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Type | Public college |
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Established | 1981 (as Thebacha College) 1984 (as Arctic College) 1995 (as Aurora College) |
Academic affiliation | UArctic |
Chairperson | Joseph Handley |
President | Angela James |
Academic staff | 50 |
Administrative staff | 200 |
Students | 2,915[1] |
Address | 87 Gwich’in Road, Inuvik, NT, X0E 0T0 , , Northwest Territories , Canada 68°21′33.00″N 133°43′05.55″W / 68.3591667°N 133.7182083°W |
Campus | Rural |
Colours | blue & White |
Affiliations | CCAA, CICan, USports |
Website | www.auroracollege.nt.ca |
Aurora College, formerly Arctic College, is a college located in the Northwest Territories, Canada with campuses in Inuvik, Fort Smith and Yellowknife. They have learning centres in 23 communities in the NWT.[2] The head office for Aurora College is located in Fort Smith.
Aurora College is the only English post-secondary institution in the Northwest Territories.[3]
Aurora College is a member of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan). Through its membership with CICan, the institution has signed the Indigenous Education Protocol.[4]
As the College is, for all intents and purposes, the only substantial PSI in the NWT, the GNWT commissioned a Foundational Review of the College's governance and accountability structure, as well academic programming and supporting operations to ensure programs are managed effectively and efficiently, are meeting the diverse needs of students, and are responsive to changes in the labour market.