Northern Lights College [NLC]: Rankings, Courses, Admissions, Tuition Fee, Cost of Attendance & Scholarships

Northern Lights College Campus and Accomodations

Northern Lights College is a community college with several campuses. These campuses collectively offer more than 571 programs. The campuses include cafeterias, Student Residence common rooms, Aboriginal Gathering Space, or lounge areas. The Northern Lights College campuses are designed to provide a relaxed atmosphere for students to study in.

• The Dawson Creek Campus is the oldest of the Northern Lights College campuses. It is home to the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering program.
• The Tumbler Ridge campus offers a range of highly interactive online courses guided by expert instructors. This campus is a designated UNESCO Global Geopark, with much of the natural geography of the region being rich in dinosaur fossils, caves, waterfalls, mountain lakes, etc.
• The Chetwynd Campus offers programs such as Career and College Preparation, University Arts and Sciences, Trades and Apprenticeship, and Workforce Training/Continuing Education, to both full-time and part-time students.
• Fort Nelson campus is home to The Workforce Training/Continuing Education department which offers a large number of courses that allow students to obtain safety and other certification needed to work in the oil and gas or other industries..
• Fort St. John Campus has over 1800 students annually and the campus offers a wide variety of academic programs, along with vocational and diploma programs. This campus also consists of Northern Lights College’s International Education department, where international students enrolling at Northern Lights College from around the world can learn English before moving to the Northern Lights College programs of their choice.
• Fort St. John Campus has a number of services to make academic life more accessible to students, such as financial aid, Aboriginal Services Advisor, library, cafeteria, daycare, computer/ Internet access, bookstore and access to city transit.

Northern Lights College Accomodations

At Northern Lights College, two campuses, one at Dawson Creek and the other at Fort St. John, offers on-campus residence to students. Although the rest of the campuses do not offer on-campus student housing, housing options should be available in the local communities close to the campus, usually at affordable rates.

• The Dawson Creek campus residence can house upto 190 students and the Fort St. John campus can house a maximum of 102 students. Students can choose from one-, two-, three-, or four-bedroom units. The bedrooms are furnished and come with a bed, small dresser, bookshelves, computer station and chair, while the kitchens contain a stove, fridge, microwave, table, and chairs. The rooms are connected to the internet and telephone networks. Vacuum cleaners, washers and dryers are also provided to students.
• Housing options include assisted living units with wheel-chair accessibility, and one-bedroom units for partners.
• The Dawson Creek residential buildings offer facilities for relaxation and fitness, such as gymnasium, baseball field, soccer field, and a bookstore.
• The Fort St. John campus is well connected to the city via the city's transit system, with the bus stop located on-campus. The beautiful city holds numerous outdoor and indoor recreational centres for students to explore, like shops, museums, ice arenas, cross-country skiing, bowling lanes, golf courses, walking trails, ball diamonds, a swimming pool and theatres, to name a few.

Residence fees include electricity, heat, hot water, basic cable, access to the campus internet, and free parking for 1 vehicle/suite.

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