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More Athabasca University degree options offered at Lakeland
Lakeland College and Athabasca University are growing their 14-year partnership to offer more degree pathways to Lakeland's university transfer students. This enhanced partnership provides 12 new Athabasca University degree options to university transfer students that can be completed locally starting...

Lakeland's long-running play program sees boost in numbers
Lakeland College's early learning and child care (ELCC) students took the lead in a new space that provided more opportunities for child interaction. In 2018, the second-year ELCC students moved their free children's four-week play program into a larger space, which increased the play program's...

Animal Health Clinic provides authentic industry environment
Lakeland College students are leading today in the new $8.2 million Animal Health Clinic (AHC). The AHC officially opened on the Vermilion campus on Friday, Sept. 7. The new 14,531 sq. ft. facility reflects an operational veterinary clinicand replaces the college’s Small Animal Clinic, which was...

Longstanding donor to help increase Lakeland College farm
The generosity of a donor will provide more opportunities for Lakeland College’s agricultural sciences students to take the lead and grow ag-based research opportunities. Judy Sweet made a $500,000 donation to Lakeland on Thursday, Sept. 6, which will be used to increase Lakeland’s farm land...

Lakeland celebrates Energy Park Site official opening
Lakeland College officially opened its Energy Park Site on April 18. Dignitaries, industry partners, alumni, students, employees and friends of the college celebrated the opening of the three-acre industrial site just west of Lloydminster. The site includes two large buildings that now house Lakeland’s...