News Archive
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Portage College Announces Apprenticeship Carpentry and Apprenticeship Heavy Equipment Technician Programs
April 16, 2025Portage College is excited to announce new trades program expansions, including Apprenticeship Carpentry and Apprenticeship Heavy Equipment Technician, set to begin in Fall 2025
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The Portage College alumni you may have seen teaching Indigenous arts & culture at YEG
April 11, 2025Portage Alumni: Indigenous Arts Diploma program's Lana Gal hopes that teaching the lessons she learned in class, will bring more understanding about Indigenous culture and more healing to Indigenous people.
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Portage College Paramedic Students Score Perfect Passing Rate on Exam
April 10, 2025Portage College proudly announces that all recent graduates of its Advanced Care Paramedic (ACP) program achieved a 100% pass rate on the February COPR exam, surpassing the national average.
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Portage College and County celebrate student athletes and community sports builders
April 8, 2025The annual Sports Excellence awards night at Portage College is a collaboration between the College and Lac La Biche County, shining a spotlight not only on Portage College student athletes but also inductees into the Lac La Biche County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Portage College Launches New Pre-Health Sciences Certificate to Support Future Healthcare Careers
April 4, 2025Portage College is launching a one-year Pre-Health Sciences Certificate to provide students with a strong foundation for healthcare careers. The program covers key health concepts and essential skills, offering students the chance to explore various healthcare fields and prepare for further education or entry-level roles.
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Wear Red Instead for Autism Acceptance on April 2
April 1, 2025Autism Awareness on April 2 is the Wear Red Instead campaign, which is part of a growing movement to push aside what many believe to be an outdated narrative about battling neurodiversity instead of embracing neurodiversity within society.
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Portage College hosts Skills Canada Alberta events for area high school students
March 28, 2025Students from high schools across the region used the classrooms and workspaces at the St. Paul and Lac La Biche Portage College campuses for the recent Skills Canada Alberta northeastern regionals. The College locations hosted Welding, Carpentry, Culinary Arts, Hairstyling and Baking events.
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Portage College has royal trio of King Charles medal winners
March 25, 2025Portage College President Nancy Broadbent, Board of Governors member Ron Young and Community Social Work Program Coordinator Lyla Allan are all King Charles III Medal recipients.
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Portage College Business Program Students Win Alberta Deans of Business Case Competition
March 20, 2025Portage College Business Program students from Lac La Biche and Cold Lake campuses won first place at the Alberta Deans of Business Case Competition in Fort McMurray. Competing against teams from 10 other Alberta institutions, the team stood out for their ability to analyze complex problems, develop strategic solutions, and present confidently to judges. Their success was driven by teamwork, critical thinking, and preparation, with support from instructors and a guest coach.
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Portage College Research Project Explores Fighting Wildfires with Fungus
March 20, 2025Interest is mushrooming around a plan to use fungus to reduce wildfire risks in Alberta forests. A Portage College applied research project has been approved to study the decomposition of deadfall, and the fungus types that can do it best. Michael Schulz, an Environment Technologist program instructor at Portage College in Lac La Biche is leading the research. Schulz, who holds a Master of Science in Ecology, is one of Western Canada’s leading experts in fungi. He hopes this research will help shape future wildfire prevention strategies.
We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.