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NorQuest College operates as an accredited high school and offers courses that follow the Alberta Education curriculum, and prepare you to continue your studies at NorQuest or another post-secondary institution. All courses are four months long. Free placement testing is available.

Essential across all industries, accounting professionals play a key role in organizational success. This program provides the basic theory and technical skills required to perform a range of accounting services.

The Administrative Professional program equips you with the skills and knowledge you need to become an office professional in today’s business environment. You will learn essential office skills such as basic accounting, software applications, event management, and business communication.

This post-diploma program prepares licensed practical nurses with the knowledge and skills for a specialized career in orthopaedics. It consists of three courses and a 300-hour practicum. Further your understanding of anatomy and physiology in relation to orthopaedics and orthopaedic radiology, assessment, and trauma.

Begin your post-secondary journey at NorQuest College with our Arts and Sciences university transfer program. Complete up to 30 credits, which can be transferred to the second year of a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Sciences degree, or towards completion of a NorQuest College post-secondary program.

Build the skills you need to thrive in a dynamic business world and choose from five specializations in the second year—Management (entrepreneurship or business operations), Accounting, Human Resources Management, Finance (financial services or financial planning), or General Studies—in which you will develop a core understanding of business fundamentals for any career you choose.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at Work is a microcredential-based online program, that provides flexible learning to students to enhance their equity, diversity, and inclusion competencies and skills.

Improve your English language listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills to prepare for further education or employment. All courses are fourteen weeks long. Free placement testing is available after you have applied.

Delivered in partnership with Community Adult Learning Programs (CALPs) throughout our region, Foundations for Learning includes a range of 12-week online courses that allow you to strengthen your academic skills in your home community. Take courses online with in-person support at your local CALP.

NorQuest College’s Health Care Aide program is among the largest in Canada and prepares you to be a part of a health-care team in a variety of different settings, providing a high level of front-line care to clients in need of assistance.

The three-term, 48-week Health Care Aide for English Language Learners program combines English language training with the Health Care Aide certificate program. Students will demonstrate their English language proficiency and academic readiness before entering the second and third terms of the program to complete the Health Care Aide courses.

Hospital unit clerks are the first point of contact for patients and play a vital role in managing communication and information in hospital nursing units. Learn medical terminology, how to process medical orders, communication skills, administrative procedures, and computer skills.

Participants work online and in small class environments to develop employability skills. Graduates learn communication, teamwork, and technical skills in data processing, data management, and software literacy.

The Inspiring Teams badge will cover a wide range of topics including effective communication, coaching, social impact, talent and culture development.

Assist patients to overcome injuries or impairments as a valuable member of an interdisciplinary health-care team. You will develop a strong occupational and physical therapy assistant background, and learn to incorporate essential assistant-level skills in speech language therapy and therapeutic recreation.

Are you new to Canada? NorQuest College supports your settlement in Alberta and Canada by offering courses that will help you develop basic English language proficiency, settlement knowledge, and essential skills.

The Machine Learning Analyst diploma program provides a flexible, industry-aligned education to help you enter the artificial intelligence and machine learning workforce.

The Managerial Leadership badge will cover a wide range of topics including personal leadership style, personal brand, design thinking, emotional intelligence, and agile leadership.

Learn to perform the critical work of cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing, packaging, and storing surgical and medical instruments to prevent and control the spread of infection. Upon graduation you will be prepared to write the Medical Device Reprocessing Technician certification exam through the Canadian Standards Association.

Considered a valuable asset to health-care teams, medical office assistants support physicians and other health-care professionals with essential administrative support.

NorQuest’s fast-paced, 12-week Medical Office Assistant program helps you get into the workforce quickly, and develop skills to perform a variety of tasks including scheduling, billing, and communications, in addition to using current office technology and software.