Northwestern Polytechnic provides opportunities in post-secondary education in northwestern Alberta. Northwestern Polytechnic operates under the Post-Secondary Learning Act and the Ministry of Enterprise and Advanced Education, Province of Alberta. The institution was established in 1966 in Grande Prairie, and our stewardship region now includes campuses in Fairview and Grande Prairie. Northwestern Polytechnic offers local degrees as well as a wide variety of career certificates and diplomas, pre-employment and apprenticeship trades, university transfer studies, and several opportunities for on-campus degree completion at baccalaureate and master levels through collaborations with universities. Learn more at NWP.me