Educational Pathways
Your path to the education you want, and need, is as individual as you are.
If you want to explore possible careers while you're in high school we offer dual credit and career & technology studies (CTS).
If you want to get into the working world quickly, then we have programs that will put you there in less than a calendar year.
If you want to go to university, but don't want to venture too far from home or don't want to cope with large crowds, then our university transfer program is for you.
Explore how you can find your path at Lakeland College.
1 Year Certificate Programs
Agricultural Sciences
Business
Energy
Environmental Sciences
Fire & Emergency Services
Health & Wellness
Human Services
Trades & Technology
2 Year Diploma Programs
You’ll find a career launching pad in one of our 2-year diplomas.
Advisory committee input enhances our work-force ready training. This keeps our content connected to industry needs.
You’ll find diploma options in most of our schools, including the accelerated Emergency Services Technologist diploma that takes a calendar year.
Agricultural Sciences Business
Advisory committee input enhances our work-force ready training. This keeps our content connected to industry needs.
You’ll find diploma options in most of our schools, including the accelerated Emergency Services Technologist diploma that takes a calendar year.
Agricultural Sciences Business
Business Administration diplomas with these majors:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Marketing
- Real Estate Appraisal & Assessment
- Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Environmental Sciences diplomas in the following majors:
Fire & Emergency Services
Human Services
Interior Design
University Transfer
Set your degree in motion by starting it at Lakeland College.
You’ll get used to the demands of university curriculum in a less crowded, friendlier atmosphere. For example, there won’t be hundreds of people in a first year lecture. And, instead of being a number in a crowd, your Lakeland instructors will know you by name.
Learn in state-of-the-art labs from our top-notch instructors.
Our location, between Edmonton and Saskatoon, makes the University of Alberta and University of Saskatchewan, the most frequent final destinations of our university transfer students. But you aren’t limited to those two places.
Our courses transfer anywhere. We have official agreements with other Western Canadian institutions including Athabasca University, University of Calgary and University of Regina. Our students have transferred to other post-secondaries ranging from University of Lethbridge to Wilfrid Laurier University.
Our students have gone on to graduate degrees ranging across schools in Western Canada to the US Ivy League (Harvard), and abroad to the University of London in England.
Stepping into Lakeland’s university transfer program is a step into endless possibilities. Here are the most popular transfer routes:
Along the way, our academic advisor will help you choose courses to match your goals.
Come and explore how you can start university at Lakeland.
You’ll get used to the demands of university curriculum in a less crowded, friendlier atmosphere. For example, there won’t be hundreds of people in a first year lecture. And, instead of being a number in a crowd, your Lakeland instructors will know you by name.
Learn in state-of-the-art labs from our top-notch instructors.
Our location, between Edmonton and Saskatoon, makes the University of Alberta and University of Saskatchewan, the most frequent final destinations of our university transfer students. But you aren’t limited to those two places.
Our courses transfer anywhere. We have official agreements with other Western Canadian institutions including Athabasca University, University of Calgary and University of Regina. Our students have transferred to other post-secondaries ranging from University of Lethbridge to Wilfrid Laurier University.
Our students have gone on to graduate degrees ranging across schools in Western Canada to the US Ivy League (Harvard), and abroad to the University of London in England.
Stepping into Lakeland’s university transfer program is a step into endless possibilities. Here are the most popular transfer routes:
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Education
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Social Work
- Pre-Professional routes including dental hygiene, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and veterinary medicine.
Along the way, our academic advisor will help you choose courses to match your goals.
Come and explore how you can start university at Lakeland.
Apprenticeship & Pre-employment
You’ve made one important decision already: your trade. Now, take charge of your trades training by making the Lakeland choice.
Our continuously updated facilities are one benefit. But that’s only one part of the learning equation. When the material is all from Alberta Apprenticeship & Industry Training, the difference becomes your instructors.
At Lakeland you’ll learn from outstanding teachers who are experienced in their trade. More than that, they care about you and your success.
