NORTEP stands for Northern Teacher Education Program and offers an opportunity for northern people to take Teacher Education in La Ronge, SK. NORPAC stands for Northern Professional Access College. This program offers northern people an opportunity to take Year I and Year II of Arts and Science in La Ronge, SK. These two years prepare students for professional and academic degrees. NORTEP/NORPAC is sponsored by the Board of Governors which consists of seventeen elected northern officials representing the NORTEP Council Inc., the Prince Albert Grand Council, the Meadow Lake Tribal Council, and the Creighton & Ile-a-la-Crosse School Divisions. NORTEP/NORPAC classes are offered under the aegis of, and in cooperation with, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina.