Nunavut Arctic College

Nunavut Arctic College

Type	Public university and Community College
Established	1995
President	Sheila Kolola[1]
Location	Arviat, Nunavut, Canada 63°43′39.41″N 68°26′40.42″W / 63.7276139°N 68.4445611°W / 63.7276139; -68.4445611Coordinates: 63°43′39.41″N 68°26′40.42″W / 63.7276139°N 68.4445611°W / 63.7276139; -68.4445611
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 (Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᒃ, French: Collège de l’Arctique du Nunavut, Inuinnaqtun: Nunavunmi Inirnirit Iliharviat)^[2] is a Crown corporation^[3] that is funded by the Government of Nunavut and has several campuses and centres spread out throughout Nunavut, Canada.

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.

Campus

One of the Arctic College buildings in Cambridge Bay

Nunavut Arctic College has three campuses: Nunatta Campus, Kitikmeot Campus, Kivalliq Campus and 24 Community Learning Centres.

• Nunavut Arctic College's Headquarters Arviat
• Kitikmeot Campus (Kangok Road) in Cambridge Bay
• Kivalliq Campus: Sanatuliqsarvik (Nunavut Trades Training Centre), and Kivalliq Hall are in Rankin Inlet
• Nunatta Campus is in Iqaluit
• Nunavut Research Institute – Iqaluit, Arviat, Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet and Igloolik
• Piqqusilirivvik Inuit Cultural Learning Centre – Clyde River with satellite locations in Baker Lake and Igloolik

Residence

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

Partnerships

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

• Nunavut Teacher Education Program (NTEP) with the University of Regina
• Nursing Program with Dalhousie University
• Language and Traditional Knowledge with University of Manitoba
• Human Resources with University of Manitoba
• Translation with McGill University
• BA with Carleton University
• Law with University of Victoria

See also

• Akitsiraq Law School
• Higher education in Canada
• Higher education in Nunavut
• List of colleges in Canada's Territories

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nunavut Arctic College.

• Nunavut Arctic College Website
• Akitsiraq Law School Website