Information About Athabasca University
Official Name: Athabasca University
City Location: Athabasca
Province: Alberta
Main Phone Number: (780) 675-6110


More about Athabasca University
Athabasca University is Canada's leading distance-education and online university: Canada's Open University. It currently serves in excess of 24,136 students per year, following a period of rapid growth which has seen student numbers double over a six-year period. Some 150,000 students have benefited from AU's individualized courses and programs since the University was created by the Government of Alberta in 1970. Athabasca University's programs are predominantly available through individualized study, in which all materials and a collect-call link with a tutor are included in the fees. Seminar and teleconference delivery modes are also provided, and a growing number of programs and courses are offered online or with online enhancements.