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=== Post-secondary === Those post-secondary institutions based in Edmonton that are publicly funded include [[Concordia University College of Alberta|Concordia University of Edmonton]], [[MacEwan University]], [[NorQuest College]], the [[Northern Alberta Institute of Technology]] (NAIT) and the [[University of Alberta]] (U of A).<ref name=PublicPostSec>{{cite web|url=http://eae.alberta.ca/post-secondary/institutions/public.aspx |title=Publicly Funded Institutions |publisher=Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206023215/http://eae.alberta.ca/post-secondary/institutions/public.aspx |archive-date=December 6, 2012 }}</ref> The publicly funded [[Athabasca University]] also has a campus in Edmonton.<ref name=AULocations>{{cite web|url=http://lss.athabascau.ca/advising/learning_centres.php |title=UA Locations |publisher=[[Athabasca University]] |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125234858/http://lss.athabascau.ca/advising/learning_centres.php |archive-date=November 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=UofLEdmonton>{{cite web |url=http://www.uleth.ca/edmonton/ |title=Faculty of Management Edmonton Campus |publisher=[[University of Lethbridge]] |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115151423/http://www.uleth.ca/edmonton/ |archive-date=January 15, 2013 }}</ref> The U of A is a board-governed institution<ref name=UofABoard>{{cite web|url=http://www.governance.ualberta.ca/ |title=University Governance |publisher=[[University of Alberta]] |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112201002/http://www.governance.ualberta.ca/ |archive-date=November 12, 2012 }}</ref> that has an annual revenue of over one billion dollars.<ref name=UofAFinancial>{{cite web |url=http://uofa.ualberta.ca/why-ualberta/ualbertafacts/Financial.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140726193811/http://uofa.ualberta.ca/why-ualberta/ualbertafacts/Financial.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 26, 2014 |title=Financial -UAlberta Facts |publisher=University of Alberta |access-date=July 19, 2014 }}</ref> In 2021/22, the university had over 40,000 students enrolled within over 700 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, as well as over 7,000 students enrolled in its faculty of extension.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Facts {{!}} University of Alberta|url=https://www.ualberta.ca/about/facts.html|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=www.ualberta.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://ext.ualberta.ca/information/about-us|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=UAlberta Extension|language=en-US}}</ref> The U of A is also home to the second-largest research library system in Canada.<ref name=UofALibrary>{{cite web |url=http://uofa.ualberta.ca/why-ualberta/ualbertafacts/distinctivelyua |title=Distinctively U of A β UAlberta Facts |publisher=University of Alberta |access-date=July 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702121722/http://uofa.ualberta.ca/why-ualberta/ualbertafacts/distinctivelyua |archive-date=July 2, 2014 }}</ref> In 2019/20, MacEwan University had a total student population of over 18,000 full-time and part-time students enrolled in programs offering bachelor's degrees, university transfers, diplomas and certificates.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Facts and Figures β MacEwan University|url=https://www.macewan.ca/wcm/Discover/OurStory/FactsandFigures/index.htm|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=www.macewan.ca|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101165119/https://www.macewan.ca/wcm/Discover/OurStory/FactsandFigures/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> NAIT has an approximate total of 41,000 students enrolled in more than 200 programs,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Northern Alberta Institute of Technology|date=January 1, 2021|title=Quick Facts|url=https://www.nait.ca/nait/about/our-vision/quick-facts|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=NAIT}}</ref> while [[NorQuest College]] has approximately 21,000 students enrolled in various full-time, part-time and continuing education programs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us β NorQuest College β Edmonton, Alberta|url=https://www.norquest.ca/about-us.aspx|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=www.norquest.ca}}</ref> Other post-secondary institutions within Edmonton include [[King's University (Canada)|King's University]] (private), [[Newman Theological College]], [[Taylor College and Seminary]], and [[Yellowhead Tribal College]] (an Indigenous college).<ref>{{cite web | title=Yellowhead Tribal College | url=http://www.ytced.ab.ca/ | publisher=Yellowhead Tribal College | access-date=April 10, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184710/http://www.ytced.ab.ca/ | archive-date=April 4, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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