Northern Lakes College is an Alberta college focused on adult education, offering programs face to face, blended, or through Supported Distance Learning.
Northern Lakes College's mission is to provide quality educational programs and services that enable adults to continue their education, improve their employment opportunities, and enhance their quality of life. The college provides these programs with respect for cultures and the needs of communities. Its service region spans more than one-quarter of the Province of Alberta. The college is located on Treaty 8 territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Districts 13 – 15 and 20 – 22.
Northern Lakes College marked its 50th anniversary in 2020. The college will begin offering post-secondary education in the Town of Fairview in Fall 2026. The Board of Governors renewed the contract of President & CEO Dr. Glenn Mitchell for an additional five-year term.
The college offers programs in areas including Academic Upgrading, Apprenticeship Trades, Business & Administrative Studies, Health Careers, Human Service Careers, Pre-Employment Trades, Resource Technology, and University Studies. Programs are available face to face, blended, or through Supported Distance Learning, a key delivery tool that helps the college reach students throughout the region and beyond. The college describes small class sizes, professional instructors and affordable tuition as important ingredients to its success. Convocation 2026 recognized a record-breaking 1,192 graduates, the largest graduating class in the college's history.
Northern Lakes College completed a new student residence at the High Prairie Campus. The college's Mobile Training Lab will deliver Pre-Employment Carpentry programming in Drayton Valley.
Applicants can use a standard online application for admission. The college also offers admission pathways for international students and for apprenticeship programs.