Northlands College

Northlands College
Motto	Preparing Northerners
Established	1970 (La Ronge Community College) (years).
Type	Public College
Religious affiliation	non-denominational
Admin. staff	120
Students	500
Location	La Ronge; Creighton; Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, Canada
Campus	Urban
Colours	blue & gold
Affiliations	CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, University of Saskatchewan, University of Regina, SIAST, UArctic
Website	www.northlandscollege.sk.ca/

Northlands College is a post-secondary educational institution in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Programs

Northlands College offers adult basic education; business and industry; career and support services; computer training; general interest; online training; SIAST & Institute programs. Select university programs are offered at the undergraduate and graduate level in partnership with University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina.

Many programs offered by Northlands are designed to meet the unique needs of northern Saskatchewan. For example, the Radiation/Environment Technician program is the only year-long radiation monitoring training course available in Canada. Other programs, such as the Office Education program, are comparable in length and quality to similar training programs offered at other institutions.

Campus

The institute has campuses in La Ronge; Creighton; Buffalo Narrows. Administration of the college is run out of the Administration building in Air Ronge. Programs are also offered in communities throughout northern Saskatchewan, and at a number of northern minesites.

Governance

Northlands College was formed by the amalgamation of the La Ronge Region Community College, Westside Community College, and North East Community College in 1986. Originally known as Northlands Career College, its name was shortened in 199x to Northlands College. The college is goverened by a 10-member board, representing people from across northern Saskatchewan.

Partnerships

Northlands College offers accredited educational, vocational and skills training opportunities for the province's students in partnership with the University of Regina, the University of Saskatchewan, the SIAST, and the province's various regional colleges.

Northlands College maintains reciprocal arrangements with educational partners, including:

• University of Regina
• University of Saskatchewan
• Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology

See also

• Higher education in Saskatchewan
• List of agricultural universities and colleges
• List of colleges and universities in Saskatchewan

References

All facts, unless otherwise stated, are from Northlands College's web site

External links

• Northlands College website

University of the Arctic portal