Family. She did it for her own family. She did it with the support of her family, and she joins a family of thirty eight Portage College graduates who share similar stories of determination, support and success. Cassidy Handel is now a Practical Nurse. The recent graduate from the Portage College program is a proud
Murals, Exhibitions, and Galleries: Portage College Arts Programs Wrap Up a Year of Creativity
From project practicums, murals, exhibitions, and gallery showings, the Arts programs at Portage College have drawn a lot of attention this year.
Portage College and Aspen View schools bring Trades to students
Athabasca-based Aspen View Public Schools has partnered with Portage College to offer more students a practical learning pathway to Trades and Technology-focused careers. The new, dual-credit opportunity introduces high school students to a variety of Trades options offered at Portage College. The partnership is possible through discussions between the school division and Portage College senior
Historic Milestone: Portage College Approved to Offer First Bachelor’s Degree
Portage College is proud to announce a historic milestone in its evolution as a post-secondary institution with the launch of its first-ever bachelor’s degree program, the Bachelor of Education. The approval marks the first time in the College’s history that it has been authorized to grant a bachelor’s degree, representing a significant step forward in
Indigenous learning continues to grow at Portage College
June is Indigenous History Month. Fifty years ago, Portage College was operating as Alberta Vocational College, and the course offerings for the 1976-1977 school year included the first appearance of a class that would evolve to become one of the best Indigenous Arts programs in Western Canada. Introduced in that 1976-77 academic year, the Cultural
Renowned Instructor Teaches at Portage College, Meet Ruby!
Portage College may be small, but there is hidden talent in every corner that has a decorative background and an abundance of experience and connections that positively affect students. Ruby Sweetman is the coordinator of the Indigenous Arts Program at Portage College. Once a student and now a coordinator, Ruby had originally taken the program back in
Family connection and Father’s Day gift at Portage College convocation
Father’s Day was on June 21, but Portage College Business Program Coordinator Allan Robertson got a gift earlier in the month as he watched one of his daughters cross the stage at Portage College’s Convocation ceremony on June 4. Merridy Robertson is one of this year’s Early Learning and Child Care Certificate (ELCC) graduates. She
Portage College joins Community Futures for “Lemonade University”
If you’re in and around Cold Lake on June 13, Sawyer’s Fresh Lemonade Stand in Willow Crescent, near Kinosoo Beach in Cold Lake North will be serving up lemonade, berry lemonade, chips, chocolate bars and freezies for National Lemonade Day. Across northeast Alberta, throughout the Portage College service area, there are more than 80 lemonade stands
Portage College opens programs to regional students
More than 400 Grade 8 and 9 students from across the Portage College service area in northeast Alberta took over the College’s Lac La Biche campus on Thursday, May 28 for a student education fair. The students from Northern Lights Public Schools attended information sessions on all of the available programming at Portage, took part
Golden Knight – Jim Knight is ACAC Athletic Director of the Year
VERMILION – The 2025-26 ACAC season may be over, but the awards keep pouring in for the Portage College Voyageurs. On the heels of the College’s most successful athletic season ever – including unprecedented team success and all-conference recognition for athletes and coaches – Jim Knight put the cherry on top earlier this month. During