Business Administration Certificate
Business Certificate
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Jessica Amundrud
Business Enrolment Specialist
780 871 5429
780 808 0006
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Open the door to a career in business with Lakeland's 1-year business administration certificate.
You can take the courses face-to-face on our Lloydminster campus or online. You also have the flexibility to do both. Take courses full-time or earn while you learn and take them part-time.
This certificate is for you if:
- you want to explore a variety of business specialities
- you want a broad range of business courses
- you want to get into the workforce in a year
- you want to get courses to help you earn other certification such as a Blue Seal if you’re a journeyperson. Contact the business enrolment specialist for more information.
If you find an interest in a particular area, such as accounting or marketing, stay at Lakeland to earn a diploma. Choose from one of our 5 majors.
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 the required business textbooks.
All of these courses can be taken either face-to-face on our Lloydminster campus or online.
If you're a journeyperson looking to earn your Blue Seal, please contact our business enrolment specialist for details.
You can also find a list of the required business textbooks.
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.
Notes:- If you plan to take courses part-time, you still need to apply to the program and discuss your options with the academic advisor.
- After year 1, you'll meet with your academic advisor to register for year 2 courses and create your year 2 course schedule.
- The academic schedule is the same for full-time online and full-time face-to-face.
- Tuition and fees are the same for full-time online and full-time face-to-face.
Note: These dates are subject to change.
2025 Fall term/semester
| Date | Event |
| Aug 11 | Fees due, fall term |
| Sept 2 | Registration Day |
| Sept 3 | First day of classes |
| Sept 10 | Last day to add fall term courses |
| Sept 23 | Last day to drop fall term courses Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit |
| Sept 30 | National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, college closed |
| Oct 13 | Thanksgiving, college closed |
| Nov 3 | Last day to withdraw from fall term courses 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 classes |
| Dec 13 - Jan 5 | Christmas break for students |
2026 Winter term/semester
| Date | Event |
| Jan 6 | First day of classes |
| Jan 13 | Last day to add winter term courses |
| Jan 27 | Last day to drop winter term courses Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of winter term fees |
| Feb 16 | Family Day, campus closed |
| Feb 16-20 | Reading week/spring break |
| Mar 13 | Last day to withdraw from winter term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit |
| Apr 3-6 | Easter Break, college closed |
| Apr 24 | Last day of classes |
| May 29 | Lloydminster campus Convocation |
Note: These dates are subject to change.
2026 Fall term/semester
| Date | Event |
| Aug 12 | Fees due, fall term |
| Sep 1 | Registration Day |
| Sep 2 | First day of classes |
| Sep 7 | Labor Day, college closed |
| Sep 9 | Last day to add fall term courses |
| Sep 22 | Last day to drop fall term courses Last day to withdraw with full refund of fees less tuition deposit |
| Sept 30 | National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, college closed |
| Oct 12 | Thanksgiving, college closed |
| Nov 2 | Last day to withdraw from fall term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit |
| Nov 9-13 | Fall break for students |
| Nov 11 | Remembrance Day, college closed |
| Dec 1 | Fees due, winter term |
| Dec 18 | Last day of classes |
| Dec 21 - Jan 4 | Christmas break for students |
2027 Winter term/semester
| Date | Event |
| Jan 5 | First day of classes |
| Jan 12 | Last day to add winter term courses |
| Jan 25 | Last day to drop winter term courses Last day to withdraw with 100% refund of winter term fees |
| Feb 15 | Family Day, college closed |
| Feb 15-29 | Reading week/spring break |
| Mar 12 | Last day to withdraw from winter term courses with W grade or change from credit to audit |
| Mar 26-29 | Easter Break, college closed |
| Apr 23 | Last day of classes |
| May 28 | Lloydminster campus Convocation |
Options at Lakeland
- Stay another year at Lakeland to earn a business administration diploma. Speak to the academic advisor to choose the best major for you.
- After earning a diploma, stay 1 or 2 more years and earn a degree through our collaborative program with Athabasca University.
- Blue Seal
- Journeypersons looking to earn their Achievement in Business Competencies Program, also known as Blue Seal, may take courses in our 1-year general business certificate.
- You'll need at least 4 courses to reach the minimum 150 hours to earn a Blue Seal.
- If you have the academic requirements, you could earn the certificate.
Other transfer options
Even if Lakeland doesn't have a block transfer agreement, your course credits open doors to many other colleges, polytechnics and universities.
The easiest way to transfer is within Alberta. Lakeland College is one of 41 members of the Alberta Transfer and Pathways System. Explore your options on Transfer Alberta.
You could transfer somewhere else in Alberta, Western Canada, Canada or even internationally.
If you are looking at an institution outside of Alberta, you'll need to check either directly with the institution or a provincial organization. Our transfer guide page has links.
Need more info?
If you have questions and are a current Lakeland College student:
- meet with your academic advisor.
If you have questions and are a prospective student:
- our business enrolment specialist Jessica can help get you started.
Lakeland offers the 10 certificate courses online.
- Start in September or January.
- Mix online with face-to-face classes based on your schedule.
- Take courses part-time.
Fall
- AC 130 Accounting I
- MA101 Business Mathematics
- CU 248 Business Computer Applications
- EC 111 Microeconomics
- CO 131 Communications I
- AC 230 Accounting II
- EC 211 Macroeconomics
- MK 170 Marketing Principles
- CO 231 Communications II
- BA 120 Organizational Behaviour
- This schedule allows you to complete either the first year of a diploma major or exit with a business administration certificate program.
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After you are accepted into the program, you'll meet with your academic advisor to register for courses and create your schedule. If you're planning part-time studies, you'll discuss your options then.
To see the complete course descriptions, go to the Lakeland College course catalogue.
Tuition and fees are the same for full-time online and full-time face-to-face.
If you plan to take the courses part-time, you must still apply to the program.
- After you're accepted, you'll meet with the academic advisor.
- Estimated tuition and fees are approximately $605 per course.
After you're accepted into the program, you'll meet with the business academic advisor.
This is particularly important if you'd like to mix online and face-to-face courses, or only take courses part-time.
You can take a maximum of 7 of the online classes. The rest will have to be taken face-to-face.
You can discuss your options and what's available with your academic advisor.
If you are enrolled in 3 or more courses per semester, you are eligible for a student loan.
Contact our student services office in Lloydminster at 780 871 5700 or visit our financial aid & awards pages.
Yes. You can exit with a 1-year business administration certificate after completing all 10 first-year courses. This is something else you can discuss with your academic advisor.
