Northern Lakes College long-time employee, Edith Mackenzie, was the recipient of the prestigious 2019 PEMAC (Plant Engineering and Maintenance Association of Canada) Sergio Guy Award in recognition of her high standard of excellence and service to students, instructors, and industry partners. The award…

Northern Lakes College and the University of Calgary Enter into Agreement for Bachelor of Education Degree The University of Calgary’s Werklund School of Education and Northern Lakes College have entered into an agreement that will allow NLC University Studies students to transfer courses towards…

The task force will inform government on ways to: Increase awareness of the value of skilled trades careers and strengthen enrolment in apprenticeship programs. Raise the parity of esteem for apprenticeship education. Expand the apprenticeship model of classroom education with on-the-job learning to…

NLC Convocation 2019 Celebrates Graduates Northern Lakes College Convocation 2019 celebrated 752 graduates on Friday, September 13 at The Gathering Place in Slave Lake. NLC staff and faculty, along with family and friends, came together to celebrate graduates from 37 credit programs, along with those…

After six years as a Community Access Point (CAP), the Northern Lakes College Loon River site is returning to full campus status in September 2019. With demand for programming growing and proven enrolment, the site is 'upsizing' to campus status once again. The Loon River Campus downsized to a CAP site…

Outland Youth Employment Program Visits NLC A group of 22 youth from the Outland Youth Employment Program (OYEP) visited Northern Lakes College on July 31 and August 1. The group spent one day learning about various trade careers at the NLC Slave Lake Trades and Technology Centre. A second day at the…

Build Anything. Imagine Anything. Make it Smart: NLC Hosts First Robotics Camp Two groups of 12 – 15 year olds were the first to participate in the Northern Lakes College Robotics Summer Camp. Including virtual reality, 3D printing, and robotics, the one-day camp was held at the High Prairie Main…

Fourteen youth from the communities of Driftpile, Peerless Lake, Sucker Creek, Kinuso, Canyon Creek, Swan Hills, and Slave Lake celebrated the completion of the Mind over Metal welding camp at a luncheon and ceremony on Friday, July 12. Northern Lakes College hosted the camp from July 8 – 12 at the…

MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  June 5, 2019 Slave Lake, Alberta NLC Convocation 2019 Affected by Alberta Wildfires Due to the ongoing wildfires in the Northern Lakes College service region, and the impact to students in the nine (9) communities that have been affected by either evacuation, evacuation…