Nunavut Arctic College (, ,

Inuinnaqtun Inuinnaqtun (, ; natively meaning 'like the real human beings/peoples') is an Inuit language. It is spoken in the central Canadian Arctic. It is related very closely to Inuktitut, and some scholars, such as Richard Condon, believe that Inuinna ...

: ''Nunavunmi Inirnirit Iliharviat'') is a public

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in the territory of

Nunavut Nunavut is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' and the Nunavut Land Claims Agr ...

, Canada. The college has several campuses throughout the territory and operates as a public agency (

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) funded by the territorial government.

History

The college was founded in 1995. Its origins date to 1968 when the

Government of the Northwest Territories The Government of the Northwest Territories () is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. In modern Canadian use, the term ''Government of the Northwest Territories'' refers specifical ...

established the Adult Vocational Training Centre.

Campus

Nunavut Arctic College has three campuses (Nunatta Campus, Kitikmeot Campus, Kivalliq Campus) and 24 Community Learning Centres. * Nunavut Arctic College's Headquarters

Arviat Arviat (, Inuktitut syllabics, syllabics: ᐊᕐᕕᐊᑦ; formerly called Eskimo Point until 1 June 1989) is a predominantly Inuit Hamlet (place)#Canada, hamlet located on the western shore of Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada ...

* Kitikmeot Campus (Kangok Road) in

Cambridge Bay Cambridge Bay (Inuinnaqtun: Inuktitut syllabics, Inuktitut: ; 2021 Canadian census, 2021 population 1,760; Census geographic units of Canada#Population centres, population centre 1,403) is a Hamlet (place)#Canada, hamlet located on Victoria Is ...

* Kivalliq Campus: Sanatuliqsarvik (Nunavut Trades Training Centre), and Kivalliq Hall are in

Rankin Inlet Rankin Inlet, which fronts to Hudson Bay, is an Inuit hamlet on the Kudlulik Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. It is the largest hamlet and second-largest settlement in Nunavut after the territorial capital, Iqaluit. Rankin Inlet is the regional c ...

* Nunatta Campus is in

Iqaluit Iqaluit is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is the territory's largest community and its only city, and the northernmost city in Canada. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the large bay on the coast on ...

* Nunavut Research Institute – Iqaluit, Arviat, Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet and

Igloolik Igloolik ( Inuktitut syllabics: , ''Iglulik'', ) is an Inuit hamlet in Foxe Basin, Qikiqtaaluk Region in Nunavut, northern Canada. Because its location on Igloolik Island is close to Melville Peninsula, it is often mistakenly thought to be o ...

* Piqqusilirivvik Inuit Cultural Learning Centre – Clyde River with satellite locations in Baker Lake and Igloolik On campus housing is available to full-time students at all three campuses.

Partnerships

The college hosts lecturers for

Akitsiraq Law School Akitsiraq Law School is a legal education program designed to increase the number of lawyers in Nunavut and the Canadian Arctic, including a program leading to a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B.) in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The Law School has no perma ...

, and participates in the

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. Other partnerships include (Education, Nursing, Law): *

Nunavut Teacher Education Program The Nunavut Teacher Education Program (NTEP), formerly the Eastern Arctic Teacher Education Program (EATEP), is an important college / university teacher education program in the territory of Nunavut and is offered through Nunavut Arctic College ...

(NTEP) with

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* Nursing Program with

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Nunavut Arctic College is an active member of the

. UArctic is an international cooperative network based in the Circumpolar Arctic region, consisting of more than 200 universities, colleges, and other organizations with an interest in promoting education and research in the Arctic region. The college participates in UArctic’s mobility program north2north. The aim of that program is to enable students of member institutions to study in different parts of the North.

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Nunavut Arctic College

{{authority control Education in Nunavut Universities and colleges in the territories of Canada Educational institutions established in 1968 Educational institutions established in 1995 Crown corporations of Nunavut Education in Iqaluit Indigenous universities and colleges in North America 1968 establishments in Canada 1995 establishments in Canada

History

Campus

Partnerships

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