North Lake College is a publically funded, open admission, two-year community college located in Irving, Texas. As a member of the Dallas County Community College District, North Lake serves the northwestern quadrant of Dallas County. The college opened in 1977 and is authorized to grant the Associate of Art, Associate of Science, Associate of Arts in Teaching, and Associate of Applied Science. The college also provides non-credit instruction, job training and personal enrichment courses. Instruction is offered in class, online, and in hybrid combinations of in-class and online.