Lakeland College
When Lakeland College opened its doors as the Vermilion School of Agriculture in 1913, there were only 34 students enrolled. Today Lakeland College has two campuses and serves about 8,000 full-time and part-time students annually. Lakeland’s comfortable setting allows students to focus on learning. Programs are designed to ease the transition into the work force and/or further study at a four-year institution. Students get a university-caliber education at Lakeland --- but without the red tape, the big crowds and the distractions.
The options for study at Lakeland are as diverse as the college. The Vermilion campus is the site of programs in agricultural sciences, business, environmental sciences, emergency services and public safety, human services, interior design technology, tourism and trades pre-employment and apprenticeship technical training. Programs in academic upgrading, business, event coordinator, health and wellness, heavy oil operations technician and university transfer are available at the Lloydminster campus.
Continuing education courses are available throughout the year and the college also develops customized programs to serve business and industry. Lakeland College is the sole provider of commercial pesticide applicator and dispenser certification in Alberta.
Lakeland College’s Vermilion campus is well known for its Emergency Training Centre. The training field includes multiple storey structural towers, a dangerous goods training area, and props that simulate industrial and residential fires, vehicle extrications, and aircraft crash rescues. The Vermilion campus is also home to an energy cabin used for applied research purposes and by environmental sciences students studying renewable energy systems. One of the largest college-operated farms in Canada is located at the Vermilion campus. An animal care clinic, AI barn, bull test and feedlot areas, cattle and sheep facility, dairy barn, swine unit, indoor riding arena and crop land provide our students with the opportunity to live the learning.
While students are the reason that any college exists, its facilities often become a focal point for community activities. Lakeland College is proud of the diverse range of facilities and resources that are available for both students and the broader community. So, stay a night or two at Alumni House. Participate in a summer camp. Go swimming, play squash or go for a workout in the recreation centre. Book a meeting or a wedding through conference services. Take in arts and culture at Alumni Hall Theatre or take lessons in the music studios. Watch a rodeo in the indoor riding arena. There’s always something to do at Lakeland College!
For more information, visit our Lakeland College website or phone 1 800 661 6490.
The Lakeland College Newsletter “The Lakeland Link”