Lethbridge College
Established	1957
Type	Public degree granting community college
President	Tracy L. Edwards
Students	7,200
Undergraduates	available
Location	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Campus	Urban/suburban Lethbridge, Fort Macleod and Taber.
Nickname	Kodiaks
Mascot	Kody the Kodiak
Affiliations	ACCC, CCAA, CCAA, AACTI, CBIE
Website	http://www.lethbridgecollege.ab.ca/

Lethbridge College, formerly Lethbridge Community College, was opened in 1957 as the first public community college in Canada. Over 7,000 students attend the Lethbridge, Alberta, institution.

Contents 1 History 2 Locations 3 Academics 4 Athletics 5 Notes 6 External links 7 References

[edit] History

Lethbridge Community College opened in 1957 as the first public community college in Canada. On 14 February 2007, the college's executive council voted to change the name of the college to "Lethbridge College".^[1]

[edit] Locations

Lethbridge College has campuses in Lethbridge, Fort Macleod and Taber.

[edit] Academics

Lethbridge College 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 College provides applied bachelor's degrees while other bachelor's degrees are available in collaboration with the University of Alberta, Athabasca University, University of Calgary, and University of Lethbridge.

[edit] Athletics

Lethbridge College competes in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference. The college fields men's and women's teams in basketball, soccer, volleyball, golf, cross country running and curling. The mascot is Kody the Kodiak.

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. Lethbridge College also competes in ACAC Curling as a club team.

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Lethbridge College website
• Lethbridge College - Endeavour Student Newspaper Archive

[edit] References

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All facts, unless otherwise stated, are from Lethbridge College's web site:

• Lethbridge College Website

Coordinates: 49°39′44″N 112°48′33″W / 49.66222°N 112.80917°W / 49.66222; -112.80917 (Lethbridge College)

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