The specialized courses of colleges and universities are finance and economics, law, textile and clothing, engineering technology, management, environment, architecture, education, science, tourism, agriculture and forestry, humanities and arts, social sciences, biology, sports, journalism and Communication, information science, medicine, language, natural science.
The courses offered to international students are divided into three main categories:
(1) Vocational training: Diploma and certificate courses are offered.
(2)ESL English Study: Offer a variety of English courses to suit different students’ level and requirements.
(3) University and College Preparatory Courses: High school and college preparatory courses for adult students over 17 years of age.
Vocational training courses are divided into the following three categories:
(1) Business management: including accounting assistant, office administration Assistant, Planning and management Assistant, dental Business Assistant, hospital clerk and Microsoft Certificate System Major (MCSE, A) courses.
(2) Industry and services: building technicians, building supervisors, printing technicians and a number of technical and vocational basic training courses.
(3) Health major: This major is the most popular among students, with 59% of the students taking courses related to this major.
Noaster College, with its main campus in Edmonton, is the fourth largest community college in Alberta, with about 10,000 students and more than 2,000 graduates a year.
NorQuest has two main attractions:
(1) It has a sizeable medical system, especially first-class nursing training courses for international students;
(2) With 30 years of experience in English as a Second language (ESL) courses, it enjoys a good reputation in the province for its postage and course level. It is the first choice for many new immigrants and international students to learn English.