Yukon University
Public institution · Yukon
About
Yukon University (formerly Yukon College) is a public university in the Canadian territory of Yukon. The university main campus is based in Whitehorse, although the institution also operates 12 campuses throughout the territory. The university confers bachelor's degrees, diplomas, certificates as well as trades and vocational training and adult basic education. The institution is currently the only university based in northern Canada. The institution traces its origins to the Whitehorse Vocational and Technical Training Centre established in 1963; it was renamed as the Yukon Vocational and Training Centre in 1965. The institution operated as a post-secondary education centre, providing vocational training for its students. During the 1980s, the institution was reorganized as a college.
Read more on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
On the register
- DLI number
- O19604209351
- Type
- Public
- Post-graduation work permit
- Programmes eligible for a post-graduation work permit
- Master's and doctoral degrees
- Offered; no provincial attestation letter needed for these
- Founded
- 1963
Designated learning institutions list, IRCC, 2 October 2026.
Campuses and locations
- Carcross Community CampusCarcross
- Carmacks Community CampusCarmacks
- Dawson City Tr’odëk Hätr’unohtän Zho CampusDawson City
- Faro Community CampusFaro
- Haines Junction Community CampusHaines Junction
- Mayo Community CampusMayo
- Old Crow Alice Frost Community CampusOld Crow
- Pelly Crossing Hets’edän Kú’Learning House CampusPelly Crossing
- Ross River Dene Cho Kê’endj CampusRoss River
- Teslin Community CampusTeslin
- Watson Lake Community CampusWatson Lake
- Ayamdigut Campus, Kwanlin Dun First Nation Kenädän Ku House of Learning, Whitehorse Correctional Centre CampusWhitehorse