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LocationVermilion and online
CredentialDiploma
Program Length2 years
Delivery MethodBlended
Looking for our online community support practitioner program?

Create connections with individuals by supporting independent living within their community. You will learn about aging and diverse populations and may find employment in residential care setting or community-based support services.

Our community support practitioner program prepares you to support individual's needs. 

Your courses will focus on:

  • recognizing and advocating for additional services
  • developing and maintaining relationships to support independence
  • aging individuals and care
  • dementia care
  • community advocacy and planning
  • death, dying and berevament

Your learning will be put into action with four 4-week field placements. You'll also have online components in this program. Learn more about blended programs at Lakeland.

Requirements

More program details

Remember that studying includes other expenses than tuition and fees - you should also be budgeting for your accommodation and living expenses. Alberta student loan guidelines recommends $1,153/month.


Our tuition and fees page has details about academic, application and mandatory fees and their cost breakdown per term.

You can also find a list of Human Services textbooks.

Below is the list of the required year 1 and year 2 courses. Face-to-face courses are delivered over 2 semesters.

About field placements

You need a minimum 2.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) to be eligible for your field placement.

Your weekly class schedule can be found on your My Lakeland student portal when available. This is usually one month prior to the program start date.

Important dates found below include your tuition due date, your program registration/start date, events and holidays.

Dates are subject to change. We recommend you check here regularly for any updates.

Face-to-face on-campus important dates

2024
Aug 12 — Fees due fall term semester 1
Sept 3 —  Registration day
Sept 4 — First day of classes, semester 1
Sept 11 — Last day to add semester 1 courses
Sept 24 — Last day to drop semester 1 courses. Last day to withdraw from college with full refund less tuition deposit
Sept 30 — National Truth & Reconciliation Day, college closed
Oct 14 — Thanksgiving, college closed
Nov 1 — Last day to withdraw from semester 1 with W grade or change from credit to audit
Nov 8-11 — Fall break for students
Nov 11 — Remembrance Day, college closed
Dec 2 — Fees due winter term semester 2
Dec 13 — Last day of classes, semester 1
Dec 16-Jan 6 — Christmas break for students

2025
Jan 7 — First day of classes, winter term semester 2
Jan 13 — Last day to add semester 2 courses
Jan 28 — Last day to drop semester 2 courses. Last day to withdraw from college with 100% refund of semester 2 fees.
Feb 17-21 — Reading Week/Spring Break
March 14 — Last day to withdraw from semester 2 courses with W grade or change from credit to audit.
April 18-21 — Easter Break, college closed
April 25 — Last day of classes, semester 2
June 6 — Vermilion Campus Convocation

Please note these dates are subject to change.

2025

Aug 11 — Fees due, fall term
Sept 2 — Registration Day
Sept 3 — First day of classes, fall term semester 1
Sept 10 — Last day to add semester 1 courses
Sept 23 — Last day to drop semester 1 courses. Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit.
Sept 30 — National Truth & Reconciliation Day, college closed
Oct 13 — Thanksgiving, college closed
Nov 3 — Last day to withdraw from semester 1 with W grade or change from credit to audit
Nov 10-11 — Fall break for students
Nov 11 — Remembrance Day, college closed
Dec 1 — Fees due, winter term
Dec 12 — Last day of semester 1
Dec 13–Jan 5 — Christmas break for students

2026

Jan 6 — First day ​of classes, winter term semester 2
Jan 13 — Last day to add semester 2 courses
Jan 27 — Last day to drop ​semester 2 courses. Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of semester 2 fees.
Feb 16–20 — Reading week/spring break
March 13 — Last day to withdraw from semester 2 courses with W grade or change from credit to audit.
April 3–6 — Easter Break, college closed
April 24 — Last day semester 2
June 5— Vermilion Campus Convocation

Continue your learning

Add to your skill set by taking another Lakeland College human services program.

Students on a field trip
When you study online at Lakeland, you'll still have access to the hands-on learning we're known for. See how our alumni are making impacts in their communities and how their education prepared them to do so.


Creating Connections

Community support practitioner with client using a walker

Graduates from Lakeland's community support practitioner program are primed to make a difference in the lives of the people around them. They do this in many ways, often finding work in care facilities, rehab centres, resource centres and in independent homes.

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