Northern Lakes College
Former names
Alberta Vocational College Lesser Slave Lake
TypePublic comprehensive community college
Established25 August 1999
PresidentGlenn Mitchell
Administrative staff
275 in 2003[1]
Undergraduates1,864 full time and part time credit students and 3,341 non credit students.
Postgraduatesnot available
Other students
vocational
Location
Slave Lake
,
Alberta
,
Canada

55°16′28″N 114°46′38″W / 55.27454°N 114.77736°W / 55.27454; -114.77736
Campussuburban/remote Northern Alberta 25 campuses include Slave Lake and Grouard
AffiliationsACCC, CCAA, AACTI, Alberta-North
WebsiteNorthern Lakes College

Northern Lakes College is a publicly funded comprehensive community college in northern Alberta, Canada.

Administrative offices are located in Slave Lake and Grouard, Alberta, with a staff of more than 275 working in more than 25 community campuses. The college connects students from throughout the region with the latest in real-time teaching and learning technology to create manageable class cohorts.

The college is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network.

Education programs

The college offers education and training programs that include: trades and apprenticeship, career education, university studies and work force development. Career choices include the following:[2]

  • Business Administration
  • Community Liaison
  • Forestry
  • Health Care
  • Office Administration
  • Paramedicine
  • Petroleum
  • Power Engineering
  • Practical Nurse
  • Production Field Operations
  • Rehabilitation Therapy
  • Social Work
  • Teaching

Locations

The following communities are served by Northern Lakes College: [3]

History

In 1970 and 1971, in Grouard, Alberta, First Nations students received adult education basic training to prepare to become instructors in Community Vocational Centres (CVC's) area.[1]

In 1988 the Alberta Vocational Centre in Grouard amalgamated with a network of 26 community vocational centres for First Nations students in northern Alberta to form the Alberta Vocational College.[1] The governance of the converted into a college governed by a public board from a provincially administered school on September 1, 1997.[1]

The current name, Northern Lakes College, replaced the name Alberta Vocational College on August 25, 1999.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Northern Lakes College. "College History". Archived from the original on September 21, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ Northern Lakes College. "Programs". Archived from the original on 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  3. ↑ Northern Lakes College. "Locations". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
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