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Distance Education in Manitoba

Post-Secondary Institutions » Distance Education

Campus Manitoba is a consortium of Brandon University, the University of Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg and Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface, Red River College, Assiniboine Community College and Keewatin Community College. CMB's function is to facilitate access to post-secondary education throughout the province of Manitoba through distance learning. Courses are delivered through the use of communication technology, the Internet and multimedia.

Inter-Universities North delivers university credit courses to residents living north of the 53rd parallel. IUN works closely with Brandon University, The University of Manitoba and The University of Winnipeg to ensure the transferability of courses that are offered.

Canadian Virtual University is a consortium of universities across Canada, committed to delivering approximately 250 programs at the certificate, diploma, bachelor, and masters levels that can be completed from anywhere in the country or beyond. Both Brandon University and the University of Manitoba participate in CVU.

University of Manitoba is Western Canada's oldest university and one of the largest and most prestigious universities in Canada. It has 17 faculties and four schools offering undergraduate and graduate programs in arts and sciences and professional studies, including agriculture, architecture, dentistry, engineering, management, medicine, medical rehabilitation, nursing, pharmacy and social work. The University of Manitoba also offers a wide array of courses in their Continuing Education and Distance Education divisions.

The University of Winnipeg is a medium-sized university, which has been nationally and internationally recognized for its quality education. It offers undergraduate degree programs in the arts, sciences and education, with more than 400 courses in 34 major areas. In addition, the university offers pre-professional programs (from one to three years) which prepare students for admission to professional schools ranging from law to medicine. Its Continuing Education and Distributed/Distance Learning Centers offer courses in Communications, Management, and Language.

Assiniboine Community College serves southwestern Manitoba with a wide range of one-year certificate and two-year diploma programs in trades, business, nursing, media, health and human services, and office administration programs. In addition, the Province is proud to receive all of its agriculture training through ACC.

Keewatin Community College in northern Manitoba delivers certificate and diploma programs in academic, scientific, trade, technological, literacy training and vocational fields. The college serves a diverse population spread over a vast geographical area.

Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology, located in the City of Winnipeg, offers a full range of more than 90 preparatory, certificate, diploma, joint university degree and advanced diploma programs in applied arts, business health, family and applied sciences, technology, trades and language training. RRC also boasts the recent merge with the nationally acclaimed Stevenson Aviation & Aerospace Training Centre.

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