Northern Lights College
Northern Lights College (NLC) serves northern British Columbia, a geographic area of approximately 325,000 square kilometres. The region is full of forests, lakes, foothills and mountains. Northern Lights College campuses are located on the territories of the Cree, Dene, Dunne-Za, Kaska, Saulteau, Tse’khene, Tahltan and Tlingit peoples. There are campuses and access centres in Atlin, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John and Tumbler Ridge. NLC offers academic, trades and continuing education programming. The school also has partnership agreements with several universities, allowing for the direct transfer of credits earned at NLC toward degrees and other programming.
The Dawson Creek campus is home to the internationally renowned aircraft maintenance program. A 26,000- square-foot aerospace hangar contains 15 aircraft and a Westwind jet. On the same campus, there’s a tower used for high-angle rescue training and hands-on class training for the Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician program. The Centre for Clean Energy Technologies, which runs on wind, solar, biomass and geothermal energy systems, is at Dawson Creek as well. On the school’s Fort St. John campus, the Centre of Training Excellence for Oil and Gas boasts a unique simulated well-site training facility and other programs related to the energy industry.
Quick facts
School size:
Small
Tuition:
Diploma $3,700-$5,200
Certificate $1,800-$5,700
Post-Grad $3,700
Residence offerings:
Yes
Popular programs
Diploma in Business Management
Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care
Social Services Worker Diploma
Associate Degree in Arts
Cool options
The Alaska Highway Consortium on Teacher Education: This 16-month program provides students with certified credentials from the province’s teaching branch of the Ministry of Education.
Aircraft Maintenance Technician: Students learn to troubleshoot and perform aircraft inspections, including airframe structures, engines and aircraft systems.
Interprofessional Mental Health and Addictions: In this online advanced certificate, diploma and degree holders engage in assessment, planning and interventions that support complex needs.
