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Yorkville University is a private
for-profit university Proprietary colleges are for-profit colleges and universities generally operated by their owners, investors, or shareholders in a manner prioritizing shareholder primacy as opposed to education provided by non-profit institution (such as non-sec ...
established in 2003 with locations in
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,
British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, and
New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...
, Canada. The university accepted its first students in the fall of 2004 for the programs offered out of Fredericton, New Brunswick, which was at the time the only establishment under Yorkville University. The university has since launched a brick-and-mortar campus in
Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
, British Columbia. and acquired 2 brick-and-mortar campuses in
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. In 2018 Yorkville acquired the RCC Institute of Technology. This included three schools: Academy of Design, School of Engineering Technology & Computing and the Toronto Film School.


Academics

Yorkville University has been granted authority to offer degree programs in
Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...
,
British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
and
New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...
, including
Bachelor of Business Administration A Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is an undergraduate degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of four years and typically 120 credits of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of busine ...
.


Campuses

Yorkville does not have a traditional campus. All four locations are in office or business park settings: *
Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River, ...
- a two-storey Administration building located at 100 Woodside Lane, Fredericton, New Brunswick *
Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
- Campus shares this location with the Toronto Film School at 460 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario *
Concord, Ontario Concord is a suburban industrial district in the Vaughan, City of Vaughan in Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, York Region, located north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. According to the Canada 2001 Census, 2001 Census, Concord has 8,255 resi ...
- Campus is located at the former RCC Institute of Technology and shared with the Toronto Film School at 2000 Steeles Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario *
Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...
- shared commercial structure with Sprott Shaw College and dental office in late 2022 at 88 Sixth Street, Suite 300, New Westminster, British Columbia; previous the university was located at 1090 West Georgia Street from June 2017 (and likely took space formerly used by
Adler University Adler University is a private university, with two campuses in North America. The university's flagship campus is in Chicago, Illinois, and its satellite campus is located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The university also offers online classe ...
’s satellite campus in Vancouver.).


See also

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For-profit education For-profit education (also known as the education services industry or proprietary education) refers to educational institutions operated by private, Profit (economics), profit-seeking businesses. For-profit education is common in many parts of the ...
*
Higher education in New Brunswick Higher education in New Brunswick (also referred to as post-secondary education) refers to education provided by higher education institutions in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Higher education has a rich history in New Brunswick. The fi ...
*
List of universities and colleges in New Brunswick This is a list of universities and colleges in New Brunswick, Canada: Public chartered universities *Mount Allison University * St. Thomas University *Université de Moncton *University of New Brunswick Private chartered universities *Crandall U ...
* RCC Institute of Technology


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* {{authority control Education in Fredericton Educational institutions established in 2003 2003 establishments in New Brunswick For-profit universities and colleges in Canada Private universities and colleges in New Brunswick