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In 2021 an estimated 50% of those aged 15 years and over in Brandon reported a university or college certificate, diploma or degree and 83% of the population aged 15 years and over have a high school graduation certificate or higher.  Among youth aged 18 to 24 in Brandon (City), 41.5% were attending postsecondary school.


26.4% of people aged 25 to 64 in Brandon had a bachelor's degree or higher with 66.0% obtaining their highest postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree in Manitoba.


One of Brandon’s most significant advantages is local access to post-secondary institutions. There are over 3,000 students in Brandon University alone, with Faculties of Arts, Education, Graduate Studies, Science, a School of Health Studies, and a renowned School of Music.  


Assiniboine Community College (ACC) offers over 50 unique certificate, diploma and advanced credential programs across a variety of disciplines including culinary arts and hospitality, business, agriculture and environment, health and human services, trades and technology. They also deliver apprenticeship programming in a range of skilled trade disciplines
. ACC has an average annual full-time enrolment of 2,800 including apprenticeship. 


The Brandon Regional Health Centre is a teaching hospital and the Manitoba Emergency Services College is a great example in terms of a one-of a kind educational opportunity in Brandon.

 

Brandon’s Education & Training Institutions

Post Secondary Enrollment Statistics

Income by Education Levels 2016 (2021 data not yet available)

 

Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree City of Brandon (CY) 2021
Highest Certificate, diploma or degree
(population aged 15 years and over)
   Brandon (CY) 2021   
No. %
No Certificate, diploma or degree 6,985 17
High School certificate or equivalent 13,330 33
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 2,805 7
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma 7,920 20
University certificate, diploma or degree 9,410 23
Total Population aged 15 years and over 40,450 100

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

 

  

(2021) Canadian Comparison of Educational Attainment population aged 15 years and over
       Brandon (CY)          Manitoba     Canada        
Total population aged15 years and over                    40,450 1,058,410 30,335,920
No certificate, diploma or degree 17% 19% 16%
High school certificate or equivalent 33% 31% 27%
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma 7% 7% 9%
College, CEGEP, certificate of diploma 20% 18% 19%
University certificate, diploma or degree 23% 26% 30%
Total - Post Secondary Graduates 50% 51% 58%

Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population.

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