Higher Education in Prince Edward Island

Higher education in Prince Edward Island (also referred to as post-secondary education) refers to education provided by higher education institutions in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. In Canada, education is the responsibility of the provinces and there is no Canadian federal ministry governing education. Prince Edward Island has one university, the University of Prince Edward Island authorized to grant degrees, and two community colleges, Holland College, which operates centres across the province, and Societe educative de l'lle-du-Prince-edouard, which offers post secondary education in French. The governing body for education in Prince Edward Island is the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, headed by the Minister of Education (and Attorney General), the Honourable Gerard Greenan.

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