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Northern Lights College
Northern Lights College (NLC) is a public[3] college in Northern British Columbia, Canada. It currently has campuses and access centers in eight communities across the northern third of British Columbia, with Regional Administration located at the Dawson Creek campus. As of 2021, international students comprised 25% of NLC's total student population and 20% identified as Indigenous.[4] HistoryJim 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.[5] List of campusesList of Access CentresProgramsNorthern Lights College offers programs in the following areas:
Aboriginal servicesNorthern 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.[7] In 2021 Northern Lights College received $70,000 to support two Indigenous education endowment and project funds.[8] Scholarships and bursariesThe 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:
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 [9] Notable Faculty and AlumniBob Zimmer, Canadian politician and a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada. See also
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