Northern Lakes College

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Northern Lakes College
Former names
Alberta Vocational College Lesser Slave Lake
TypePublic comprehensive community college
Established25 August 1999
President Glenn Mitchell
Administrative staff
275 in 2003 [1]
Students1,846 (2023-24 fulltime equivalent) [2]
Undergraduates 1,864 full time and part time credit students and 3,341 non credit students.
Postgraduates not available
Other students
vocational
Location
Slave Lake
,
Alberta
,
Canada

55°16′28″N114°46′38″W / 55.27454°N 114.77736°W / 55.27454; -114.77736
Campus suburban/remote Northern Alberta 25 campuses include Slave Lake and Grouard
Affiliations CICan, CCAA, AACTI, Alberta-North
Website Northern Lakes College
Northern Lakes College

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

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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: [3]

Locations

The following communities are served by Northern Lakes College: [4]

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. ↑ "FLE Enrolment by Institution and Sector for 2018-19 Forward" (PDF). Alberta Government.
  3. ↑ Northern Lakes College. "Programs". Archived from the original on 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  4. ↑ Northern Lakes College. "Locations". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
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