Yukon University
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Yukon University (formerly Yukon College) is a public university in the Canadian territory of Yukon. The university main campus is based in Whitehorse, although the institution also operates 12 campuses throughout the territory. The university confers bachelor's degrees, diplomas, certificates as well as trades and vocational training and adult basic education. The institution is currently the only university based in northern Canada.
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Type | Public |
Established | 1988; 36 years ago (1988)[note 1] |
Endowment | CA$2.72 million (2019)[1] |
Chancellor | Jamena James Allen[2] |
President | Lesley A. Brown[3] |
Administrative staff | 220 |
Students | 1285[4] |
Address | 60°45′1.20″N 135°5′55.49″W |
Campus | Suburban & rural |
Colours | Plum and teal |
Affiliations | BCCAT, CCAA, CBIE, CICan, UArctic |
Website | www |
The institution traces its origins to the Whitehorse Vocational and Technical Training Centre established in 1963; later renamed as the Yukon Vocational and Training Centre in 1965. The institution operated as a post-secondary education centre, providing vocational training for its students. During the 1980s, the institution was reorganized as a college. The institution operated as Yukon College until the institution was reorganized into a university in 2020, the first university in any of Canada's northern territories.[5][6][7]