News and Stories
Sending love to Indigenous youth
Lakeland College alumna Linda Johnson left a legacy of making a difference in the lives of Indigenous students when she was a student at Lakeland and she continues to do so since graduating. While completing her business administration diploma, Johnson advocated for more supports for Indigenous...
Astonishing achievement for HOPE student
Tanner Shaw never considered that his strong work ethic would earn him the highest academic average across Lakeland College. As a member of the Class of 2020, the heavy oil power engineering student was presented the Governor General's Academic Medal from Scott Webb, chair of Lakeland's Board...
Exploring career options with CTS
A group of high school students from around the region kick-started their trades training this summer at Lakeland College. The career and technology studies (CTS) program offers high schoolers the opportunity to explore different career options so they have a better idea of what they would like...
Inspired to give
A great place to learn a little bit about life. That's what Hank Holowaychuk still thinks of Lakeland College more than 50 years later. Holowaychuk attended Lakeland, then called the Vermilion Agricultural and Vocational College (VAVC), in the late 1960s, taking animal sciences and plant sciences...
REAA alumnus secures career before graduating
Harmohit Sarpal joined a pool of in-demand alumni when he graduated from Lakeland College's business administration program's real estate appraisal and assessment major in 2019. Sarpal successfully secured employment with the City of Red Deer as a property assessor, after city representatives came...