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The History of Keyano College

Opened in 1965 as the Alberta Vocational Centre (AVC) in Fort McMurray; the official opening ceremonies were held on January 26, 1966.Opened under the name "Keyano" in 1975; Keyano is a Cree word that roughly translated means "sharing"; the original slogan for the College was adapted from that to be "Yours, Mine and Ours".
In 1978 Keyano College went public and became a community college, when the province appointed a Board of Governors to serve as the decision-making body for the institution.
Keyano College is located in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, the oilsands capital of the world. This growing community of 62,000 is one of Alberta's youngest and most dynamic cities and offers all of the amenities of city life combined with a safe and comfortable environment found within smaller communities.

Keyano College has a commitment to Aboriginal education. An array of specific programming and student services are offered by Keyano College to meet this commitment, including our Aboriginal Student Lounge and Aboriginal Entrepreneurship program.

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