Vanguard College, founded in Edmonton in 1946, is the Theological College of the Alberta and Northwest Territories District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.The college holds accredited status with the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), itself accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the United States Department of Education (USDE).

We have been designated in the Province of Alberta as a Post-Secondary Institution of higher learning with a charter to grant religious undergraduate degrees. The college is on the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) List of Recognized College Programs. We are a charter and active member of the Association of Canadian Bible Colleges (ACBC), and are a founding member of the Christian Higher Education Roundtable. We are also a member of the Canadian Council of Christian Charities (CCCC).

Vanguard has recently also assumed responsibility for the Schalm Memorial Library of Taylor Seminary in Edmonton.