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Northern Lakes College (NLC) is a college in northern Alberta, Canada, that celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020. It serves communities across more than a quarter of the province, with its main campus in Slave Lake and other locations including Stony Point (Wabasca), Fairview and High Prairie. Courses are offered face to face, blended or through its Supported Distance Learning model, with small classes.
- Academic upgrading
- Apprenticeship and pre-employment trades
- Business and administrative studies
- Health careers, such as practical nurse and paramedic
- Human service careers, such as social work and early learning
- Resource technology (power engineering, surveying)
- University studies, including a community-based Bachelor of Education with the University of Calgary
NLC is a Designated Learning Institution and accepts international students; teaching is in English. International applicants must meet programme and English requirements, pay a $5,000 deposit before receiving a Provincial Attestation Letter, and arrange their own study permit, travel, health insurance and housing. Student residences are available in Fairview, High Prairie, Slave Lake and Stony Point (Wabasca).
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Community or Career College, Vocational School
+1 (780) 849-8600
, Wabasca, Canada
- Apprenticeship trades: carpenter, electrician, heavy equipment technician, millwright, plumber, steamfitter-pipefitter, welder and others; pre-employment trades at several campuses including Wabasca
- Business: business administration, management studies diploma, computer network specialist, human resource management, office administration
- Health: health care aide, paramedic, practical nurse
- Human services: addictions counselling, child and youth care, early learning and child care, educational assistant, social work
- Resource technology: power engineering, surveying
- University studies with transfer agreements in Alberta; University of Calgary Community-Based Bachelor of Education
- Academic upgrading and adult basic education
International applicants must meet the programme's academic and general admission requirements and English proficiency, and apply at least four months before the programme starts ($50 non-refundable application fee). Transcripts are sent directly by each institution, with certified word-for-word English translations where needed; credentials may need evaluation by IQAS or CICIC, or applicants can take a placement test instead. Funding must be in place two months before the start. After acceptance, students submit their study permit (and co-op work permit if required) and pay a $5,000 deposit; Provincial Attestation Letters are limited.
Teaching is in English. Applicants whose first language is not English must include proof of English proficiency with the application, using one of several accepted standardised tests; required scores vary by programme and results generally expire after two years. Applicants from some countries are exempt, but the college may still request proof.
International applications for the Winter term close on 15 October 2026. The deadline for the Fall 2026 term has passed.
Northern Lakes College has student residences close to campus in Fairview, High Prairie, Slave Lake and Stony Point (Wabasca), with an online residence application. International students are responsible for arranging their own housing.