And they’ll celebrate with you when you complete your journeyman journey. Our apprenticeship breakfasts are a Lakeland tradition.
We offer 9 different Alberta Apprenticeship programs:
Lakeland also offers 16-week Pre-employment training. You’ll cover the first period technical training and get a 4-week practicum. This gives you the opportunity to move forward in the trade.
Currently we offer Pre-employment electrical and welding programs.
Our continuously updated facilities are one benefit. But that’s only one part of the learning equation. When the material is all from Alberta Apprenticeship & Industry Training, the difference becomes your instructors.
At Lakeland you’ll learn from outstanding teachers who are experienced in their trade. More than that, they care about you and your success.
And they’ll celebrate with you when you complete your journeyman journey. Our apprenticeship breakfasts are a Lakeland tradition.
We offer 9 different Alberta Apprenticeship programs:
- Automotive service technician
- Carpenter
- Electrician
- Gasfitter
- Heavy equipment technician
- Instrumentation & control technician
- Parts Technician
- Steamfitter/Pipefitter
- Welder
Lakeland also offers 16-week Pre-employment training. You’ll cover the first period technical training and get a 4-week practicum. This gives you the opportunity to move forward in the trade.
Currently we offer Pre-employment electrical and welding programs.
Double Major
Expanded knowledge, skills and leadership opportunities can be yours when you take a double major.
Agricultural Sciences
Adding Agribusiness credentials to Animal Science or Crop Technology diplomas is a popular route in agriculture.
Spend an additional year to be part of Student-Managed Enterprise after your Student-Managed Farm powered by New Holland experience. You’ll add marketing and communication skills to go along with your production knowledge.
Business
Grow your Business Administration skills by adding a second major to your diploma.
Lakeland offers 5 majors:
Not all majors fit the double major pathway, but the Business Academic Advisor can help you choose the right path for your goals.
Added bonus: After you finish your Business diploma, stay at Lakeland to complete a Business degree in just 2 more years.
Environmental Sciences
Diversified skills increase your value in the marketplace. A double Environmental Sciences major is well worth your investment.
Majors are:
Human Services
Multiply the ways you work with people by taking another diploma or adding a certificate.
Add Educational Assistant to Child and Youth Care or Early Learning and Child Care.
You can even add those extra credentials by learning while you earn by taking any of those 3 programs online.
Agricultural Sciences
Adding Agribusiness credentials to Animal Science or Crop Technology diplomas is a popular route in agriculture.
Spend an additional year to be part of Student-Managed Enterprise after your Student-Managed Farm powered by New Holland experience. You’ll add marketing and communication skills to go along with your production knowledge.
Business
Grow your Business Administration skills by adding a second major to your diploma.
Lakeland offers 5 majors:
- Accounting
- General Business Administration
- Marketing
- Real Estate Appraisal & Assessment
- Small Business & Entrepreneurship
Not all majors fit the double major pathway, but the Business Academic Advisor can help you choose the right path for your goals.
Added bonus: After you finish your Business diploma, stay at Lakeland to complete a Business degree in just 2 more years.
Environmental Sciences
Diversified skills increase your value in the marketplace. A double Environmental Sciences major is well worth your investment.
Majors are:
- Conservation and Restoration Ecology
- Environmental Conversation & Reclamation
- Water Conservation & Management
- Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Human Services
Multiply the ways you work with people by taking another diploma or adding a certificate.
Add Educational Assistant to Child and Youth Care or Early Learning and Child Care.
You can even add those extra credentials by learning while you earn by taking any of those 3 programs online.
2 + 2 Major
Combine the best of hands-on and theory by earning a diploma and then a degree: 2 years at Lakeland for a diploma + 2 years at a university for a degree.
It’s possible through transfer agreements between Lakeland and a number of universities.
The options are as varied as moving on to University of Lethbridge for a BSc in Agriculture after taking one of our Agricultural Science diplomas or to a BSc at the Arts Institute of California-Los Angeles after an Interior Design diploma.
