Northern Lakes College has many campuses including Slave Lake, Alberta. The Slave Lake Campus is one of the larger campuses and offers a wide variety of programs. It is located 248 km northwest of Edmonton and 318 km east of Grande Prairie on the southeast shore of Lesser Slave Lake.
Characterized by many as “The Jewel of the North”, the Town of Slave Lake lies at the eastern end of Lesser Slave Lake, just 5 ½ hours South West of Fort McMurray. Slave Lake is a progressive, dynamic community, with our crisp blue lake, white sandy beaches, blazing sunsets, lush green forests, spectacular native flora and a variety of wildlife that provides an unsurpassed natural beauty for all to enjoy.
Slave Lake offers year round activities for sightseers and outdoor enthusiasts alike. The summer months bring Riverboat Daze, the Alberta Open Sandsculpture Championships, Lesser Slave Lake Song Bird Festival and annual fishing Tournaments. Incredible cross-country skiing, ice fishing and backcountry sledding attract many to the area in the winter months.
Lesser Slave Lake, the largest lake entirely within Alberta, is among the finest, if not the finest, recreational beach in the entire province. About 7 km of these white sand beaches occur within the Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park, which has been featured on the Discovery Channel as part of their Great Canadian Parks Series. Slave Lake is also located southwest of the Pelican Mountain range, of which Marten Mountain is the most westerly major peak. Marten Mountain rises some 1020 meters above sea level, the highest point in the Pelican Mountains upland. The views from Marten Mountain are scenic and beautiful, something you rarely find in the Boreal Forest. Within 15 minutes you can discover Alberta’s 6th largest Provincial Park, Canada’s northernmost bird observatory, Alberta’s easternmost foothills and the most beautiful stretch of white sand beaches in Alberta!
Student housing at
Northern Lakes College is provided at the Grouard Campus only.
Moosehorn Lodge is a co-ed on-campus residence located at the Grouard Campus. Furnished rooms provide study and sleeping accommodation. Students provide bedding, towels and pots, pans, dishes. Evening recreation activities include social clubs and a variety of sports programs. The student lounge offers the relaxation of billiards, television and reading materials. A student laundry facility and a kitchenette is located in the lodge building.
College housing is not provided at the Slave Lake Campus, however student can recieve an up-to-date list of rental units/apartments available in the Slave Lake area if they contact
Northern Lakes College.
