Northern Lakes College is a publicly-funded comprehensive community college

Community college

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 in north-central Alberta

Alberta

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Canada

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Administrative offices are located in Slave Lake and Grouard, Alberta

Grouard, Alberta

Grouard, also known as Grouard Mission, is a hamlet in northern Alberta within the Municipal District of Big Lakes. It is located north of Highway 2, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie....

, with a staff of more than 275 working in more than 30 campuses. The college connects students from throughout the region with the latest in real-time teaching and learning techonology to create manageable class cohorts.

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:

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

Locations

The following communities are served by Northern Lakes College:

• Athabasca
  Athabasca, Alberta
  Athabasca is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It lies north of Edmonton on Highway 2, on the banks of the Athabasca River. It is the centre of Athabasca County. Until 1913 it was known as Athabasca Landing.- History :...
  
  
• Atikameg
  Atikameg, Alberta
  Atikameg is a settlement in Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 750, north-east from High Prairie. It lies on the north-western shore of Utikuma Lake at an elevation of ....
  
  
• Barrhead
  Barrhead, Alberta
  Barrhead is a town in central Alberta, Canada, within the County of Barrhead No. 11. It is located along the Paddle River and at the intersection of Highway 33 and Highway 18, approximately northwest of the City of Edmonton...
  
  
• Cadotte Lake
  Cadotte Lake, Alberta
  Cadotte Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada within Northern Sunrise County. It is located on the northern shore of the homonymous lake, along Highway 986, east of Peace River and west of the Bicentennial Highway ....
  
  
• Calling Lake
• Driftpile
  Driftpile, Alberta
  Driftpile is a settlement in Drift Pile River 150, in northern Alberta, located on Highway 2, west of Grande Prairie....
  
  
• East Prairie
• Fairview (town)
• Faust
  Faust, Alberta
  Faust is a hamlet in northern Alberta within the Municipal District of Big Lakes, located north of Highway 2, approximately northwest of Edmonton .- References :...
  
  
• Flatbush
  Flatbush, Alberta
  Flatbush is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. It is located south of Highway 44, approximately northwest of Edmonton.- References :...
  
  
• Fort Vermilion
  Fort Vermilion, Alberta
  Fort Vermilion is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Mackenzie County.Established in 1788, Fort Vermilion shares the title of oldest European settlement in Alberta with Fort Chipewyan. Fort Vermilion contains many modern amenities to serve its inhabitants as well as the surrounding rural...
  
  

• Gift Lake
• Grande Prairie
  Grande Prairie, Alberta
  Grande Prairie is a city in the northwestern part of the province of Alberta in Western Canada. It is located on the southern edge of the Peace River Country . The city is surrounded by the County of Grande Prairie No...
  
  
• Grouard
  Grouard, Alberta
  Grouard, also known as Grouard Mission, is a hamlet in northern Alberta within the Municipal District of Big Lakes. It is located north of Highway 2, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie....
  
  
• High Level
  High Level, Alberta
  - Demographics :According to the 2006 census, High Level had a:*population of 3,887 living in 1,519 dwellings, a 12.9% increase from 2001;*land area of ; and*population density of .- Economy :...
  
  
• High Prairie
• La Crete
  La Crete, Alberta
  La Crete is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Mackenzie County. It is located on Highway 697, approximately southeast of High Level and north of Edmonton, Alberta.The hamlet is located in census division No...
  
  
• Loon River
• Manning
  Manning, Alberta
  Manning is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is known as the "Land of the Mighty Moose". It is located on Highway 35 north of Peace River on the Notikewin River.Manning is a service centre for the local agriculture, forestry and gas industries...
  
  
• Marten Lakes
• McLennan
  McLennan, Alberta
  McLennan is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of High Prairie on Highway 2.The town lies on the southern shore of Kimiwan Lake, and north of Winagami Lake...
  
  
• Paddle Prairie

• Peace River
  Peace River, Alberta
  Peace River is a town in northwestern Alberta, Canada, situated along the banks of the Peace River, at its confluence with the Smoky River, the Heart River and Pat's Creek. It is located northwest of Edmonton, and northeast of Grande Prairie, along Highway 2. The Peace River townsite is nearly ...
  
  
• Peavine
• Peerless Lake
  Peerless Lake, Alberta
  Peerless Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located on the northeastern shore of Peerless Lake, approximately northeast of Red Earth Creek, and has an elevation of ....
  
  
• Slave Lake
  Slave Lake, Alberta
  Slave Lake is a town in northern Alberta, Canada, in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. It is located on the southeast shore of Lesser Slave Lake at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 88....
  
  
• Smith
  Smith, Alberta
  Smith is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. It is located on Highway 2A, approximately northwest of Edmonton, at the confluence of the Lesser Slave River and the Athabasca River.- History :...
  
  
• Wabasca
• Swan Hills
  Swan Hills, Alberta
  Swan Hills is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Whitecourt at the junction of Highway 32 and Grizzly Trail. Swan Hills is located in Municipal District of Big Lakes within census Division No...
  
  
• Trout Lake
  Trout Lake, Alberta
  Trout Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta within the Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17, located east of Highway 88, northeast of Grande Prairie....
  
  
• Valleyview
  Valleyview, Alberta
  -History:*Late 1800s: The first visitors to the area arrived, seeking natives to exchange goods for furs. The trading was good and a Hudson’s Bay post was established on Sturgeon Lake...
  
  

History

The college was established on August 25, 1999, on the foundation of Alberta Vocational College. Alberta Vocational College was in turn formed in 1988, by the amalgamation of Alberta Vocational Centre Grouard and a network of 26 community vocational centres for first nations

First Nations

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 students in northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

Northern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Its primary industry is oil and gas, with large heavy oil reserves being exploited at the Athabasca Oil Sands and Wabasca Area in the east of the region...

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On 1 September 1997, the college was converted from a provincially administered school into a public board governed college.

External links

• Northern Lakes College