Primary & Secondary Education

Three school divisions are responsible for delivering primary and secondary education in the GROWTH Alberta area. Information on particular schools in the region can be accessed on the Web sites of Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7, Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 2, and Aspen View Regional Division No. 19.

As well, the Alberta Distance Learning Centre, which provides education to over 20,000 students province wide, has its main office in the Town of Barrhead.

Post Secondary Education

Northern Lakes College offers on-site, distance and blended educational opportunities at campuses in both Swan Hills and Barrhead.

The Pembina Educational Consortium facilitates programs and services provided by colleges and universities to adults who live in regions not directly served by a single institution. The Pembina Educational Consortium has partnered with Athabasca University, Grant MacEwan College, NorQuest College, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) and Red Deer College to deliver programs and services, and offers on-site programs in both Westlock and Whitecourt.

General Interest Courses are available at Barrhead's satellite campuses of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology [N.A.I.T] and Grant MacEwan College.

With the close proximity to the City of Edmonton, students from GROWTH Alberta also attend the University of Alberta, the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Concordia University College of Alberta and Grant MacEwan Community College, to name only a few of the institutions that help make Alberta one of the best educated populations in Canada.

Community Adult Learning Councils

GROWTH Alberta is also well served by several Community Adult Learning Councils which address the part-time, non-credit learning needs of adults within specified geographic boundaries.