations, $23.27 per hour

You can train for many of these jobs in Edmonton at the following universities, located around the province:

• Athabasca University
• Grant MacEwan University
• Mount Royal University
• University of Alberta
• University of Calgary
• University of Lethbridge

In addition, career education can be obtained at colleges that include online and on-campus programs at nationwide schools like: DeVry University, Bake College Online, Art Institute Online, CDI College, Liberty University, Argosy University Online, The University of Liverpool, Stratford Career Institute and Ashworth College.

Alberta career training

According to Alberta's college websites, your career training will likely cost between $3,350 and $5,800 per semester, depending on the institute and the program you choose. Since Alberta has the low unemployment rate of 5.1 percent, it may be easier to find a job here, than in more economically challenged places. In addition, Alberta offers low personal income tax and is the only province with no provincial sales tax.

Some of the area's top employers, include these six:

1. Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
2. Agrium Inc.
3. Alberta Blue Cross
4. Alberta-Pacific Forest Industry
5. AltaGas Ltd.
6. ATB Financial

These top industries closely parallel some of the top degrees offered in the area.

Alberta Area Career and Technical Training Programs:

Alberta career colleges and trade schools 

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CDI College - Calgary City Centre

CDI College has over 30 years of experience providing quality career education to students all across Canada. CDI College can give you the knowledge and training you need to get hired and succeed in the real world. Once you've earned your diploma in business, technology or healthcare, you can take advantage of CDI College's job assistance programs. Choose morning, afternoon or evening classes for maximum flexibility.

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CDI College - Calgary North

CDI College has over 30 years of experience providing quality career education to students all across Canada. CDI College can give you the knowledge and training you need to get hired and succeed in the real world. Once you've earned your diploma in business, technology or healthcare, you can take advantage of CDI College's job assistance programs. Choose morning, afternoon or evening classes for maximum flexibility.

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CDI College - Edmonton City Centre

CDI College has over 30 years of experience providing quality career education to students all across Canada. CDI College can give you the knowledge and training you need to get hired and succeed in the real world. Once you've earned your diploma in business, technology or healthcare, you can take advantage of CDI College's job assistance programs. Choose morning, afternoon or evening classes for maximum flexibility.

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CDI College - Edmonton North

CDI College has over 30 years of experience providing quality career education to students all across Canada. CDI College can give you the knowledge and training you need to get hired and succeed in the real world. Once you've earned your diploma in business, technology or healthcare, you can take advantage of CDI College's job assistance programs. Choose morning, afternoon or evening classes for maximum flexibility.

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CDI College - Edmonton South

CDI College has over 30 years of experience providing quality career education to students all across Canada. CDI College can give you the knowledge and training you need to get hired and succeed in the real world. Once you've earned your diploma in business, technology or healthcare, you can take advantage of CDI College's job assistance programs. Choose morning, afternoon or evening classes for maximum flexibility.

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DeVry Institute Of Technology

DeVry University is an accredited* university offering you the flexibility of over 90 locations, online courses and a wide variety of bachelor's and master's degree programs. Whether you earn your degree on campus, online, or through a combination of both, you'll find small classes and personal attention from experienced and respected professors focused on one thing ? your educational and career success. Discover education working at DeVry University

DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, www.ncahlc.org. Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation. In New York, DeVry University operates as DeVry College of New York. DeVry University operates as DeVry Institute of Technology in Calgary, Alberta. DeVry is certified to operate by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. AC0060. DeVry University is authorized for operation by the THEC. www.state.tn.us/thec. Nashville Campus - 3343 Perimeter Hill Dr., Nashville, TN 37211
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Everest College of Business Technology and Health Care - Calgary North

Everest College is one of Canada's national career-training leaders in three core areas: Business, Technology and Health Care. With over 30 campuses and more than 100 years of combined experience in providing focused, relevant career training, Everest College is committed to helping you acquire your desired job skills, fast!

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Reeves College - Calgary City Centre

Starting a new career? Looking to enhance your current skills? Reeves College, with five convenient campus locations in Alberta, can help. We offer courses and programs in the area of Healthcare, Business and Hospitality. Our training utilizes current business applications, programs and techniques designed to prepare you to enter the job market with the knowledge and skills employers are looking for.

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Reeves College - Calgary North

Starting a new career? Looking to enhance your current skills? Reeves College, with five convenient campus locations in Alberta, can help. We offer courses and programs in the area of Healthcare, Business and Hospitality. Our training utilizes current business applications, programs and techniques designed to prepare you to enter the job market with the knowledge and skills employers are looking for.

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Reeves College - Edmonton City Centre

Starting a new career? Looking to enhance your current skills? Reeves College, with five convenient campus locations in Alberta, can help. We offer courses and programs in the area of Healthcare, Business and Hospitality. Our training utilizes current business applications, programs and techniques designed to prepare you to enter the job market with the knowledge and skills employers are looking for.

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Reeves College - Lethbridge

Starting a new career? Looking to enhance your current skills? Reeves College, with five convenient campus locations in Alberta, can help. We offer courses and programs in the area of Healthcare, Business and Hospitality. Our training utilizes current business applications, programs and techniques designed to prepare you to enter the job market with the knowledge and skills employers are looking for.

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Reeves College - Lloydminster

Starting a new career? Looking to enhance your current skills? Reeves College, with five convenient campus locations in Alberta, can help. We offer courses and programs in the area of Healthcare, Business and Hospitality. Our training utilizes current business applications, programs and techniques designed to prepare you to enter the job market with the knowledge and skills employers are looking for.