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Portage College
Our programs uniquely prepare students by allocating more instructional hours for the application of concepts that the big schools simply don't have time for.
Our small class sizes, individual attention, affordable tuition fees, flexible payment options, and additional instructional hours, all contribute to student success and employability post-graduation.
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- Accounts & Auditing
- Banking & Finance
- Business Development
- Bookkeeping
- Entrepreneurship
- Government & Human Resources
- Insurance
- Marketing
- Operations Management
- Payroll & Small Business Management
- Sales & Real Estate
- Supply Chain
- Administrative Assistant
- Data Entry Clerk.
- Taxation and more!
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Career Potential
Explore our Business programs — Certificate, Diploma, and BBA pathway
Empower Your Potential in Business
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.
Lac La Biche Campus
9531 - 94 Ave.
Lac La Biche, Alberta T0A 2C0
Our students agree – “it’s a great learning environment where you’ll get a more personal experience”.
Did You Know: You must be a registered apprentice before you can apply to this program?
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What makes us different?
Our programs uniquely prepare students by allocating more instructional hours for the application of concepts that the big schools simply don't have time for.
This program is offered face-to-face at the Cold Lake and Lac La Biche Campuses. Our small class sizes, individual attention, and additional instructional hours, all contribute to student success and employability post-graduation.
1 Year Certificate
Our Business Administration Certificate program provides students with entry-level skills in accounting and administration, preparing them for a variety of careers in industries such as tourism, health, education, social services, retail businesses, and oil and gas. This certificate can be earned in one year and offers the opportunity to continue on to a diploma in either accounting or management.
Take an additional year to earn your Diploma in Business, either in Accounting or Management.
Accounting
Graduates are qualified to do bookkeeping at any business or start their own journey to become an accountant. The program focuses on financial, managerial and tax accounting.
2 Year Diploma
Culinary Arts Program Graduate
Andrea Gauthier
“I was looking forward to learning about international cuisine and how some of the dishes are created, cooked and presented. And because the class sizes were not too big, we were able to get the instruction and attention we needed to make our food even better.”
Business Administration Mgmt.
Graduates can work for larger companies, start their own business or go for their degree. The program focuses on the real-world application of core business theories, giving students the necessary tools to effectively manage people, finances, production and promotion.
2 Year Diploma
Show the world you mean business.
Business Administration student
window washing warriors.
Human Resource Mgmt.
This program will prepare you to write the national exam required to be a Certified Human Resources Professional. Graduates of Portage College's Business Administration Certificate can transfer directly and won’t need to relocate.
BBA in Management
Earn a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a Management focus without relocating. Delivered in the region, the program builds advanced leadership and business skills.
Students with the Portage Business Administration Management Diploma can enter directly into Year 3 and graduate career-ready for management, entrepreneurship, and professional roles.
2 Year Degree (in partnership with NAIT)
Brenda Robertson - BBA
"I learned so many things relevant to my life as well as skills that I end up using every day. I received such a well-rounded education for the things I want to do".
"Portage College instructors helped me design the future I was looking for."
Samantha Walker-Dean
Business Accounting Student
Students who graduate from Portage College's Business Administration Certificate can transfer directly into the Northern Lakes College Human Resource Management Diploma.
Affordable Tuition
Earn your degree without the high costs of big city tuition and living expenses.
Business Administration
2 Year Diploma (Northern Lakes College)
1 Year Certificate
The certificate in Office Administration gives you the skills and experience businesses and institutions are looking for.
This 35-week program prepares you for immediate employment in a constantly changing office environment. You will obtain the knowledge and skills required to gain employment in administrative support positions in business, government and non-governmental organizations.
The last component of the program is a three-week practicum placement aimed at providing on-the-job training, furthering your employment opportunities.