Red Deer College
Description of Red Deer College
- Established: 1964
- Location: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
- Language of instruction: English, French
- Number of students: 8000
- Type of institution: state university.
Red Deer College was founded in 1964. The initial goal is to provide rural youth with access to education. Today, the college is the third largest in the province, where about 8,000 students study in 75 specialties. An educational institution has the right to assign a bachelor's degree, to study under the Diploma and Certificate programs.
In 2018, the college applied to the Ministry of Education for the status of a higher education institution, which was approved. A plan was outlined, thanks to which within 3 years Red Deer College will become a university.
Among the famous graduates:
- K.D. Lang - singer and actress
- Kari Matchett - Canadian actress
- Tim Tamashiro - jazz singer, radio host, speaker
- Guillermo Barron - Doctor
- Darcy Waite.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Red Deer College
Undergraduate
- Duration of study: 3 years
- Age: 18+
- Start date: September
- Language of instruction: English.
Specialty:
- Animation and visual effects
- Art
- Business administration
- Cinema and theater
- Cinema art
- Care
- Social work.
Diploma
- Duration of study: 4 years
- Age: 18+
- Start date: year-round
- Language of instruction: English.
Specialty:
- Academic Modernization
- Business administration
- Early Learning and Child Care
- Electrical Engineering
- Instrumentation Technology
- Justice Studies
- Kinesiology and sports research
- Engineering Technology
- Media research and professional communication
- Musical art
- Pharmaceuticals
- Social work
- Theater and entertainment art
- Art.
Certificate
- Duration of study: from 1 year
- Age: 18+
- Start date: year-round
- Language of instruction: English.
Specialty:
- Aviation
- