News and Stories
New lab spaces improve student experience
Lakeland College put student experience at the forefront of newly renovated environmental sciences and agricultural sciences lab spaces. The four enhanced labs in Academic Link at the Vermilion campus opened at the beginning of the winter 2020 semester and will be used by hundreds of students...
Students share the therapeutic value of pets
In the veterinary field, connecting with people is just as essential as connecting with their pets. It's a large part of why the work that the animal health technology (AHT) students' community outreach committee on the public relations team is so important. Not only does this work promote the...
Igniting a passion for trades
There are many reasons a high school student might choose to take a dual credit program, but for two current Lakeland students, the result was the same - the program ignited a passion for welding. For Tiegan Larouche, a third-year welding apprentice and graduate of Dr. Folkins Community School...
Social savvy student shares enviro program adventures
From releasing raptors back into the wild to building shelters during a survival night, there's little that Stephanie Sitkowski does not share about her Lakeland College experience. Known as greeneyedgirl626 on Instagram, the second-year environmental sciences student is using the platform to...
60 years and counting for Emergency Training Centre
For more than six decades, Lakeland's Emergency Training Centre (ETC) has trained leaders for the frontline of emergency services. When ETC—then known as the Fire Officers Training School—opened in 1959 under the jurisdiction of the Alberta Fire Commissioner's Office, approximately 100 aspiring...