Yukon University | Whitehorse
500 University Drive , Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada Y1A 5K4
Whitehorse, Yukon
Founded 1963
Total Students: 6030+

About

Yukon University traces its history to the founding in 1963 of the Whitehorse Vocational and Technical Training Centre (soon after renamed the Yukon Vocation and Training Centre), located on the banks of the Yukon River in downtown Whitehorse. College status was granted in the spring of 1983 when the Yukon Vocational and Technical Training Centre became Yukon College, and in 1988 the Whitehorse campus moved from downtown to its current location, 2km up the hill. In spring of 2020 Yukon College was granted university status and all thirteen campuses were renamed Yukon University. The main campus in Whitehorse was officially opened with a potlatch in October 1988, at which the institution was given to the people of the Yukon. First Nations people of the territory were represented by Mrs. Angela Sidney and Mr. George Dawson. Mrs. Sidney, whose mother tongue was Tagish, was asked to give the Whitehorse campus a First Nations name. She began by describing how her father’s people had built a killer whale house on the banks of a river, and then had to move it when they discovered that the house was too close to the river bank. Observing the similarity between the killer whale house and the main campus, she named the campus, Ayamdigut (Ay Am Da Goot), a Tlingit name which means “she got up and went.”

Financials

  • Description Sub Total
  • Avg Yearly Cost of Living $12,960.00
  • Avg Cost of Tuition/Year $11,556.00
  • Estimated Total/Year $24,516.00

Programs at the school

Office Administration

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Certificate - Office Administration -

Liberal Arts

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma - Liberal Arts -

May 2025

Liberal Arts

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Certificate - Liberal Arts -

Northern Environmental and Conservation Sciences

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma - Northern Environmental and Conservation Sciences -

Business Administration

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Certificate - Business Administration -

Jan 2025 | May 2025

Multimedia Communication

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Certificate - Multimedia Communication -

Business Administration

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma - Business Administration -

Jan 2025 | May 2025

Aviation Management

Tuition: $13,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma - Aviation Management -

Jan 2025

Northern Studies

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Northern Studies Diploma -

Jan 2025 | May 2025

General Studies

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma - General Studies -

Business Administration

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Bachelor of Business Administration -

Jan 2025 | May 2025

Northern Science (Biological Sciences)

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma - Northern Science -

Jan 2025 | May 2025

University Access Pathways

Tuition:

Application Fee:

Diploma - University Access Pathways -

Early Learning

Tuition: $14,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma - Early Learning -

May 2025

Science

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Certificate - Science -

May 2025

General Studies

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Certificate - General Studies -

Northern Justice and Criminology

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma - Northern Justice and Criminology -

Earth Sciences

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma in Earth Sciences -

Jan 2025

Northern Outdoor and Environmental Studies

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma - Northern Outdoor and Environmental Studies -

Jan 2025 | May 2025

Northern First Nations Studies

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma - Northern First Nations Studies -

Heritage and Culture

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Certificate - Heritage and Culture -

Northern Justice and Criminology

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Certificate - Northern Justice and Criminology -

Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Governance

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Bachelor of Arts - Indigenous Governance -

Jan 2025

Early Learning and Child Care

Tuition: $12,000.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Diploma - Early Learning and Child Care -

Culinary Arts

Tuition: $9,900.00

Application Fee: $100.00

Certificate - Culinary Arts -