While there are official transfer agreements that recognize our courses, you may apply for transfer credit at any other post-secondary school. Depending on how they evaluate our courses, you may qualify for a degree in 2 or more years.
Applied environmental degree
We also have a 2 + 2 option for an applied degree right here at Lakeland.
After taking one of our majors, stay for the Applied Degree in Environmental Management. You are at Lakeland for one full year, and then do supervised practicums. You finish your degree with a capstone presentation.
It’s possible through transfer agreements between Lakeland and a number of universities.
The options are as varied as moving on to University of Lethbridge for a BSc in Agriculture after taking one of our Agricultural Science diplomas or to a BSc at the Arts Institute of California-Los Angeles after an Interior Design diploma.
While there are official transfer agreements that recognize our courses, you may apply for transfer credit at any other post-secondary school. Depending on how they evaluate our courses, you may qualify for a degree in 2 or more years.
Applied environmental degree
We also have a 2 + 2 option for an applied degree right here at Lakeland.
After taking one of our majors, stay for the Applied Degree in Environmental Management. You are at Lakeland for one full year, and then do supervised practicums. You finish your degree with a capstone presentation.
Fire & Emergency Services Training
Lakeland College Emergency Training Centre (etc) is the place to start your career, or gain new skills related to firefighting and emergency response.
We have high standards for our curriculum, our faculty, and our students.
Full-time Programs
We offer two Full-time programs:
We have high standards for our curriculum, our faculty, and our students.
Full-time Programs
We offer two Full-time programs:
- The unique combination of fire and emergency medical training in our Emergency Services Technologist (EST) program. It’s an accelerated diploma offered over a 12-month period including practicums.
- 12-week firefighter training that exceeds the NFPA 1001 standards.
Onside & Distance Learning
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Municipal and industrial firefighters and emergency responders are among the clients for our single courses leading to NFPA and other accreditation.
Those courses include:
- Driver training
- Emergency medical
- Emergency preparedness
- Extinguisher & apparatus
- Firefighting
- Hazardous materials
- Livestock handling in emergencies
- Office & leadership including safety codes
- Rescue
- Workplace health & safety
Applied Degree
And if you’ve been in the emergency services field for 5 or more years, you might want to consider our popular applied degree. All online, the Bachelor of Applied Business: Emergency Services is part-time over 2 years.
Continuing Education & Professional Development
Our continuing education falls into one of 3 categories:
Lines may blur between categories, depending on how you view the courses. For you, learning the violin may be just for fun, for someone else it may begin a journey to a musical career.
Whatever your goal may be, start and continue your lifelong learning at Lakeland.
Just for Fun
Personal enjoyment is a great reason to try something new; because, learning can and should be fun.
“Just because I always wanted to” is a great starting point.
You might want to learn about post-modern art, or understand your digital camera better before you take that exotic trip. Whatever your fun reason, you’ll find an array of options at Lakeland.
And if you don’t see what you’re looking for – tell us. Your interest could be our next class.
- Just for fun
- Personal development
- Professional development
Lines may blur between categories, depending on how you view the courses. For you, learning the violin may be just for fun, for someone else it may begin a journey to a musical career.
Whatever your goal may be, start and continue your lifelong learning at Lakeland.
Just for Fun
Personal enjoyment is a great reason to try something new; because, learning can and should be fun.
“Just because I always wanted to” is a great starting point.
You might want to learn about post-modern art, or understand your digital camera better before you take that exotic trip. Whatever your fun reason, you’ll find an array of options at Lakeland.
And if you don’t see what you’re looking for – tell us. Your interest could be our next class.
Personal Development
From music lessons to nail technician, and from academic upgrading to upgrading Photoshop skills—the options are a varied as people are.
Whether you want better computer skills or want to turn a hobby into a business, you’ll discover plenty of choices.
Professional Development
Usually professional development adds a specific skill or credential to your skills set.
Fire & Emergency Services
In the case of the Lakeland College Emergency Training Centre your training is usually for a particular NFPA accreditation ranging from driving a fire truck to completing officer training.
