Conservation Enforcement – Bachelor of Applied Science

Conservation enforcement professionals deal with problem wildlife, investigate violations, handle park operations and enforce resource laws.

Delivery

• only four-year applied degree of its kind in Canada
• September admission
• first two years are offered in the Natural Resource Compliance program

Careers

• conservation, fishery, wildlife and natural resource officers, RCMP or municipal police officers, environmental investigators

Admission Requirements

Natural Resource Compliance diploma or equivalent

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $4,860 Year I
• $2,930 Year II

Correctional Studies Degree

Work with individual offenders, helping them to complete their sentences and return to society. Meet Correctional Service of Canada requirements for promotion to management and supervisory positions.

Delivery

• four-year applied degree
• September and January on-campus admission for transfer students with related diplomas
• distance delivery admissions in September, January and May
• fourth year spent in a directed field study at a correctional institution or agency.

Careers

• Parole officers, managers in federal or provincial corrections, managers in youth work, probation managers, case workers in provincial or federal corrections.

Admission Requirements

Correction Studies Diploma, Criminal Justice - Policing Diploma or related human services diploma.

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $7,380 Year 3
• $5,150 Year 4

Agricultural Technology

Ag Tech grads work in various areas of the diverse agriculture industry, from farm finance and sales to agri-service and consulting.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September and January admission

Careers

• farm and ranch operators, agri-business and agri-service, agricultural research and consulting, farm finance

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with: 65% English 30, Math 20 or 30. Biology 30 and Chemistry 30 are recommended.

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $5,780 Year I
• $5,750 Year II

Business Administration

Work in marketing, accounting, sales, management, administration, financial services, and banking.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September and January admission

Careers

• Professionals working in accounting, advertising, sales and marketing, human resources, hospitality and tourism, financial services, not-for-profit organizations and government

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with 50% in English 30-1 or 30-2 and 50% Math 30 pure or applied.

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $4,920 Year I
• $4,140 Year II

Child & Youth Care

Child and youth care professionals work with children, youth and families coping with challenges.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September admission (possible January admission)
• numerous transfer agreements in place

Careers

• Professionals at residential group homes, independent living and treatment programs, emergency and drop-in centres, schools, family support and community-based programs

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with 60% English 30-1 or 70% English 30-2 and 60% Social Studies 30 or 70% Social Studies 33 and one additional 30-level subject

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $5,830 Year I
• $4,050 Year II

Communication Arts

Work on camera or behind the scenes, in print or on the Internet, writing and distributing the news, helping Canadians understand the issues affecting them, or helping clients develop public relations and advertising to reach the public and their customers.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September admission
• Majors in broadcast journalism, print journalism and advertising/public relations
• fast-track option in advertising/public relations and print journalism majors for students with degrees
• numerous transfer agreements in place

Careers

• radio/newspaper/TV reporters, anchors, writers or producers, communications specialists, freelance writers, public relations practitioners, marketing and sales professionals

Admission Requirements

60% in English 30-1 or 70% in English 30-2, 60% in Social Studies 30 or 33

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $5,700 Year I
• $4,430 Year II

Computer Information Technology

Work in a wide variety of careers, including ones in software and website development, e-commerce administration, Internet security or IT management.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September and January admissions
• possible credit for two years toward related degree programs at the University of Lethbridge, Athabasca University and Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).
• accredited by the Canadian Information Processing Society

Careers

• network, system and programmer analysts, software designers and developers, web architects

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with 60% in English 30-1 or 30-2 and 60% Math 30 pure or applied.

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $6,570 Year I
• $7,870 Year II

Correctional Studies Diploma

Work with individual offenders, helping them to complete their sentences and return to society. Your success will depend on the relationships you build with your clients.

Delivery

• September and January admission
• distance delivery available in all year round
• diploma guarantees acceptance into third year of Lethbridge College's Bachelor of Applied Arts - Correctional Studies.

Careers

• Corrections and parole officers, adult and youth probation officers, commercial vehicle, enforcement officers, Canada Border Services officers.

Admission Requirements

High School Diploma. Admission testing

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $4,920 Year I
• $4,140 Year II

Criminal Justice - Policing

You'll gain insight into the criminal justice system, criminal and procedural law and related topics like psychology, criminology, interviewing and investigative techniques.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September and January admission
• transfers into third year of Lethbridge College's Bachelor of Applied Arts - Correctional Studies, or Athabasca University's Bachelor of Professional Arts - Criminal Justice.
• Agreements are also in place with the University of Great Falls (Montana).

Careers

• Officers at the RCMP or Provincial and Municipal Police Services, Traffic Enforcement Agencies, Canada Border Service Agency, Emergency/Dispatch Services, Correctional, Security and Protection Agencies.

Admission Requirements

High School Diploma. Admission testing

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $4,890 Year I
• $4,700 Year II

Disability and Community Rehabilitation

Impact the lives of children, adults, families and communities every day.

Delivery

• one-year certificate or two-year diploma offered by distance delivery only, full or part-time studies
• September, January and May starts
• numerous transfer agreements available

Careers

• community or vocational support workers, employment training specialists, residential team leaders

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with 50% English 30.

