About us

Since 1966, Lambton College has been committed to helping students succeed in their education, career and life goals.

The Lambton College Foundation was established as a charitable organization mandated to support Lambton College in achieving its vision of quality, career-focused education and world class specializations, providing the bridge to a global society. A dedicated Board of Directors and staff implement awareness and fund development initiatives to support Lambton College students.

Over the past few years, millions of dollars have been raised through generous contributions from community-minded partners. As a result of these donations, more programs and services are available to students, facilities have been built and upgraded, and our graduates are going out in the community better prepared for their careers.

Our mission is to support Lambton College’s mission of student and community success through lasting philanthropic relationships and partner investments.

Lambton College is the higher education partner of choice for students who want a hands-on advantage as they train for careers in traditional and emerging industries. Lambton College takes great pride in giving personal attention to the professional future of each and every student. At our core, we provide opportunities for innovation at every turn, rigorous quality in our programs and services, and energy put into the things we value most – like just how much we care about each and every student, staff and partner.

Over the past 50 years, from our location in Sarnia, Ontario, Lambton College has become a beacon of education, training, and applied research. The Lambton College story begins, however, not in the community itself, but when a delegation from Sarnia-Lambton headed to Toronto in 1965 to answer the call of William G. Davis, Ontario’s then Minister of Education, who had recently announced his vision of a college system that would revolutionize post-secondary education across the province.

Less than one year later, the advocacy work of these community builders’ bore fruit, and on November 16, 1966 the doors of Lambton College officially opened and we became the second college in the new Ontario system. That first year, we welcomed a total of 54 students in four different programs that were taught by a faculty of 10 professors. Our first graduating class accepted their diplomas the following summer and every single student graduated. In the five decades that would follow, Lambton College experienced tremendous growth, trailblazing an unmatched effort to continuously align programs and training with the evolving needs of our local employers, first.