Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Location

All four campuses of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology are located in Edmonton, which is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. The city anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada defines as Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. Nicknamed Canada’s Festival City, City of Champions and The Oil Capital of Canada, Edmonton is Alberta’s second largest city and Canada’s fifth largest municipality with a population of 932,546 in 2016.

A cultural, governmental and educational center, Edmonton hosts a year-round slate of festivals, reflected in the nickname “Canada’s Festival City.” The world largest mall from 1981 until 2004 can be found on the soil of Edmonton, called West Edmonton Mall, which is at present the largest mall in the whole of North America. Edmonton is also home to Fort Edmonton Park, Canada’s largest living history museum. This city is the major economic center for northern and central Alberta and a major center for the oil and gas industry.

Edmonton is a major transportation gateway to northern Alberta and northern Canada, with Edmonton International Airport (EIA) as the main airport, and the major transportation hub for Canadian Railway.

There are also many museums in this city with the Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) being the biggest and galleries with great architectural significance e.g. The Art Gallery of Alberta. Quite a great number of professional sports teams exist in the city of Edmonton and indoor games arenas are also of great taste. Indeed, Edmonton is a city of the economy, innovation, and great minds.

Campus

NAIT features a number of buildings for different faculties and other infrastructures on campus. It has a central library that is functional and holds a countless number of published books and journals. The lecture theaters are well furnished. They provide an environment that is conducive for learning. The institute also has some incubation facilities in St. Albert and at its Calgary site. It offers a selection of part-time and customized corporate training.

Residing Options

NAIT provides various housing units for the students. The University has a number of dormitories available for students that are interested in living on campus. Other housing options are available to students who prefer to live off campus.

Faculty

With an Academic staff of 1,200, 10,950 full-time students, 10,000 part-time students, the faculty to full-time student ratio is about 1:11 and the faculty to part-time student ratio 1:10, making up an average faculty to student ratio of 1:10. There exist personal space for students unlike other universities and there exist close and interpersonal relationships between professors, lecturers, and each prospective student. In this type of atmosphere, students have fewer fears and are more closely guided to achieving their academic goals.