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]
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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
- ^ a b c d e Northern Lakes College. "College History". Archived from the original on September 21, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
- ^ Northern Lakes College. "Programs". Archived from the original on 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ^ Northern Lakes College. "Locations". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
