Prince Edward Island is one of the Maritime Provinces in eastern Canada, located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence east of New Brunswick and north of Nova Scotia. The island is known for its red sand beaches, lighthouses, fertile lands, and large quantities of harvested seafood, including lobsters and mussels. The provincial capital, Charlottetown, is home to Victorian-style government buildings and a modern Confederate Arts Center with a theater and art gallery. 

There are only a few educational institutions on the island that are popular with students.

The University of Prince Edward Island , or UPEI for short, is the public and only university in the province of Prince Edward Island.

It was founded in 1969 by an Act of the Provincial Parliament, resulting from the merger of Prince of Wales College and the University of St Dunstan. University campus, located on the site of the former Father St. Dunstan’s in Charlottetown.

UPEI has four faculties :

– Faculty of Arts. 

– Faculty of Education

– Faculty of Special Sciences.

– Atlantic Veterinary College

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In addition to this faculty, the university also has a School of Business and a School of Nursing and Nursing 

Holland College is a provincial community college in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. It is named for Captain Samuel Holland, an engineer and surveyor in the British Army.

It was formed by the Prince Edward Island government in 1969 as a result of the education reform policy of the Prince Edward Island Comprehensive Development Plan, which closed the province’s two religiously affiliated institutions of higher education, St. Dunstan’s University and Prince of Wales College, and created the non-denominational University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) and Holland College.

Campuses and Centers:

– Atlantic Police Academy, Slemon Park, Summerside

– Prince of Wales Campus, Charlottetown

– Belmont Center, Charlottetown

– Tourism and Culinary Centre, Charlottetown (home of the Culinary Institute of Canada and Canada’s smartest cuisine)

– Georgetown Centre, Georgetown

– Maritime Learning Centre, Summerside

– Summerside Waterfront Campus, Summerside

Holland College offers more than 60 one-year certificate and two-year diploma programs.

The college offers nearly $500,000 in scholarships and benefits to eligible students. In 2010, the college joined Project Hero, a scholarship program co-founded by Gen. (Ret.) Rick Hillier for the families of the fallen.