Lakeland College (Alberta)
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Lakeland College is a post-secondary college in Alberta. It is publicly funded, and maintains two campuses in Vermilion
and Lloydminster. Lakeland serves about 7,500 full- and part-time students.
Lakeland College is Canada’s only inter-provincial college, as it serves both Alberta
and Saskatchewan
residents, following a partnership agreement between the governments of the two provinces in 1975
. The city of Lloydminster
stretches on both sides of the Alberta-Saskatchewan provincial border.
Students in the Crop Technology program use the student managed farm (SMF) to hone modern grain farming skills such as machinery operation, grain, oilseed and specialty crop marketing, management of farm finance and operation and utilization of GPS and GIS technology. Students enrolled in Crop Technology actively participate in harvesting the crop on the 800 acres (324 ha) farm. During the fall and winter students market the harvest and plan the crops to be seeded in spring.
The Animal Science SMF started in the 2008-09 academic year. Students choose from beef, dairy and sheep units.
The first class had 34 students, all male. By March home economics courses had been added and female students also came to VSA.
In the 1960s with the rise in vocational training, the college's name was changed to Vermilion Agricultural and Vocational College. It changed again to simply Vermilion College. When both the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments begin promoting regional facilities, Vermilion College became Lakeland College in 1975. It was established as Canada's first, and to date only, interprovincial college with regional campuses in eastern Alberta and western Saskatchewan. Today only the Vermilion and Lloydminster campuses remain.
Lakeland College Emergency Training Centre (formerly the Alberta Fire Training School and then fire etc.) is located adjacent to the Vermilion campus. The facility originally opened in 1959 as the Fire Officers Training School.
The interior design technology program is one of the college’s gems, with students winning numerous national and international student design contests. To date it is the only Canadian program endorsed by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA). The program has also been recognized with Excellence in Education Awards from the NKBA.
Its Appraisals and Assessment program is one of only three colleges and universities licensed in Canada to teach real property assessment (the program licensor is the University of British Columbia). Students receive a certificate in Real Property Assessment from the University of British Columbia.
Fire and emergency training programs draw students from across Canada as well as other countries. The Emergency Training Centre offers pre-professional, municipal and corporate training in fire, pre-hospital and other emergency response programs. The emergency services technologist program is the only one of its kind in Canada. Students training in both fire and emergency medical response and then specialize in one of those disciplines. There is a satellite training centre in Camrose, home to online training for emergency medical technician and paramedic courses.
for the families of fallen Canadian Forces
members.
A new bursary program for Aboriginal students established by the Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) of Saskatchewan and Lakeland College is now available at Lakeland College. Up to 20 new bursaries (each $5,000 annually) will be awarded to qualifying Saskatchewan Aboriginal students (Indian, Inuit and Métis) enrolled as full-time students in Lakeland College programs beginning the fall of 2010.
Alumni House is an original structure still in use on the Vermilion campus. First a home for the demonstration farm manager it has also served as the president's home and the officers' mess for the Canadian Women's Army Corps during WW2. Currently it is home to the alumni office. The historic building is also a bed and breakfast facility open to the public.
The Lloydminster campus was officially opened in 1990. Previously the college used other buildings in different locations around the city for training. The initial campus building also included a residence village that housed workers building the Husky Heavy Oil Upgrader before it became a home away from home for college students.
Vermilion, Alberta
Vermilion is a town in Vermilion River County, central Alberta, Canada. It is located along Highway 41 and Highway 16 .The economy is largely service industry to agriculture....
and Lloydminster. Lakeland serves about 7,500 full- and part-time students.
Lakeland College is Canada’s only inter-provincial college, as it serves both Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
residents, following a partnership agreement between the governments of the two provinces in 1975
. The city of Lloydminster
Lloydminster
Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan...
stretches on both sides of the Alberta-Saskatchewan provincial border.
Student-managed farm
Lakeland College hosts one of only a half dozen student managed working farms in Canada, and is one of the largest in North America.. There are two components--crops and livestock. Note: There are several farming for credit operations at institutions throughout North America, however most are in the one to 15 ac range.Students in the Crop Technology program use the student managed farm (SMF) to hone modern grain farming skills such as machinery operation, grain, oilseed and specialty crop marketing, management of farm finance and operation and utilization of GPS and GIS technology. Students enrolled in Crop Technology actively participate in harvesting the crop on the 800 acres (324 ha) farm. During the fall and winter students market the harvest and plan the crops to be seeded in spring.
The Animal Science SMF started in the 2008-09 academic year. Students choose from beef, dairy and sheep units.
History
In 1908 the Vermilion Board of Trade lobbied the provincial government for a demonstration farm and/or agricultural college. In 1911, the provincial government purchased land near seven Alberta communities including just west of the Vermilion townsite. The Vermilion farm became the Vermilion School of Agriculture (VSA) in 1913. On November 17, 1913 VSA was the first of three agricultural colleges to be opened that year. The other schools were in Olds and Claresholm.The first class had 34 students, all male. By March home economics courses had been added and female students also came to VSA.
