2025 News
Lakeland apprentice adds national gold to medal collection
Lakeland College's Tyler Bendfeld has returned from Skills Canada with another medal - this time, the gold. Bendfeld, a third-year carpenter apprentice from Heisler, Alta., competed in the national competition last year as well, winning silver. “I felt like I had a good chance of getting the...
Lakeland College's interior design program awarded NKBA Excellence in Education
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) recognized Lakeland College's interior design technology (IDT) program with an Excellence in Education Award. “It's exciting for our interior design technology program to be recognized by the NKBA. It's a powerful testament to our students' knowledge...
Distinguished Citizen receives Lakeland's first Honorary Bachelor of Agriculture Technology degree
Judy Sweet believes that adapting to changing circumstances is one of the most essential skills a person can have. She knows this from experience. After living in different Alberta communities in their 20s, Judy and her husband Garth settled in the Drayton Valley area. There, they raised their...
New graduate credits Lakeland for mind-blowing opportunities
When new environmental sciences diploma graduate Nathaniel Hak toured Lakeland College with his Lakeland alumnus dad, he quickly realized he had found the right school. “I was instantly hooked by the idea that I could complete my program outdoors, and that my education did not have to be defined...
Lakeland wishes the Class of 2023 well at convocation
Lakeland College has welcomed the Class of 2023 into the alumni family in a series of three convocation ceremonies on both the Lloydminster and Vermilion campuses. “Convocation is such an amazing, bittersweet time,” says Dr. Alice Wainwright-Stewart, president and CEO of Lakeland College. “We're...