Lakeland College hosts one of only a half dozen student-managed working farms in Canada, and is one of the largest in North America.

[5] Lakeland College's Student-Managed Farm powered by New Holland[6] includes both crops and livestock.

In 1911, the provincial government purchased land near seven Alberta communities[7] including just west of the Vermilion townsite.

[9] College classes were moved to Olds during the Second World War, with the campus being used as a training center for the Canadian Women's Army Corps.

It was established as Canada's first, and to date only, interprovincial college with regional campuses in eastern Alberta and western Saskatchewan.

Today Lakeland students take agricultural sciences, business, environmental sciences, fire and emergency services, health and wellness, human services, interior design technology, apprenticeship and pre-employment trades training, street rod technologies and university transfer.

To date it is the only Canadian program endorsed by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA).

[10] Fire and emergency training programs draw students from across Canada as well as other countries.

In 2013, during its centennial year, Lakeland gave out more than $1 million in awards, scholarships and bursaries to its students.

[11] The college joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by retired General Rick Hillier for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members.

This was revived in a big way in 2010 with the award of a $2.3 million grant from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's College and Community Innovation Program.

In 2013, the women's novice eight crew repeated as gold medalists at the Western Canadian University Rowing Championships.

Lakeland College earned its first national medal, a silver, while the gold went to Fraser Valley Cascades (PACWEST).

[18] In 2017 the women's volleyball team made history again by winning national gold after the provincial championship.