Bow Valley College

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Coordinates: 51°2′50.21″N 113°59′56.84″W / 51.0472806°N 113.9991222°W / 51.0472806; -113.9991222

Bow Valley College
Bow Valley College
Established 1965
Type public Vocational college
President Sharon Carry
Undergraduates 1st & 2nd year university transfer
Postgraduates not available
Doctoral students not available
Location Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2G 4S6
Campus urban
Colours blue      & Green    
Nickname BVC
Affiliations ACCC, CCAA, Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference, Alberta Association of Colleges & Technical Institutes, CBIE
Website Bow Valley College

Bow Valley College is a public college, with its main campus located in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The enabling legislation is the Post-secondary Learning Act[1] The branch campuses are: Airdrie, Banff, Blairmore, Brooks, Canmore, Cardston, Claresholm, Cochrane, Drumheller, Eden Valley, High River, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Morley, Pincher Creek, Red Deer, Three Hills and Stettler.

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Programs [edit]

BVC offers certificates and diplomas in a variety of areas including health and business career training, adult upgrading and English as a Second Language.

History [edit]

It was founded as the Alberta Vocational Centre in 1965.

Scholarships [edit]

Bow Valley College joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members.[2]

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All facts, unless otherwise stated, are from Bow Valley College's web site:

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