In the 1960s with the rise in vocational training, the college's name was changed to Vermilion Agricultural and Vocational College. It changed again to simply Vermilion College. When both the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments begin promoting regional facilities, Vermilion College became Lakeland College in 1975. It was established as Canada's first, and to date only, interprovincial college with regional campuses in eastern Alberta and western Saskatchewan. Today only the Vermilion and Lloydminster campuses remain.
Lakeland College Emergency Training Centre (formerly the Alberta Fire Training School and then fire etc.) is located adjacent to the Vermilion campus. The facility originally opened in 1959 as the Fire Officers Training School.
Programs
Although established to provide agricultural training, Lakeland has branched out beyond agriculture while maintaining those roots. Today Lakeland students take academic upgrading, agricultural sciences, business, environmental sciences, fire, pre-hospital care and emergency services, health and wellness, human services, interior design technology, performing arts, tourism, apprenticeship training, trades and technology, and university transfer.The interior design technology program is one of the college’s gems, with students winning numerous national and international student design contests. To date it is the only Canadian program endorsed by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA). The program has also been recognized with Excellence in Education Awards from the NKBA.
Its Appraisals and Assessment program is one of only three colleges and universities licensed in Canada to teach real property assessment (the program licensor is the University of British Columbia). Students receive a certificate in Real Property Assessment from the University of British Columbia.
Fire and emergency training programs draw students from across Canada as well as other countries. The Emergency Training Centre offers pre-professional, municipal and corporate training in fire, pre-hospital and other emergency response programs. The emergency services technologist program is the only one of its kind in Canada. Students training in both fire and emergency medical response and then specialize in one of those disciplines. There is a satellite training centre in Camrose, home to online training for emergency medical technician and paramedic courses.
Scholarships
Lakeland College's awards program has grown significantly in recent years. Today more than $600,000 in awards, scholarships and bursaries are presented to students each year. The College joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick HillierRick Hillier
General Rick Hillier, CMM, MSC, CD , is the former Chief of the Defence Staff of the Canadian Forces. He held this appointment from February 4, 2005 to July 1, 2008. He retired on July 1, 2008, and was replaced by former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff Walter Natynczyk...
for the families of fallen Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
members.
A new bursary program for Aboriginal students established by the Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) of Saskatchewan and Lakeland College is now available at Lakeland College. Up to 20 new bursaries (each $5,000 annually) will be awarded to qualifying Saskatchewan Aboriginal students (Indian, Inuit and Métis) enrolled as full-time students in Lakeland College programs beginning the fall of 2010.
Buildings and features
Both campuses have recreation facilities (including an aquatic centre in Vermilion), libraries and theatres. The Vic Juba Community Theatre is located at the Lloydminster campus. Alumni Hall Theatre is at the Vermilion campus.Alumni House is an original structure still in use on the Vermilion campus. First a home for the demonstration farm manager it has also served as the president's home and the officers' mess for the Canadian Women's Army Corps during WW2. Currently it is home to the alumni office. The historic building is also a bed and breakfast facility open to the public.
The Lloydminster campus was officially opened in 1990. Previously the college used other buildings in different locations around the city for training. The initial campus building also included a residence village that housed workers building the Husky Heavy Oil Upgrader before it became a home away from home for college students.
Athletics
The Lakeland College Rustlers compete in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference in basketball, curling, volleyball, soccer and cross country running. The Rustlers rodeo team is part of the Canadian Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. The rowing crew competes against post-secondary institutions in Western Canada.See also
- List of agricultural universities and colleges
- Education in AlbertaEducation in AlbertaAs with any Canadian province, the Alberta Legislature has exclusive authority to make laws respecting education. Since 1905 the Legislature has used this capacity to continue the model of locally elected public and separate school boards which originated prior to 1905, as well as to create and/or...
- Education in SaskatchewanEducation in SaskatchewanEducation in Saskatchewan, Canada teaches a curriculum of learning set out by the Government of Saskatchewan through the Ministry of Education. The curriculum sets out to develop skills, knowledge, understanding to improve the quality of life. June 22, 1915, Hon...
- List of universities in the Canadian Prairies
- Canadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity SportCanadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is The Canadian Colleges Athletic Association...
- Canadian government scientific research organizationsCanadian government scientific research organizationsExpenditures by federal and provincial organizations on scientific research and development accounted for about 10% of all such spending in Canada in 2006...
- Canadian university scientific research organizationsCanadian university scientific research organizationsExpenditures by Canadian universities on scientific research and development accounted for about 40% of all spending on scientific research and development in Canada in 2006....
External links
- Lakeland College - official website