2025 News
Lakeland College honoured as a Top Employer
Lakeland College is one of Alberta's Top 75 Employers for 2023. This designation marks the seventh consecutive year Lakeland has received this accolade. “Diversity, inclusion and belongingness are the bedrock of our campus culture,” says Dr. Alice Wainwright-Stewart, president and CEO of Lakeland...
Transitioning to a career in automotive service
Lucas Bishop was looking for some training in the automotive industry before jumping into the real world, and he found it in Lakeland's new pre-employment automotive service technician (AST) program. “I wanted to get some automotive training and experience before going into the field,” explains...
Lakeland College named one of Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges
Lakeland College ranks 33rd overall on Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges list in the 2022 rankings compiled by Research InfoSource Inc. Research InfoSource Inc. surveyed post-secondary institutions across Canada, analyzing research income, funding and partnerships, as well as the number of faculty...
CYCC students connect with local youth
First-year child and youth care counsellor (CYCC) students experienced hands-on aspects of their future careers when they planned and hosted fall break youth programming this semester. The youth program, which ran Nov. 7 to 9, was free to local youth between the ages of 8 and 14, taking place during...
Alum's family burns bright
When Scott Kirchgessner stepped foot on the Emergency Training Centre grounds in November, he had more to look forward to than seeing what had changed on the grounds since graduating in 1998. He was attending his son Noah's recognition ceremony as he finished his training at Lakeland to begin the...