Nunavut Arctic College

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Coordinates: 63°43′39.41″N 68°26′40.42″W / 63.7276139°N 68.4445611°W / 63.7276139; -68.4445611

Nunavut Arctic College
NAC-title.jpg
Established 1995
Type Public university and Community College
President Daniel Vandermeulen[1]
Location Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
Campus urban/suburban/remote Nunatta Campus, Kitikmeot Campus, Kivalliq Campus and 24 Community Learning Centres.
Colours blue      & white     ;
Affiliations CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, IAU, CIS, UArctic, ACU
Website http://www.arcticcollege.ca/

Nunavut Arctic College is a Crown corporation[2] that is funded by the Government of Nunavut and has several campuses and centres spread out throughout Nunavut, Canada.

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[edit] History

The college started in 1968 when created by the Government of the Northwest Territories as the Adult Vocational Training Centre. It became Nunavut Arctic College when the territory of Nunavut was created in 1999.

[edit] Campus

Nunavut Arctic College has three campuses: Nunatta Campus, Kitikmeot Campus, Kivalliq Campus and 24 Community Learning Centres. Nunavut Arctic College's Head Office is in Arviat. Kitikmeot Campus is in Cambridge Bay. Kivalliq Campus is in Rankin Inlet. Nunatta Campus is in Iqaluit.

[edit] Residence

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A life-sized bronze statue of an Aboriginal and eagle above him; there is a bear to his right and a wolf to his left, they are all looking upwards towards a blue and white sky

On campus housing is available to full-time students at the Nunatta, Kivalliq, and Kitikmeot Campuses.

[edit] Partnerships

The college hosts lecturers for Akitsiraq Law School, and participates in the University of the Arctic. Other partnerships include (Education, Nursing, Law):

[edit] See also

Portal icon University of the Arctic portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Enrolment declining at Nunavut Arctic College". CBC News. December 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-20. 
  2. ^ Auditor General of Canada's 2002 Annual Report to Nunavut Legislative Assembly — Comments on our work related to 2000-2001 Financial Statements

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