A specialist public institution in Olds, Alberta, focusing on agriculture, horticulture, land management, and agri-food technology. Known for its hands-on learning and smart farm.
Address: 4500 50 Street, T4H 1R6 Olds, Alberta, Canada
Agriculture Technology, Horticulture, Animal Sciences
Domains taught:
- Agriculture, Automation, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Food Science, Life Sciences, Robotics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Graduate Certificate
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong partnerships with agricultural industry, technology providers, and research organizations. Operates the Olds College Smart Farm for applied research and demonstration.
Research:
Applied research and innovation in smart agriculture, precision farming, livestock technology, brewing and distilling, and sustainable land management.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
2000
Foreign students***:
5%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Leader in smart agriculture education and research, excellent hands-on facilities (Smart Farm, brewery), strong industry connections.
Cons
Highly specialized focus, rural location.
Best For
Students passionate about agriculture, agri-tech, horticulture, or animal sciences, seeking hands-on learning at an innovative, industry-focused institution.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of agriculture, food science and automation can consider Niagara College, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, certificate, diploma and graduate certificate.
- In terms of fields, College of the Rockies is the nearest neighbour, with automation, ecology and sustainability and life sciences again at the core; it is also a public institution and also offers associate degree programmes.
- Both schools build their programmes around agriculture, food science and automation, and Cégep de La Pocatière is the one to compare first within the country, since it is smaller, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 2,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Yukon University follows much the same lines as this school, with ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics as common ground, and it is also a public institution and also offers associate degree programmes.
- Where this school leans on automation, life sciences and data analytics, Collège Boréal does the same, and it is also a public institution and does not run the bachelor's programmes found here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- If this institution is on your list for agriculture, food science and ecology and sustainability, Writtle University College in the United Kingdom deserves a comparison, because it is slightly smaller, at about 1,500 students against roughly 2,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- For agriculture, food science and robotics outside the home country, Harper Adams University in the United Kingdom is a natural reference; it also offers master's and doctoral programmes and covers mechanical engineering and engineering as well.
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata brings a India setting to the same core fields, ecology and sustainability, life sciences and data analytics, and it has almost the same size, at about 2,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- For a study option in China with a comparable spread of agriculture, food science and ecology and sustainability, Huazhong Agricultural University is the reference point: it is also a public institution and also offers master's and doctoral programmes.
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly agriculture, food science and ecology and sustainability; it covers microbiology and genetics and bioengineering as well, and is far larger, with about 6,000 students against roughly 2,000 here.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Agriculture, Farming, Food, Innovation, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Materials, Sustainable Practices
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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