Check our calendar and training schedule.
Energy & Petroleum Industry
Through industry partnerships, we offer a number of competency certification programs, from wellsite supervisor to our petroleum management certificate.
There are also other earn while you learn courses such as evening and online power engineering.
Trades
Become a master electrician or get help preparing for a red seal interprovincial exam.
Pesticides Applicator Certification
Lakeland manages the provincial certification program for pesticide applicators and commercial dispensers. There are 15 different applicator certificates ranging from aerial to rodent control.
Check out all the details about home study courses, onsite tutorials, exams, recertification and train-the-trainer.
MindEdge is one of Lakeland’s newest partners. Online and affordable, MindEdge offers a number programs including human resource management, six Sigma and business communications.
From music lessons to nail technician, and from academic upgrading to upgrading Photoshop skills—the options are a varied as people are.
Whether you want better computer skills or want to turn a hobby into a business, you’ll discover plenty of choices.
Professional Development
Usually professional development adds a specific skill or credential to your skills set.
Fire & Emergency Services
In the case of the Lakeland College Emergency Training Centre your training is usually for a particular NFPA accreditation ranging from driving a fire truck to completing officer training.
Check our calendar and training schedule.
Energy & Petroleum Industry
Through industry partnerships, we offer a number of competency certification programs, from wellsite supervisor to our petroleum management certificate.
There are also other earn while you learn courses such as evening and online power engineering.
Trades
Become a master electrician or get help preparing for a red seal interprovincial exam.
Pesticides Applicator Certification
Lakeland manages the provincial certification program for pesticide applicators and commercial dispensers. There are 15 different applicator certificates ranging from aerial to rodent control.
Check out all the details about home study courses, onsite tutorials, exams, recertification and train-the-trainer.
MindEdge is one of Lakeland’s newest partners. Online and affordable, MindEdge offers a number programs including human resource management, six Sigma and business communications.
Blended Learning
If you need to fit learning into your busy life, blended learning could be a solution.
Blended learning combines online and face-to-face delivery.
We’re adding these flexible learning options because you’ve asked for them.
For example, we have a blended learning option for Firefighting Training. You do most of the theory online, and then come onsite to the Emergency Training Centre to do your practical work. This means you don’t have to spend 12-weeks on campus saving time and expense of living away from home.
Combine on-campus class time with online in Child & Youth Care, Early Learning & Child Care, and Educational Assistant programs. Classes are on our Vermilion campus.
Our partnership with Northern Lake College has brought Practical Nurse back to Lakeland. You’ll take online classes, face-to-face classes, and on-campus labs.
Blended learning combines online and face-to-face delivery.
We’re adding these flexible learning options because you’ve asked for them.
For example, we have a blended learning option for Firefighting Training. You do most of the theory online, and then come onsite to the Emergency Training Centre to do your practical work. This means you don’t have to spend 12-weeks on campus saving time and expense of living away from home.
Combine on-campus class time with online in Child & Youth Care, Early Learning & Child Care, and Educational Assistant programs. Classes are on our Vermilion campus.
Our partnership with Northern Lake College has brought Practical Nurse back to Lakeland. You’ll take online classes, face-to-face classes, and on-campus labs.
International Students & Programs
Join citizens of 20 other countries who have chosen to study at Lakeland in the past two academic years.
We’re proud to offer world class programs. And there’s nothing quite the Lakeland experience: Leading-learning opportunities with the backdrop of a Canadian prairie winter. Even dressing for our seasons is a learning experience.
With a few exceptions, Lakeland’s programs are open to international students. Check your program options on our International site.
Go Abroad
Australia, Belize, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, England, Mexico, Thailand and Sri Lanka are some of the places Lakeland students have travelled for field trips and practicums. For good measure, add in US destinations from Texas to Hawaii
However; if you want to go outside Canada for longer – a semester, a full academic term, or even for work experience, our International department can help you find a program and destination.
Check out study abroad and international work experience for more information.
