Northern Lights College (NLC) is an institution that provides post-secondary education to residents of Northern British Columbia. It currently has campuses and access centers in eight communities across the northern third of British Columbia, with Regional Administration located on the Dawson Creek campus. NLC has a working agreement with the University of Northern British Columbia.[2] The college President and CEO (Oct. 2015) is Dr. Bryn Kulmatycki.
Leo Manning (Trades and Apprenticeship); Kathy Handley (Academic and Vocational Programs); Tracy Donnelly (Workforce Training and Continuing Education)
Jim Kassen began his 25-year career as the college president in 1980 and retired in 2005 seeing the college expand beyond the Dawson Creek campus to five campuses and three access centres.[3]
Northern Lights College offers programs in the following areas:
Trades and Apprenticeships/Auto/Heavy Mechanical/Plumbing/Carpentry/Cook/Power Engineering/Wind Turbine/Electrical/Millwright/Welding/Aircraft Maintenance Technician.
University Arts and Sciences/ Academic
Business Management/Applied Business Technology[4]
Career and College Preparation/ Upgrading
Workforce Training/Continuing Education
Oil & Gas Technologies
Clean Energy Technologies
Early Childhood Education and Care/ Education Assistant
Teacher Training
Practical Nursing/Health Care Assistant
Aircraft Maintenance Technician, Canadian Armed Forces Accredited, Transport Canada Approved/Accredited.
Aboriginal services
Northern Lights College has Aboriginal Gathering Spaces located at the following campuses: Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Chetwynd and Fort Nelson.
The Fort Nelson Gathering Space opened in 2009, while the remaining Gathering Spaces opened in 2011.
The opening of the Chetwynd Gathering Space was highlighted by the attendance of then Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Steven L. Point.[5]
In 2021 Northern Lights College received $70,000 to support two Indigenous education endowment and project funds.[6]
Scholarships and bursaries
The Northern Lights College Foundation is the recipient of funds held in trust for various awards for education. Formed in 1981, the Foundation's objectives are:
to foster community interest in promoting higher education and training
to act as a recipient of trust funds in the form of monies or other properties
to assist in community projects and promotion of higher education and to grant monies to Northern Lights College for the designated use of scholarships and bursaries to be awarded to students.
The Government of Canada sponsors an Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool that lists over 680 scholarships, bursaries, and other incentives offered by governments, universities, and industry to support Aboriginal post-secondary participation. Northern Lights College scholarships for Aboriginal, First Nations and Métis students include Awards for Aboriginal Women [7]
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and when to remove this template message Northern Lights College NLC is an institution that provides post secondary education to residents of Northern British Columbia It currently has campuses and access centers in eight communities across the northern third of British Columbia with Regional Administration located on the Dawson Creek campus NLC has a working agreement with the University of Northern British Columbia 2 The college President and CEO Oct 2015 is Dr Bryn Kulmatycki Northern Lights CollegeTypePost secondary community collegeEstablished1975PresidentMr Todd BondaroffVice presidentJessie Drew Anndra Graff Loren LovegreenDeanLeo Manning Trades and Apprenticeship Kathy Handley Academic and Vocational Programs Tracy Donnelly Workforce Training and Continuing Education Students625 Full Time Equivalent FTE for 2016 2017 1 LocationRegional Administration Dawson Creek British Columbia Canada55 44 49 N 120 13 35 W 55 74694 N 120 22639 W 55 74694 120 22639 Coordinates 55 44 49 N 120 13 35 W 55 74694 N 120 22639 W 55 74694 120 22639Campusurban suburban remoteColoursBlue amp Green NicknameNLCAffiliationsACCC BCC Websitenlc wbr bc wbr ca Contents 1 History 2 List of campuses 3 List of Access Centres 4 Programs 5 Aboriginal services 6 Scholarships and bursaries 7 Notable Faculty and Alumni 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditJim Kassen began his 25 year career as the college president in 1980 and retired in 2005 seeing the college expand beyond the Dawson Creek campus to five campuses and three access centres 3 List of campuses EditDawson Creek Fort St John Fort Nelson Tumbler Ridge ChetwyndList of Access Centres EditAtlin Dease Lake Hudson s HopePrograms EditNorthern Lights College offers programs in the following areas Trades and Apprenticeships Auto Heavy Mechanical Plumbing Carpentry Cook Power Engineering Wind Turbine Electrical Millwright Welding Aircraft Maintenance Technician University Arts and Sciences Academic Business Management Applied Business Technology 4 Career and College Preparation Upgrading Workforce Training Continuing Education Oil amp Gas Technologies Clean Energy Technologies Early Childhood Education and Care Education Assistant Teacher Training Practical Nursing Health Care Assistant Aircraft Maintenance Technician Canadian Armed Forces Accredited Transport Canada Approved Accredited Aboriginal services EditNorthern Lights College has Aboriginal Gathering Spaces located at the following campuses Dawson Creek Fort St John Chetwynd and Fort Nelson The Fort Nelson Gathering Space opened in 2009 while the remaining Gathering Spaces opened in 2011 The opening of the Chetwynd Gathering Space was highlighted by the attendance of then Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Steven L Point 5 In 2021 Northern Lights College received 70 000 to support two Indigenous education endowment and project funds 6 Scholarships and bursaries EditThe Northern Lights College Foundation is the recipient of funds held in trust for various awards for education Formed in 1981 the Foundation s objectives are to foster community interest in promoting higher education and training to act as a recipient of trust funds in the form of monies or other properties to assist in community projects and promotion of higher education and to grant monies to Northern Lights College for the designated use of scholarships and bursaries to be awarded to students The Government of Canada sponsors an Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool that lists over 680 scholarships bursaries and other incentives offered by governments universities and industry to support Aboriginal post secondary participation Northern Lights College scholarships for Aboriginal First Nations and Metis students include Awards for Aboriginal Women 7 Notable Faculty and Alumni EditBob Zimmer Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada See also EditList of institutes and colleges in British Columbia List of universities in British Columbia Higher education in British Columbia Education in CanadaReferences Edit https www2 gov bc ca assets gov education post secondary education institution resources administration accountability framework iapr 2016 17 nlc iapr 2016 17 pdf bare URL PDF Music at Community Colleges in The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada Northern Lights College mourns passing of longtime president Alaska Highway News 29 November 2019 Retrieved 26 September 2021 Northern Lights College Programs Lieutenant Governor opens Aboriginal Gathering Space at NLC s Chetwynd Campus Northern Lights College Retrieved 2014 05 20 Northern Lights College UNBC share in indigenous education grants Alaska Highway News Retrieved 2021 08 25 Aboriginal Bursaries Search ToolExternal links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Northern Lights College amp oldid 1091250450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
