Burman University is a private, Seventh-day Adventist Christian university in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, offering bachelor degree programs.
Burman University is a private university sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada. It is rooted in the Seventh-day Adventist Christian faith. The address is 6730 University Drive, Lacombe, AB, Canada T4L 2E5. The university is the only Seventh-day Adventist university in Canada and is one of 13 Adventist universities in North America.
Burman University traces its roots to the first Alberta Seventh-day Adventist secondary school, established in 1907 near Leduc, Alberta, after Alberta gained provincial status in 1905. The present hilltop location in Lacombe, Alberta was chosen as the permanent site for the secondary school in 1909. The university is named after Charles A. and Leona Burman, a husband and wife team who founded the institution in 1907. The institution was known as University College and then Canadian University College in 1997, before the Board of Trustees approved the name Burman University on December 15, 2014.
The university offers over 35 major or track choices in bachelor degree programs in its Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Science, School of Business, and School of Education. It is accredited by the Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA) and offers Campus Alberta Quality Council (CAQC) approved bachelor degree programs. With a smaller student body than most universities, it has an 11:1 student to professor ratio and 35 full-time faculty professors.
Students from over 37 countries are represented on campus. Over 30 clubs focus on different cultures, hobbies, and interests. Campus facilities include Lakeview Hall, Maple Hall, Riverton Hall, the Library, the Gwen Bader Fitness Centre, the Burman University Aquatic Centre pool, a Gymnasium, and a Rock Wall.
Admission routes include Canadian high school admission (non-competitive), applications from Alberta-based applicants via ApplyAlberta, international applicants, and re-application for returning Burman University students.