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.
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