University College of the North (UCN) is a post-secondary institution located in Northern
Manitoba
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,
Canada
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. UCN has a student body of approximately 2,400 annually, and a staff of approximately 400. The Chancellor of UCN is Edwin Jebb.
History
Northern Manitoba Vocational Center was established in The Pas in 1966 and the Thompson campus was opened in the early 1980s.
University College of the North was established on July 1, 2004, with the passage of the ''University of the North Act'' in the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
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, and is the successor to Keewatin Community College.
Campus
UCN has two main campuses, in
The Pas
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and
Thompson
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People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
. There are 12 regional centres in
Churchill
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,
Cross Lake
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,
Easterville,
Flin Flon
Flin Flon (pop. 5,185 in 2016 census; 4,982 in Manitoba and 203 in Saskatchewan) is a mining city, located on a correction line on the border of the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with the majority of the city located within M ...
, Pukatawagan(Mathias Colomb), Grand Rapids (Misipawistik), Nelson House (Nisichawayasihk), Norway House, Oxford House (Bunibonibee), St. Theresa Point,
Split Lake, and
Swan River. Nine of UCN's 12 regional centres are in First Nations communities. In partnership with local Cree Nation authorities, UCN co-sponsors public libraries in Pukatawagan (Mathias Colomb), Norway House and Chemawawin (Easterville).
Programs
UCN offers more than 40 degree, diploma, and certificate programs in the Faculty of Arts and Science, Faculty of Trades and Technology, Faculty of Health, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Business, and as part of community-based contract training and Apprenticeship training.
Aboriginal
The UCN Council of Elders provides guidance through the sharing of traditional knowledge, beliefs and values. There are Aboriginal Centres at UCN's two main campuses. The Mamawechetotan Centre in The Pas and ininiwi kiskinwamakewin Centre in Thompson offer programs that promote cross-cultural awareness. There is a great deal of diversity that is well respected.
Scholarships and bursaries
The Government of Canada sponsors an Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool that lists over 680 scholarships, bursaries, and other incentives offered by governments, universities, and industry to support Aboriginal post-secondary participation. University College of the North scholarships for
Aboriginal,
First Nations
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* Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area.
Indigenous groups
*First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including:
**First Natio ...
and
Métis
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students include: Manitoba Hydro Second Year to Final Year Engineering Technology Bursary
Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool
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See also
*Education in Canada
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*List of universities in the Canadian Prairies
Universities in Canada are established and operate under Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial and territorial government charters, except in one case directed by Band government, First Nations bands and in another by federal legislati ...
*Higher education in Manitoba
Higher education in Manitoba traces the development and expansion of higher or advanced education (including post-secondary/tertiary and vocational education) in the province of Manitoba.
Manitoba was the first western territory to join confeder ...
References
External links
University College of the North (Official Site)
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Universities and colleges in Manitoba
Educational institutions established in 2004
The Pas
Education in Thompson, Manitoba
2004 establishments in Manitoba