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You may wish to begin your studies part-time with University courses. For details fill out the Info Request Form above.
Part Time Options
• Cold Lake Campus
• Lac La Biche Campus
• St. Paul Campus
Locations
Year 1: August 28, 2025 to June 26, 2026
Year 2: August 29, 2025 to May 22, 2026
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Professional Instructors
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Our enthusiastic, experienced instructors focus on building your competency in nursing practice through imaginative, innovative classroom and lab experiences.
We offer small class sizes and a comfortable learning environment.
Graduates will be equipped to work in both rural and urban settings in:
- Acute care
- Hospitals
- Continuing care centres
- Community care settings
- Client homes
- Doctor's offices
- More
Small Class Sizes
Careers in High Demand
Get the clinical experience you need to advance your career.
Practical Nurse Diploma
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”.
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Launch Your Nursing Career
Our program emphasizes collaboration, health promotion, and family-centered nursing. You will be equipped with the skills and knowledge required to work in a wide variety of health care settings, both rural and urban.
This two-year diploma program is delivered in two formats: onsite and blended delivery. Returning second-year students will be on-site as much as possible to take part in labs. First-year students will take theory classes online and will be on-site in the fall semester.
Professional Cooking Certificate
The Professional Cooking Certificate gives students the opportunity to complete the certificate program. The course will be a blended delivery with theory classes being online and all lab training is face-to-face.
Certificate
Courses include Kitchen introduction, Baking and Pastries, Stocks, Soups & Sauces, and Kitchen Management - All in the professional commercial kitchens in the new, state-of-the-art Training Centre.
This program after successful completion is transferable to our Culinary Arts Diploma.
Culinary Arts Diploma
The Portage College Culinary Arts Diploma provides you with all the specialized knowledge and professional skills needed for the ever-changing and equally exciting food service industry.
Diploma
Courses include Kitchen introduction, Baking and Pastries, Stocks, Soups & Sauces, and Kitchen Management - All in the professional commercial kitchens in the Hospitality Training Centre.
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.”
Learn more about life in the Practical Nurse program.
Become a Practical Nurse.
Start learning this fall!
Portage College’s Practical Nurse Program offers a hands-on education that prepares students for a career in nursing. Through a combination of classroom instruction and clinical practice, students develop the skills needed to provide quality care in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, and more.
Graduates are eligible to take the Canadian Practical Nurse Exam (CPNE) and become Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs). With flexible study options, the program is designed to support students in achieving success in the nursing field.