Northern Lakes College
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| Established: | 25 August 1999 |
| Type: | Public |
| President: | Rick Neidig |
| Staff: | 275[1] |
| Location: | Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada (Coordinates: ) |
| Campus: | 26 campuses in Northern Alberta |
| Former names: | Alberta Vocational Centre Grouard, Alberta Vocational College |
| Website: | Northern Lakes College |
Northern Lakes College is a publicly-funded community college in Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada.
The main campus is located in Slave Lake and Grouard, but is focused on distance education. A staff of 275 is offering education in 26 communities of Northern Alberta.[1]
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[edit] Locations
The following communities are served by Northern Lakes College: [2]
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[edit] Education programs
The college offers education and training programs including apprenticeship, career education, university studies and work force development, Carrer choices include the following: [3]
- 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
[edit] 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 students in northern Alberta.
On 1 September 1997, the college was converted from a provincially administered school into a public board governed college.
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