Ready to Nurture Nature
Are you energized by being outdoors? Do you find the science of nature, plants and animals feeds your curiosity?
Get your start toward a career in finding solutions and creating positive change for a healthier environment.
Our highly recognized Environmental Science programs will teach you the science of nature while giving you ample opportunity to experience it first hand. Make the fields, mountaintops and forests your future workplace. Our collection of wildlife will help you hone your identification skills before you embark on field trips to test your skills in the wild.
You’ll learn from highly skilled, experienced instructors, getting the classroom theory you need and the opportunity to put that learning into practice in the real world.
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Districts in Alberta where fish and wildlife officers work
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Bachelor of Ecosystem Management is the only one of its kind offered in western Canada
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Specimens in our Hubbard Collection, one of Canada’s largest collections of full-body taxidermy mammals
Career paths
Students in our environmental science programs have found success in the following careers:
- Reclamation Technologist
- Environmental Technician
- Field Research Technician
- Resource, Fish And Wildlife Habitat Specialist
- Environmental Inspector
- Park Warden, Ranger Or Patrol Officer
- Resource Management Officer
- Conservation Officer
- Fish And Wildlife Officer
Wondering if a career in environmental science is right for you?
While the jobs in environmental sciences are varied, the people who choose them have something in common – they care greatly about the world around them. You can turn your excellent problem-solving skills and your passion for the planet into a rewarding, in-demand career by starting at Lethbridge College. You’ll be joining a long and proud list of fellow alumni who are truly making the world a better place.
Consider Environmental Science if you:
- excel at sciences and communication
- enjoy being outdoors and have a passion for the planet
- are energized working with animals in their environments
- find motivation in solving problems and affecting positive change
Do you have a passion for the outdoors and the environment?
Explore our Environmental Sciences programs and learn in the field and lab. Make the forests, mountaintops and fields your future workplace.
• TWO-YEAR DIPLOMA • SEPTEMBER ADMISSION
Do you have an interest in shaping the environment of the future? Do you want to restore and protect the planet’s land and water resources? Then get your feet wet and your hands dirty in the Environmental Assessment and Restoration program. This two-year program will put you at the forefront of saving our planet. In this practical program focused on soil and water, your classroom theory will be reinforced with hands-on application during labs and field trips that take you out into your future office – the great outdoors. Through a mix of science, law and technology, you’ll learn how to restore the resources our world depends on, improve water quality and reclaim abandoned industrial sites.
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2) and Grade 12 Math (30-1 or 30-2) and Grade 11 Biology (20) and Grade 11 Chemistry (20)
Explore our Environmental Assessment And Restoration program
Our Environmental Assessment and Restoration, and Renewable Resource Management programs both lead into our Ecosystem Management bachelor degree
• TWO-YEAR DIPLOMA • SEPTEMBER ADMISSION
Have you always respected the environment and the fish and wildlife that call it home? Then a career preserving their habitat might be right for you – and it starts in the Renewable Resource Management program. This intensive two-year diploma program is focused on biology and primarily deals with fish and wildlife. Textbook theory will come to life as you trek out into fields, forests, lakes and rivers to study animals and their environment, learning how to preserve their habitat for generations to come. You’ll be fully engaged in small classes taught by enthusiastic instructors who are recognized experts in the field.
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2) and Grade 12 Math (30-1 or 30-2) and Grade 11 Biology (20) and Grade 11 Chemistry (20)
Explore our Renewable Resource Management program
Our Environmental Assessment and Restoration, and Renewable Resource Management programs both lead into our Ecosystem Management bachelor degree
• TWO-YEAR (POST-DIPLOMA) • SEPTEMBER ADMISSION
Make the forests, mountaintops and fields your future workplace by building on your environmental sciences diploma in the Bachelor of Ecosystem Management degree program. Designed with input from environmental industry partners and delivered through two program streams, the degree prepares you for work in either environmental management and restoration or fish and wildlife management.
Requirements: Environmental Assessment and Restoration, or Renewable Resource Management diploma with a minimum GPA of 2.0
• TWO-YEAR DIPLOMA • SEPTEMBER ADMISSION
If you’re thinking of a career in conservation enforcement, start in the Natural Resource Compliance program. You’ll put in two fast-paced years learning about natural resources and how to detect and investigate natural resource violations through a mixture of coursework, labs and field trips. With our blend of academic and practical learning, you’ll be equipped with the skills and knowledge to begin upholding the law and protecting the resources of our beautiful landscape and wildlife.
Requirements: High school diploma and Grade 12 English (30-1 or 30-2) and Grade 12 Math (30-1 or 30-2) and Grade 11 Biology (20)
After two years you can take the next step in protecting our natural resources with our Conservation Enforcement degree
• TWO-YEAR (POST-DIPLOMA) • SEPTEMBER ADMISSION
Take your passion for protecting the land, wildlife and fisheries resources to the next level in the Conservation Enforcement – Bachelor of Applied Science program. Through a proven blend of classroom theory, lab exercises and outdoor excursions, you’ll develop the skills needed to deal with problem wildlife, investigate violations, enforce resource laws and more. You’ll graduate with the knowledge and first-hand experience in natural and physical sciences and resource law enforcement to not only conserve the planet but sustain your future.
Requirements: Natural Resource Compliance diploma with a minimum GPA of 2.0