We’re proud to offer world class programs. And there’s nothing quite the Lakeland experience: Leading-learning opportunities with the backdrop of a Canadian prairie winter. Even dressing for our seasons is a learning experience.
With a few exceptions, Lakeland’s programs are open to international students. Check your program options on our International site.
Go Abroad
Australia, Belize, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, England, Mexico, Thailand and Sri Lanka are some of the places Lakeland students have travelled for field trips and practicums. For good measure, add in US destinations from Texas to Hawaii
However; if you want to go outside Canada for longer – a semester, a full academic term, or even for work experience, our International department can help you find a program and destination.
Check out study abroad and international work experience for more information.
Online Courses
You may not be able to come to one of our campuses, but we can come to you online.
Lakeland’s online programs have exploded in recent years, particularly in the Human Services field.
Human Services
Not only do we offer 5 programs online, 2 of them are also available online in French.
Our Renewable Energy and Conservation program is also online. You have the option of a certificate and diploma.
Even an Apprenticeship program, Parts Technician, is available online.
Energy & Petroleum Technology
Many continuing education programs are also available online. One of the most popular areas is power engineering. But there are many others including:
Continuing Education
Get in front of whatever tickles your fancy. Add a new skill or develops your credentials.
As well as our Lakeland courses, you’ll also be able to go to our partners such as Ed2Go and MindEdge.
Explore online Continuing Education options.
Start in high school
Get a taste of what college is like by taking a career and technology studies (CTS) course or one of our dual credit programs.
It’s a great way to explore your potential and a future career. Learn more about dual credit and CTS.
Lakeland’s online programs have exploded in recent years, particularly in the Human Services field.
Human Services
Not only do we offer 5 programs online, 2 of them are also available online in French.
- American Sign Language & Deaf studies
- Child & Youth Care
- Early Learning & Child Care/ éducation à la petite enfance
- Educational Essistant/ aide-élève specialize
- Community Mental Health (post-credential certificate)
Our Renewable Energy and Conservation program is also online. You have the option of a certificate and diploma.
Even an Apprenticeship program, Parts Technician, is available online.
Energy & Petroleum Technology
Many continuing education programs are also available online. One of the most popular areas is power engineering. But there are many others including:
- Fire Process Heater Operator
- Gas Process Operator
- Production Field Operators
- Wellsite Supervisor
Continuing Education
Get in front of whatever tickles your fancy. Add a new skill or develops your credentials.
As well as our Lakeland courses, you’ll also be able to go to our partners such as Ed2Go and MindEdge.
Explore online Continuing Education options.
Start in high school
Get a taste of what college is like by taking a career and technology studies (CTS) course or one of our dual credit programs.
It’s a great way to explore your potential and a future career. Learn more about dual credit and CTS.
CTS & Dual Credit
You can begin your Lakeland journey while you’re still in high school.
We have a long tradition of providing local region students with the opportunity to take 1-week career and technology studies (CTS) courses. They run primarily at our Vermilion campus.
Those courses have included:
Green Certificate
Alberta high school students are also eligible to take apprentice-style training in the agricultural industry.
Lakeland College is a regional hub for the north east. We hold testing here 3 times a year.
We have a long tradition of providing local region students with the opportunity to take 1-week career and technology studies (CTS) courses. They run primarily at our Vermilion campus.
Those courses have included:
- Aesthetics/Cosmetology – levels 1 &2
- Automotive/ Mechanic – levels 1 to 3
- Carpentry – levels 1 to 3
- Electrical – residential, industrial, home automation, sustainable energy
- Interior Design – levels 1 & 2
- Welding – levels 1 & 2
- High School Firefighter
- Play
- Health Safety & Nutrition
- Environmental Sustainability
- Introduction to Heavy Oil and Gas
- Introduction to Esthetics
- Introduction to Soil Science
- Health Care Aide
- Automotive Service Technician
- Carpenter
- Welder
Green Certificate
Alberta high school students are also eligible to take apprentice-style training in the agricultural industry.
Lakeland College is a regional hub for the north east. We hold testing here 3 times a year.