Schools & Education
Bow Valley College
Bow Valley College is Calgary’s only comprehensive community college, providing over 11,000 full and part-time students with highly focused career-oriented training meant to get them into the workforce quickly.
The college offers English as a second language, academic upgrading and career certificate and diploma programs in business, accounting, health care, administration, computers and a number of community-oriented subject areas.
Certificates can be achieved in less than a year, while diplomas are two-year programs. There are both in-class and online options for learning, as well as part-time studies.
The school boasts a 96 per cent employment rate: each year that percentage of students finds jobs in their chosen career within six months of graduation.
Programming Areas
- Administration
- Health Care
- Human Services
- Business
- Justice
- English as a Second Language
- Academic Upgrading
- Continuing Education
Location
Bow Valley College has a campus right downtown, so it’s easily accessed by public transportation.
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