s ▁can ▁purchase ▁a ▁bus ▁pass ▁for ▁$ 3 4 - 4 8 . 5 0 . ▁Public ▁school ▁and ▁Catholic ▁school ▁students ▁can ▁purchase ▁month ly ▁passes ▁from ▁their ▁schools ▁at ▁a ▁subs id ized ▁rate . ▁Post - second ary ▁students ▁at ▁approved ▁post - second ary ▁institutions ▁may ▁purchase ▁a ▁month ly ▁pass ▁at ▁a ▁disc ount ed ▁rate . ▁Since ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁E TS ▁has ▁partner ed ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Al berta , ▁Nor Qu est ▁College , ▁Northern ▁Al berta ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁Mac E wan ▁University ▁to ▁provide ▁students ▁with ▁a ▁Universal ▁Trans it ▁Pass ▁( U - Pass ), ▁allowing ▁un limited ▁access ▁to ▁St ▁Albert ▁Trans it , ▁Str ath con a ▁County ▁Trans it ▁and ▁E TS ▁bus ▁and ▁light ▁rail ▁systems ▁for ▁a ▁single ▁( four ▁month ) ▁school ▁term . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁University ▁of ▁Al berta ▁students ▁pay ▁$ 1 4 5 ▁after ▁a ▁$ 2 5 ▁subs id y ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Al berta ▁while ▁Nor Qu est ▁College , ▁NA IT ▁and ▁Mac E wan ▁University ▁students ▁pay ▁the ▁full ▁$ 1 7 0 ▁ ▁Comm uter ▁& ▁Regional ▁Service ▁F ares ▁Some ▁routes ▁have ▁different ▁fare ▁structures ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁distance ▁they ▁cover ▁or ▁because ▁they ▁enter ▁different ▁municipal ities ▁outside ▁of ▁Ed mont on . ▁ ▁Spr uce ▁Gro ve ▁ ▁F ares ▁effective ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9