The Facts
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Web site: www.cauc.ca
Location: College Heights, Alberta, Canada
Environment: near lakes and rolling hills in rural Canada 80 miles from Edmonton, 100 miles from Calgary
Undergraduate enrollment: 423 53 percent female, 47 percent male
Annual cost for tuition, room, board, fees, and laundry: $13,318 Canadian currency or about $8,878 U.S. currency (add about $1000 Canadian or US $660 for books)
School year: two semesters late August to late April
Call for more information: 1-800-661-8129 (in North America) 403-782-3381
Nearest Taco Bell: 80 miles, in Edmonton
Squirrel population: none (gone for the winter)
Most significant landmark: the Canadian flag flying near the science center
Students who date regularly: 66 percent
The CUC campus has three lakes and a snowboarding hill.
How do you know when you're at Canadian University College?
Look at these hints:
Official school mascot: Broose the Moose
Title of college yearbook: Aurora Borealis (a Latin name for the northern lights)
Flag flying at center of campus: red-and-white maple leaf design
You'll spot a lot of northern things on the Canadian University College campus--snow and hockey sticks and Canadian flags. (But you probably won't find a moose other than Broose the Moose. He's my furry friend pictured at left.)
Outdoor lovers should feel right at home at CUC. The college sits in the middle of scenic Alberta, one of Canada's western provinces. Do you like water? Two lakes border the rural campus. And did I mention mountains? One of my favorite areas in the whole world, the Canadian Rockies, lies just a few hours away.
Here's a fact you need to know: Within one afternoon you and your college gang can finish a biology exam, grab a sandwich, stuff a duffel bag with sweaters and long underwear, and drive to one of six ski resorts near CUC. We're not talking about bunny-hill-fake-snow-wannabe ski hills. These mountains challenged the world champs in the 1988 Winter Olympics, and Canada's best skiers still train there.
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You'll spot a lot of northern things on the Canadian University College campus--snow and hockey sticks and Canadian flags. (But you probably won't find a moose other than Broose the Moose. He's my furry friend pictured at left.)
Outdoor lovers should feel right at home at CUC. The college sits in the middle of scenic Alberta, one of Canada's western provinces. Do you like water? Two lakes border the rural campus. And did I mention mountains? One of my favorite areas in the whole world, the Canadian Rockies, lies just a few hours away.
Here's a fact you need to know: Within one afternoon you and your college gang can finish a biology exam, grab a sandwich, stuff a duffel bag with sweaters and long underwear, and drive to one of six ski resorts near CUC. We're not talking about bunny-hill-fake-snow-wannabe ski hills. These mountains challenged the world champs in the 1988 Winter Olympics, and Canada's best skiers still train there.
If you'd rather experience city life, you can drive 100 miles south to Calgary, home of professional sports teams, Olympic sites, and the Calgary Stampede rodeo. Or you can head 80 miles north to the world's second-largest shopping mall, in Edmonton. This place holds an ice arena, a dolphin lagoon, an indoor water park, and a 14-story triple-loop roller coaster--all in the same building with your favorite stores and some great places to eat.
Awesome scenery and fun surround CUC, but you need to know a little about the college itself. The students like to brag about their professors. They make such comments as, "My teachers go the extra mile for me" "The teachers are there when I need to talk" and "They make me use my brain to think about what I believe." Basically, CUC students and their teachers seem to be great friends.
Almost 70 percent of CUC's faculty have doctorate degrees--that's one of the highest rates among Adventist colleges. And remember that only about 400 students go to CUC. So those talented professors actually teach your classes themselves. (A lot of big universities use graduate students to teach freshman classes.) At CUC you can even take a religion class from an archaeologist who studied at Harvard.
Are you thinking about a career in medicine, physical therapy, or science? CUC feels extremely proud of its Chan Shun Science Centre. Enrollment in some of the college's preprofessional programs has more than doubled in recent years, and this state-of-the-art facility should attract even more young scientists.
CUC's location allows them to offer a few programs that you won't find in other Adventist colleges. Check out their two-year degrees in adventure-based counseling or business in outdoor pursuits. (How would you like to receive college credit for scaling cliffs?)
Add up all the possibilities, and you've got a great place where you can challenge your limits and equip yourself for life. But then you need to consider one more factor: money.
Did you know that CUC has the lowest cost of any Adventist college in North America? I didn't know that before, but it makes sense. Right now the exchange rate runs strongly in favor of the American dollar. If you're Canadian, that means you lose dollars if you change money to go to school in the U.S. But if you're American, that means you stretch your dollars a lot further when you go to Canada.
Of course, God has a place where He wants you. That place might not be Canada, but give it some thought. The caring teachers, spectacular views, and deep powder snow might convince you to strap on your skis and head north for winter.