Administrative offices are located in Slave Lake and Grouard, Alberta, with a staff of more than 275 working in more than 25 community campuses.
The college connects students from throughout the region with the latest in real-time teaching and learning technology to create manageable class cohorts.
The college offers education and training programs that include: trades and apprenticeship, career education, university studies and work force development.
Career choices include the following:[2] The following communities are served by Northern Lakes College: [3]
In 1970 and 1971, in Grouard, Alberta, First Nations students received adult education basic training to prepare to become instructors in Community Vocational Centres (CVC's) area.