Yukon University is a post-secondary institution in Whitehorse, Yukon, with 13 campuses across the territory.
Yukon University traces its history to the 1963 founding of the Whitehorse Vocational and Technical Training Centre, later renamed the Yukon Vocation and Training Centre. College status was granted in spring 1983, when the institution became Yukon College. In 1989 the College Act was amended to establish an independent Board of Governors. In spring 2020 Yukon College was granted university status and all thirteen campuses were renamed Yukon University.
The university's vision is to become a thriving learning and research community leading Canada's North. Its mission is to provide inclusive, quality education experiences that equip learners to seize opportunities, make change and positively impact local and global communities. The BECOMING Strategic Plan 2022-2027, its first as a university, is intended to guide actions for the next five years and was crafted from the input of over 600 Yukoners.
Yukon University is a flexible, post-secondary institution grounded in research and education relevant to the North. Since 1995, Yukon College has offered a Bachelor of Social Work program in partnership with the University of Regina. The Northern Research Centre was established at the Yukon College Ayamdigut Campus in the 1990s to support research.
The university's address is 500 University Drive, PO Box 2799, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4. The main Whitehorse campus, officially opened with a potlatch in October 1988, is named Ayamdigut, a Tlingit name meaning "she got up and went." Campus facilities listed include a library, gymnasium, campus store, campus housing, a daycare, and an Innovation Commons.
Yukon University offers admission routes for Canadian and permanent resident applicants (Winter/Fall) and international applicants (Spring/Fall). Open Studies and High school dual credit are also available.