Yukon University

Yukon University
Former name
  • Yukon College (1988–2020)
  • Yukon Vocational and Training Centre (1965-1988)
  • Whitehorse Vocational and Technical Training Centre (1963-1965)
TypePublic
Established1988 (1988)
EndowmentCA$2.72 million (2019)
ChancellorJamena James Allen
PresidentLesley A. Brown
Administrative staff
220
Students1285
Address
500 University Drive
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Y1A 5K4

60°45′1.20″N 135°5′55.49″W / 60.7503333°N 135.0987472°W / 60.7503333; -135.0987472
CampusSuburban & rural
ColoursPlum and teal
   
AffiliationsBCCAT, CCAA, CBIE, CICan, UArctic
Websitewww.yukonu.ca

Yukon University (formerly Yukon College) is a public university in the Canadian territory of Yukon. The university main campus is based in Whitehorse, although the institution also operates 12 campuses throughout the territory. The university confers bachelor's degrees, diplomas, certificates as well as trades and vocational training and adult basic education. The institution is currently the only university based in northern Canada.

The institution traces its origins to the Whitehorse Vocational and Technical Training Centre established in 1963; it was renamed as the Yukon Vocational and Training Centre in 1965. The institution operated as a post-secondary education centre, providing vocational training for its students. During the 1980s, the institution was reorganized as a college. The institution operated as Yukon College until the institution was reorganized into a university in 2020, the first university in any of Canada's northern territories.