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $5,760 Year I (Available by distance delivery only)
• $5,760 Year II (Available by distance delivery only)

Early Childhood Education

Engage children and support their development through art, music and play. Help children and their families.

Delivery

• one-year certificate or two-year diploma
• full-time, part-time, evening/weekend and distance delivery options
• September admission (January admission possible)
• transfer agreements in place

Careers

• Working with children at child care programs and family child care, schools, kindergartens, and nursery schools, parenting centres and recreational facilities, holiday resorts and cruise lines

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with 60% English 30-1 or 65% English 30-2 and 60% Social studies 30 or 33.

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $5,890,Year I
• $5,450 Year II

Environmental Assessment and Restoration

Graduates of this program are involved in regeneration of disturbed lands, restoration of abandoned industrial sites, and environmental protection.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September admission

Careers

• environmental technicians and investigators, reclamation technicians and officers, soil and environmental lab technicians, water monitoring and water management technicians

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with: 50% English 30, 50% Math 20, 50% Biology 20, 50% Chemistry 20

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $7,500 Year I
• $6,350 Year II

General Studies

Geomatics engineering technologists gather and interpret location information about the physical environment, using surveying, mapping, global positioning systems, geographic information systems and satellite image analysis.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
  September, January and May admission

Admission Requirements

Alberta high school diploma or equivalent with: 60% English 30-1 or 30-2 and 50% in Math 20 Pure or Applied.

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $4,000 Year I
• $4,000 Year II

Geomatics Engineering Technology

Geomatics engineering technologists gather and interpret location information about the physical environment, using surveying, mapping, global positioning systems, geographic information systems and satellite image analysis.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September admission

Careers

• survey assistants, survey party chiefs, GIS/mapping technologists, urban and regional planning assistants, survey drafting technologists

Admission Requirements

60% English 30, 50% Math 30 Pure or 65% Math 30 Applied, 50% Physics 20 or Science 30

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies. Does not include refundable $500 laptop deposit or laptop rental.

• $8,050 Year I
• $7,990 Year II

Multimedia Production

You'll blend audio, video, animation, graphics and text in a digital environment to create multimedia wonders, whether you choose to focus on video and motion graphics, web and interactive programming or e-learning technologies.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September admission
• transfers into third year of Athabasca University's Communications degree

Careers

• web designers and programmers, video producers and animators, e-learning technicians

Admission Requirements

50% in English 30-1 and 50% Social Studies 30 or 33

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $5,030 Year I
• $4,550 Year II

Natural Resource Compliance

Graduates of this program help protect our land and wildlife and serve as stewards for the environment.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September admission

Careers

• environment and wildlife inspectors, conservation officers, park rangers, police officers, fish and wildlife officers

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with: 60% English, 60% Chemistry 20, 60% Biology 30, 60% Math 30, 60% Social Studies 30

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $6,930 Year I
• $6,520 Year II

Nursing Education in Southwestern Alberta (NESA)

Registered nurses have advanced training in health assessment, health promotion and illness prevention.

Delivery

• four-year collaborative degree with the University of Lethbridge
• first two years delivered at Lethbridge College
• Bachelor of Nursing After-Degree program allows degree holders to fast-track their BN degree

Careers

• registered nurses at regional health authorities, clinics, nursing homes, home care agencies, educational institutions

Admission Requirements

60% English 30-1, 50% Math 30 Pure, 50% Biology 30, 50% Chemistry 30. Must have a 65% minimum average in required courses.

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $5,780 Year I
• $6,100 Year II
• After-degree option: $6,201

Professional Golf Management

Manage golf facilities and related organizations, manage golf pro-shops or teach golf.

Delivery

• two-year diploma and post-diploma certificate of specialization
• September or January admission
• fully accredited and endorsed by the Canadian Professional Golf Association

Careers

• directors of golf, head golf professionals, pro-shop managers, teaching professionals, apprentice professionals

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with 50% in English 30-1 or 30-2 and 50% Math 30 pure or applied.

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $6,810 Year I
• $6,880 Year II
• $5,220 Year III (PGM Certificate)

Renewable Resource Management

Renewable resource professionals deal with the sustainable management of natural resources by collecting and interpreting environmental information.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September admission
• possible January admission

Careers

• renewable resource positions with government, environmental organizations, consulting firms and the environmental industry

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with: 50% English 30, 50% Math 20, 50% Biology 20, 50% Chemistry 20

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $7,200 Year I
• $6,260 Year II

Therapeutic Recreation – Gerontology

Therapeutic Recreation professionals employ recreational activities to enhance the quality of life for seniors.

Delivery

• two-year diploma
• September admission
• on-campus or blended delivery
• only therapeutic recreation diploma in Canada specializing in gerontology

Careers

• assisting seniors at seniors’ recreational facilities, adult independent living facilities, mental health programs, rehabilitation programs

Admission Requirements

High school diploma with: 65% English 30, 50% Biology 30

Fees

Estimate only. Includes tuition, fees, books and supplies.

• $5,450 Year I
• $4,180 Year II