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Upgrading College Preparation

Keyano College

Keyano College

www.keyano.ca

Keyano College serves over 2,200 full-time and part-time students in Fort McMurray and the surrounding area. Students enjoy cultural opportunities in Fort McMurray as well as outdoor activities in the boreal forest. Keyano students may study at several campuses. The main Clearwater campus in Fort McMurray offers certificate and diploma programs, university transfer courses, collaborative degrees and online courses. The heavy industrial training centre at the Suncor Energy Industrial campus is the base for industrial programs for the oil industry.

Certificate and diploma programs are offered in areas such as business administration, early learning and child care, environmental technology, health services and office administration. University transfer programs are available in arts and sciences. Collaborative degrees offered through transfer agreements with a degree-granting institution may be taken in elementary education, nursing, and business administration. Keyano's well-equipped facilities include a Sport and Wellness Centre, a student activities centre, a 600-seat theatre and an arts centre that features music and dance studios, practice rooms, a rehearsal hall, piano labs, and a 200-seat recital theatre.

Keyano serves students through its Clearwater Main Campus and Suncor Energy Industrial Centre in Fort McMurray, the Fort Chipewyan Campus, and the learning centres in Fort McKay and Gregoire Lake.

Contact

Office of the Registrar
8115 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, Alberta, T9H2H7, Canada

  • Program Type Academic Upgrading
  • Credential Type Non-Credential
  • Length 1 Year or Less
  • Part Time Only
  • Cooperative Education
  • Continuing Education
  • Distance Learning
Admission Requirements

Academic Requirements
Students wishing to enter the program should meet with a Student Advisor, or the Program Chair to clarify their career goals. Students can be admitted and placed within the program based on:

  • Successful completion of the Academic Foundations Certificate (minimum grade of C- in both AFM 100 and AFL 100),

OR

  • Transcript marks indicating successful completion of a program equivalent to an Alberta Education Grade 9 or higher,

OR

  • Completion of an Academic placement assessment demonstrating skill levels at or above the Grade 10 level.

English Language Proficiency Requirements 
In addition to the appropriate coursework to meet the admission requirements for their chosen program students must also meet English Language Proficiency requirements. For more information on English Language Proficiency please visit keyano.ca/programs


Transfer(s) Eligibility

Search Transfer Alberta for course and program transfer information including transfer agreements between post-secondary schools in Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.

Transfer(s) available outside of Transfer Alberta: Not available

Updated October 03, 2023. The information contained in this profile is current as of the date shown.

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