2025 News

Donors lead the way, exceeding $11-million campaign goal
Thanks to the generosity of more than 1,000 donors, Leading. Learning. The Lakeland Campaign. is the most successful fundraising campaign in Lakeland College's history. The campaign began in 2016 and will conclude on June 30. Lakeland is excited to share that more than $12 million has been raised...

Perkins' fund first ag tech degree award
Prospective students weren't the only ones eagerly anticipating the approval of Lakeland College's bachelor of agriculture technology program. More than a year before the Government of Alberta approved the degree program, Bryan and Sharon Perkins committed to creating a student award for the program. "I've...

Alberta's colleges ready to act on Alberta 2030 strategy
Alberta's colleges are ready to respond to the Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs strategy by providing hands-on training that prepares students to support Alberta's employers and economy. The strategy, released by the Ministry of Advanced Education on Thursday, supports the work already being...

Lakeland's annual economic impact exceeds $130 million
Through alumni contributions, college operations and student spending, Lakeland College adds $130.6 million to the economy each year. That’s the key finding of a study recently completed by Hanover Research. The research company analyzed Lakeland’s notable quantifiable and non-quantifiable contributions...

Charging up a future in power engineering
Lakeland College's heavy oil and power engineering (HOPE) students have the opportunity to truly immerse themselves in the world of power engineering - while earning money at the same time. In addition to the lectures and labs that are part of the HOPE program (now process and power engineering)...