:Yorkville University
{{Short description|Private for-profit university in Canada}}
{{Distinguish|York University}}
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|country = Canada
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|website= {{URL|https://www.yorkvilleu.ca/}}
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Yorkville University is a private for-profit university established in 2003 with locations in Ontario, British Columbia, and New Brunswick, Canada.{{cite web |title=Degree Granting Act |url=http://www2.gnb.ca/content/dam/gnb/Departments/petl-epft/PDF/SFS/InformationOnInstitutions.pdf |publisher=Government of New Brunswick |access-date=12 July 2018}} 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, British Columbia.{{cite news |title=Vancouver campus is Yorkville University's first |url=http://www.vancourier.com/news/vancouver-campus-is-yorkville-university-s-first-1.11508822 |access-date=March 10, 2017 |publisher=Vancouver Courier}} and acquired 2 brick-and-mortar campuses in Toronto, Ontario. 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.{{Cite web |title=Yorkville University |url=https://www.rccit.ca/legacy/ |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=rccit.ca}}
Academics
Yorkville University has been granted authority to offer degree programs in Ontario, British Columbia and New Brunswick, including Bachelor of Business Administration.{{cite web |url=https://yorkvilleu.ca/all/?mg=Search%20Engine%20Marketing&msg=Google%20Ad%20Brand&gclid=Cj0KCQiAoIPvBRDgARIsAHsCw09rTxrf5_1oHbluDDrhuY-GIuMNsnDg9glziD1lLAmAMMAJxfrCJgYaAkXWEALw_wcB |title=Choose Your Program |date=11 July 2019 |publisher=Yorkville U |access-date=29 November 2019}}
Campuses
Yorkville does not have a traditional campus. All four locations are in office or business park settings:
- Fredericton, New Brunswick - a two-storey Administration building located at 100 Woodside Lane, Fredericton, New Brunswick
- Toronto, Ontario - Campus shares this location with the Toronto Film School at 460 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
- Concord, Ontario - 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 - 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’s satellite campus in Vancouver.).
See also
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.yorkvilleu.ca/}}
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Category:Education in Fredericton
Category:Educational institutions established in 2003
Category:2003 establishments in New Brunswick