The community of Carcross

The community of Carcross is located within the Traditional Territory of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation.

Carcross is set on the shores of Bennett Lake, about 75 km south of Whitehorse on the Klondike Highway. Surrounded by mountains, Carcross boasts stunning landscapes and scenery all year long.

Snowy mountain behind a frozen Bennett Lake with blue sky and light clouds above

A computer lab with a series of PC computers along each wall with rolling chairs in front of them. A whiteboard is on the wall at the far end of the room.

Public computer lab & internet access

The Carcross Campus has a fully equipped computer lab that is open to the public.

Drop by any time that there isn't a class in session and use one of the computers or access the internet on your own device.

Students and elders around a fire, some sitting in camp chairs, next to a large wall tent.

Learning science on the land

In the spring of 2019, Yukon College and Carcross/Tagish First Nation partnered on a two-week training course that took place on the land and in a wall tent on the Carcross/Tagish First Nation Farm. The condensed course gave students the equivalent of a Grade 10 Science credit and fulfills the science requirement to enter a trades apprenticeship program.

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Upcoming courses available in Carcross

This 1 day course is intended to provide the participants with an overview of cross connection control.

This 1 day course is intended to provide the participants with an overview of cross connection control.

English 030 is a ninety-hour course that introduces students to academic writing, reading, and communication skills. The writing component of this course includes an introduction to the writing process, and the development of a variety of paragraphs.

In this course, students will develop foundational skills in the following areas: critical thinking and reading, writing and research, and speaking and listening.

Students will develop essential literary techniques and essay writing skills. Selected works of 20th Century Canadian authors will be studied.
Prerequisite(s): Minimum grade of B- in ENGL 050 or English 11 or suitable score in writing assessment with permission of instructor.

How can leaders remain resilient and optimistic when expectations are high, change is constant, and the workload is growing?

This course provides an introduction to the functions and concepts of a relational database system using Microsoft Access. Students will learn to create, maintain, query, and print a database; design effective reports and forms, and create and present data asreports and forms.

This 3.5 day course is designed to prepare you to write their Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) exam for Bulk Water Delivery (required by the Yukon Government Drinking Water Regulation).

Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) certification provides an industry-recognized credential that demonstrates to employers that you have achieved a level of project management competence and the ability to apply these specialized skills to your area of work, for all industry sector

This 4.5 day course is designed to prepare the participants to write their Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) exam for Wastewater Collection Level 3 or 4.

This 4.5 day course is designed to prepare the participants to write their Environmental Operators Certification Program (EOCP) exam for Wastewater Collection Level 3 or 4.

This 2 day course is designed to introduce participants to process control, control system components and their purposes within a control system, as well as methods for troubleshooting operational issues. The focus is on systems typically used in water and wastewater systems in Yukon.

Most projects typically require goods and services that must be acquired from outside the project team. This includes materials, equipment, consultants, and other products or services.

As remote and hybrid work becomes a regular part of the workplace; effective remote team management is more essential than ever.

For Fall 2024: We are running two courses WO001 – Basic Small Water Systems Operations and WO001L-Small Water System Operator Lab together to allow for both in-class and hands-on learning (improved learning experience).

This course designed for students who wish to pursue an experiential approach to learning more
about the research process. Working with a research supervisor, students will develop a research

Supportive distance learning in Carcross

Distance learning, or online learning, provides students with access to class instruction over the Internet, rather than in a classroom.

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Programs offered via distance learning

 

Contact us

Gisela Niedermeyer

Instructor/Coordinator, Carcross

Community Education and Development - Southern

Campus hours & location

Monday to Friday
8:30am - 4:30pm

Box 142
206 Tagish Avenue
Carcross, Y0B 1B0


Give us a shout or drop in during campus hours to learn about upcoming programs, events and on-demand courses.

Where to find us