Higher Education At Keyano College
Keyano College is the only college in the Fort MacMurray area, but this institution of higher learning offers everything that students in the region want and need. Close to 3,000 students attend Keyano College on a full time basis, and more than 13,000 attend on a part time basis. The main campus for the school is called the Clearwater Campus and it is situated in the Fort MacMurray downtown area. There is another campus that can be found in Gregoire Industrial Park and this campus is called the Suncor Energy Industrial Campus. A third local campus is situated in Fort Chipewyan and this is the newest campus. Keyano College belongs to the Alberta Rural Development Network.
In 1965 Keyano College in Fort MacMurray opened up, but the initial name was the Alberta Vocational Center or AVC. Opening ceremonies for the school occurred on January 26, 1966. The name was changed to Keyano College in 1975, and this word is Cree for sharing. The slogan chosen for this college was Your, Mines, and Ours. In 1978 Keyano College was designated as a community college and became a public institution. Today Keyano College has a number of satellite and outreach campuses as well as those that are centrally located. These campuses are situated in Conklin, Anzac, and Janvier. The school offers a number of programs to help students grow and learn. These programs include:
- Aboriginal Entrepreneurship
- Business Administration
- College & Career Preparation
- Childhood Studies
- Bachelor of Education
- EMT
- Environmental Technology
- Fitness Leadership & Movement
- Bachelor of Physical Education
- Office Administration
- Practical Nurse
- Human Resources Management
- Social Work
- University Studies