Portage College is a publicly-funded community college

Community college

A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...

 in Lac La Biche, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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Mission

Portage College mission is to provide education, training and services to facilitate learning and development of knowledgeable, skilled citizens in a caring, supportive and dynamic college environment. The vision of Portage College …This is Your College…where learner success builds healthy, prosperous communities.

Locations

The main campus is located in Lac La Biche and regional service centres are located in Cold Lake

Cold Lake, Alberta

Cold Lake is a city in northeastern Alberta, Canada, named after the lake it is situated near.-Geography:The city is situated in Alberta's "Lakeland" district, 300 km northeast of Edmonton, near the Alberta-Saskatchewan provincial border. The area surrounding the city is sparsely populated,...

 and St. Paul

St. Paul, Alberta

St. Paul is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada. It was formerly called St. Paul de Métis and was originally a French-Catholic settlement and mission to the Metis people....

. Additional campuses are found in Bonnyville

Bonnyville, Alberta

Bonnyville, Alberta is a town situated in east-central Alberta between the City of Cold Lake and the Town of St. Paul. It is the seat of the Municipal District of Bonnyville No...

, Frog Lake

Frog Lake, Alberta

Frog Lake is a small Cree community about a two and half hour drive east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Frog Lake has 2,454 band members as of August, 2007...

, Saddle Lake

Saddle Lake, Alberta

Saddle Lake is a settlement in central Alberta. It is located on the Saddle Lake 125 Indian Reserve and is governed by the Saddle Lake Cree Nation.The Saddle Lake Nation is a Treaty 6 nation, from the Cree language group...

, Vegreville

Vegreville, Alberta

-Notable Vegrevillans :*Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman*Cam Cole, Canadian sports writer*Laurence Decore, lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party*Roderick Fraser, former president of the University of Alberta...

 and Wainwright

Wainwright, Alberta

Wainwright is a town on the prairies of east-central Alberta, Canada.It is located on the north side of the Canadian National Railway, with CFB Wainwright located on the southwest side. The town lies south of Vermilion, in the Battle River valley, along Highway 41, called the Buffalo Trail....

. Goodfish Lake

Goodfish Lake, Alberta

Goodfish Lake is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta within the Goodfish Reserve of the Whitefish Lake First Nation. It is located east of Highway 36, west of Cold Lake....

 host an intermittent campus, and the colleges also has programs in Buffalo Lake, Elizabeth, Fishing Lake, and Kehewin.

Programs

Portage College offers 30 certificate and diploma programs career programs, trades and technical, academic upgrading and university studies. Continuing education is offered in the fields of business, university studies, human services, health and wellness, native arts and culture, trades and technical careers.

External links

• Portage College website