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Lethbridge Polytechnic (LP), formerly Lethbridge College, is a public polytechnic institute located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Lethbridge Polytechnic is ranked as one of the top 50 research colleges in Canada and has over 6,900 students enrolled in more than 65 certificate, diploma, applied degree, bachelor’s degree, pre-employment, and apprenticeship programs. [2]
 Lethbridge Polytechnic logo | |
| Motto | Be ready. |
|---|---|
| Type | Public polytechnic institute |
| Established | 1957 |
| President | Dr. Brad Donaldson |
Academic staff | 300+[1] |
| Students | 6,900 |
| Location | , , Canada |
| Campus | Urban/suburban Lethbridge, Claresholm, Vulcan, Pincher Creek, and Crowsnest Pass. |
| Nickname | Kodiaks |
| Affiliations | ACCC, CCAA, AACTI, CBIE |
| Mascot | Kodi the Kodiak |
| Website | www |
Lethbridge Polytechnic is a member of the Alberta Rural Development Network.
History
editEstablished in 1957 as Lethbridge Junior College, the first publicly funded community college in Canada.[3] On 14 February 2007, the College's Board of Governors voted to change the name of the college to "Lethbridge College".[4]
On 25 June 2024, the Alberta government announced the College would become the province's newest polytechnic institute - Lethbridge Polytechnic, to reflect the institution's growth and ability to expand it's programming. [5]
Locations
editLethbridge Polytechnic's main campus is in Lethbridge, with regional campuses in Claresholm, Vulcan, Pincher Creek, and the Crowsnest Pass.[6]
Academics
editLethbridge Polytechnic offers preparatory studies, vocational training, and university transfer programs in 50 career fields, leading to one-year certificates, two-year diplomas, apprenticeships, and bachelor's degrees. Lethbridge Polytechnic provides applied bachelor's degrees and has transfer agreements with the University of Alberta, Athabasca University, University of Calgary, and University of Lethbridge for students who wish to transfer and/or further their studies with a bachelor's degree.[7]
Athletics
editLethbridge Polytechnic competes in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. The college fields men's and women's teams in basketball, soccer, volleyball, golf and cross country running. The teams are known as the Kodiaks.
The men's cross country team won the 2006 ACAC Championship, and the National Championship. The women's team also won National titles in 2003 and 2004. The women's basketball team won their second ACAC gold medal in 4 years, defeating defending champion Mount Royal College 67–59. They won the bronze medal at the 2006 Canadian Colleges Athletic Association National Championships in Cornwall, Ontario, where they defeated the Okanagan Lakers 79–77.
Media
editLethbridge Polytechnic has an on-campus media organization called Lethbridge Campus Media, operated by the second-year students in the Digital Communications and Media program. Within the organization, students operate the online presence; Endeavour newspaper, published four times during the academic year; CRLC The Kodiak, an online radio station; and eNews, a news program broadcast through their website and locally through Shaw TV in the Winter semester. The students also create Expressions Magazine in the winter semester.
The students are responsible for writing and creating all editorial and commercial content as part of their course curriculum.
References
edit- ^ "Who We Are". Lethbridge College Faculty Association. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "Lethbridge College: Schools in Alberta - alis". Alberta careers, learning, and employment information - alis. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ Sanderson, Kay (1999). 200 Remarkable Alberta Women. Calgary: Famous Five Foundation. p. 54.
- ^ "Name of college officially changed to Lethbridge College", Lethbridge Herald, pp. A3, 2007-02-15
- ^ "College getting new status and new name". Lethbridge Herald. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ^ "Lethbridge College". MacLean's Education. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
- ^ "Lethbridge College | What Happens Next Matters Most". BE READY. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
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