Northern Lakes College, Alberta is a Public-Board governed community college in Canada, with its main campus located in the town of Slave Lakes, Alberta. The college offers distance learning opportunities, combined with on-campus educational services, primarily to the native communities inhabiting North-western Alberta and to adults seeking to restart their education or upgrade employment opportunities.
The college offers a huge variety of full-time and part-time courses under numerous categories, attracting international students to study in Canada each year. Read on to discover the diverse range of courses offered by the college, admission deadlines and more!
Northern Lakes College Rankings
Northern Lakes College, Alberta is ranked at the following positions in different ranking surveys:
- 213 in the Webometrics Rankings for Colleges and Universities in Canada and 12547 in the World in the Webometrics World Rankings.
- Webometrics also places it at 3057 in the Continental Rankings.
- The digital learning models initiated by the college such as NLC LIVE Online have been featured by the Conference Board of Canada, as a testimony to the effectiveness of such distance learning platforms.
Highlights
| College Type | Public |
| Campus Setting | Rural / Suburban |
| Student Acceptance Rate | Pre-Fixed for every program |
| Student Satisfaction | 96% |
| Mode of Program | Full-time, Part-time, Online |
| Financial Aid | Scholarships, Loans, Grants, Bursaries, Prizes |
| Indigenous Student Population | 51% |
| Proposed Student Enrolment (2023-24) | 1551 |
| Placement Rate (Last Measured 2017-18) | 95% |
| International Student Enrolment (2023-24 Projected) | 15[11] |
| Tuition Fee Range | 655 – 15, 238 CAD |
| Website | https://www.northernlakescollege.ca/ |
Northern Lakes College Campus
- The main campus of Northern Lakes College is located in Slave Lake, with other major campuses being at Grouard, Athabasca and Wabasca.
- The college offers library services at the Slave Lake and Grouard Campuses, with over 11,000 physical items to choose from.
- The Slave Lake Campus has conference halls that accommodate meetings and conferences of 5-300 people.
- It also has a cafeteria, indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, on-site climbing wall and offers catering services.
Northern Lakes College Student Residence
- The Northern Lakes College offers student residence facilities at the Slave Lake, Grouard and Wabasca campuses.
- There are off-campus housing facilities for international students studying in Canada as well, if the student chooses to live outside.
- The Slave Lake campus offers only furnished single student accommodation, with 4 bedrooms in each unit, a shared kitchen and living room and 2 bathrooms.
Slave Lake Campus Accommodation
| Single-Student Furnished Housing | Cost/Month |
|---|---|
| 4 - bedrooms shared housing unit | 300 CAD/ week or 450 CAD/ month |
Northern Lakes College Programs
- Northern Lakes College offers programs under 9 categories.
- For the 2022-23 session, the Basic and Preparatory Programs received the highest enrolments, with Academic Upgrading being the most preferred program (560 enrolments).
- The college offers certificate, diploma and pre-university training programs in the following streams.
| Stream | Number of Courses |
|---|---|
| Academic Upgrading | 2 |
| Health Careers | 6 |
| Trades and Resources Technology | 16 |
| Business and Administrative Studies | 4 |
| Human Service Careers | 6 |
| University Studies | 2 |
| Continuing Education and Corporate Training | 17 |
Application forms are available on the Northern Lakes College website.
International Student Admissions
Applicants interested in getting admission at Northern Lakes College should keep the following in mind:
Application Portal: Apply Alberta or NLC Application for Admission Form
- Application Fee (non-refundable): 200 CAD
- Required Documents:
- Student Visa/Study Permit
- Passport/Current Visa
- Official High-school / Post-Secondary Transcripts
- Approval and assessment report of official transcripts from accredited assessment organisations
- Documents showing fulfilment of the eligibility criteria
- Personal Statement Essay
- Admission Deadlines: 4 months prior to the start date of the program.
- International applicants must be at least 17 years of age.
- International applicants can only opt for full-time programs that include a face-to-face delivery component.
Northern Lakes College Cost Of Attendance
- International students planning to study in Canada must keep in mind the overall costs.
- The tuition fee varies with every program.
- In addition to tuition fees, additional fees and charges like audit fees, challenge fee, document request fee, etc may have to be incurred optionally.
| Expenses | Amount |
|---|---|
| International students Tuition fees | 200% of normal tuition for each course or program |
| Learning Resource Fee | Depends on program applied for – includes textbooks, reading material and other resources |
Northern Lakes College Financial Aid
- NLC offers Financial Aid to students in the form of scholarships, bursaries and prizes.
- However, only 50% of students receive some kind of financial aid at Northern Lakes College.
- International students can seek funding to study in Canada through other sources.
- NLC awards over 4,50, 000 USD in financial aid, with over 450 scholarships and prizes.
Northern Lakes College Alumni
- Some of the noted alumni from the college include:
- Oski Pasikoniwew Kamik (OPK) Vice-Principal, Joline Pelletier
- Kathy Reid Soucy, Dean of Nursing and Allied Health at NLC
- Chris Montgomery-Hewett, Chair of Trades and Resource Technology at NLC
Northern Lakes College Placement
- The employment rate of NLC program completers is about 95%.
- The NLC suggests websites and platforms like Workopolis, Government of Canada’s Youth Employment Program, Indeed-Alberta jobs, Student Job Board, Job Bank and Career Launcher Internship Program for students to seek employment opportunities.
