College History
Vanguard College was founded in 1946, then known as Canadian Northwest Bible Institute (CNBI). The vision of D.N. Buntain; the first class enrolled forty students and employed six part-time staff. Classes were held in the original Central Pentecostal Tabernacle building in Edmonton, located on 108 Street. The only program available at that time was a three year Bible diploma program. Canadian Northwest Bible Institute was renamed Northwest Bible College (NBC) in 1964.
Northwest Bible College became Vanguard College in May 2004.
Today, we have over 160 students studying full-time, over a dozen full time staff and faculty, as well as numerous adjunct faculty and part-time staff. Students today can choose from a variety of one through four-year programs in a variety of disciplines in order to prepare themselves for ministry
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