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By looking around at the different institutions that are available you can see whether a college or university in Truro is right for you. Truro colleges and universities have it all.
Whether you're looking for something small, big, research-based, teaching-based, general, discipline-specific, rural, urban, full-time, part-time, religious, secular, English, French (or both), northern, southern, coastal or prairie, from sea to sea there's a university in Truro for you. And their programs are as diverse as their students, with options including 3- and 4-year degrees, 1- to 2-year diplomas and certificates, co-op terms and international exchange in fields from Aboriginal studies to zoology.
With unique regional- and cultural-specific programming as well as everything you need for life and work in a global culture, Canada's internationally-recognized universities can prepare you to achieve your goals. So dream big! Canada's universities are ready for it.
In The Spotlight
McMaster University Faculty of Engineering The Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University (McMaster) has established itself as one of the premier engineering schools in North ...
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Education, Population and Transportation Statisics for Truro Nova Scotia
Highest Level of Educational Attainment in Population aged 25 to 64, Truro
Education Level
No certificate, diploma or degree
Metro Truro Population
5,255
Education Level
High school certificate or equivalent
Metro Truro Population
5,500
Education Level
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma
Metro Truro Population
3,455
Education Level
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma
Metro Truro Population
5,305
Education Level
University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level
Metro Truro Population
1,100
Education Level
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above
Metro Truro Population
24,495
Population and Dwelling Counts for Metropolitan Truro
Population
Density
Land Area
(
km2)
Private Dwellings
Occupied
Total Private
Dwellings
Population
Growth or Decline
Total
Population
16.5
2732.44
18,779
20,314
1.8 %
45,077
Truro Nova Scotia Labour Statistics
Population 15 yrs and over
5,790
Population 15 to 24
1,145
Population 25 to 54
3,795
Population 55 and Over
850
Based on a survey of both sexes in 2001 and 2006. The Median age for residents of Truro Nova Scotia is 40.
The employment level in Truro is the number of persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day, did any work at all for pay or in self-employment or without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice; or, were absent from their job or business, with or without pay, for the entire week because of a vacation, an illness, a labour dispute at their place of work, or any other reasons.
The Truro labour force refers to those persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day.
Modes of Transportation for Metropolitan Truro by Employed Labour Force
Modes of Transportation
Car, Truck or Van as Passenger
Metro Truro Population
2,115
Modes of Transportation
Car, Truck or Van as Driver
Metro Truro Population
15,495
Modes of Transportation
Public Transit
Metro Truro Population
60
Modes of Transportation
Bicycle
Metro Truro Population
115
Modes of Transportation
Walked
Metro Truro Population
1,590
Modes of Transportation
Other
Metro Truro Population
460
Total - Mode of transportation: 19,840 Total - Sustainable transportation: 1,765
In The Spotlight
Carleton University Faculty of Engineering and Design As one of the nation's leading institutions in the study and research of engineering, architecture, industrial design, and information technology, ...
McMaster University Faculty of Engineering The Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University (McMaster) has established itself as one of the premier engineering schools in North ...
Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, British Columbia Thompson Rivers University (TRU), located in Kamloops, is the fourth largest provincial university in British Columbia with 9,500 students on ...
Grant MacEwan University Bachelor of Science in Engineering Due to the competitive nature of the program and first year results that determine the student's choice of discipline when ...
Carleton University Faculty of Engineering and Design As one of the nation's leading institutions in the study and research of engineering, architecture, industrial design, and information technology, ...
NAIT Edmonton, Alberta NAIT is a polytechnical institute with a solid reputation for providing graduates with skills that will enable them to succeed ...
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