Cape Breton University (CBU), formerly the "University College of Cape Breton" (UCCB), is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 university in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

's Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

Cape Breton Regional Municipality often shortened to simply CBRM, is a regional municipality in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton County.According to the 2006 Census of Canada, the population within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality is 102,250...

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Cape Breton University (CBU) is a postsecondary education leader in Atlantic Canada, with an expanding national and international focus. Cape Breton University educational and research models have helped shape the economic progress of this region and its people for more than 30 years.

Located near Sydney

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality....

, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton University serves more than 3,400 full-time and part-time students who hail from local, regional and national locations.