Calgary, Alberta

:This page refers to the city of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. For other places with the name Calgary, see Calgary (disambiguation)

Education

About 96,000 students attend K-12 in 213 schools in the English language public school system run by the Calgary Board of Education.http://www.cbe.ab.ca/media/facts.asp Another 43,000 attend 93 schools in the separate English language Calgary Catholic School District board.http://www.cssd.ab.ca/schools/index.shtml The much smaller francophone community has their own French language school boards (public and Catholic), which are both based in Calgary, but serve a larger regional district. Also, there are now several public charter schools in the city.

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Calgary Board of Education - Calgary Catholic School District - Charter schools

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Calgary is the site of four major public post-secondary institutions. The University of Calgary is Calgary's primary large degree-granting facility. Currently, nearly 30,000 students are enrolled there. Mount Royal College is the city's second largest institution (13,000 students), and it grants degrees in a number of fields. The Southern Alberta Institute of Technology provides polytechnic education. The Alberta College of Art and Design is also located in Calgary.

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University of Calgary - Mount Royal College - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology - Alberta College of Art and Design

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The new St. Mary's University College is a private Catholic liberal arts institution located in the south part of the city. There are also a number of other smaller private colleges in the city. Calgary is also home to DeVry Career College's only Canadian campus. Calgary was also the home of the Milton Wiliams School for Education Through the Arts, a national centre of excellence in arts immersion education for children between the fifth and ninth grades; however, in early 2005, the aging school was demolished. However, the school is still active on the grounds of the Willow Park Elementary School.

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St. Mary's University College - Catholic - DeVry Career College's

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