Lakeland College has reviewed and updated several program names to better reflect the industries students will excel in upon completion.
As of July 1:
- Heavy oil operations technician will be power engineering technician;
- Heavy oil power engineering will be process and power engineering;
- Applied environmental sciences certificate will be environmental sciences certificate;
- Applied environmental sciences major will be general environmental sciences major;
- Conservation and restoration ecology major will be land stewardship and conservation major;
- Early learning and child care (certificate and diploma) will be early childhood education;
- Child and youth care will be child and youth care counsellor; and
- Sustainable energy certificate will be sustainable energy technician certificate.
"Ensuring our programs are aligned with industry is a key priority for Lakeland College. Together with our advisory committees and faculty, these new program names were chosen to be more reflective of the certification our students receive and the industries they will thrive in after graduation,” says Tanya McDonald, interim vice president, academic and research.
Every program Lakeland offers is vetted by industry partners and advisory committees. With their support, Lakeland enhances current programs as required and develops new ones to ensure the college continues to offer educational opportunities that are key to supporting industry and rural sustainability.
In fall 2021, Lakeland grew its programming with the addition of the bachelor of agriculture technology degree. This innovative program was created in consultation with more than 40 agricultural organizations and is the first of its kind in Canada. The college also launched an agricultural sustainability diploma, a post-bachelor certificate in commercial agriculture production, and sustainable energy microcredentials.
This fall, Lakeland is offering the following new programs:
- Business administration marketing major
- Barber certificate
- Pre-employment automotive service technician certificate
- A re-imagined agribusiness diploma to reflect the changing needs of the food industry. The program now has five streams: agrifood and tourism, finance, marketing, production and sustainability.
Applications are now open for these programs and more.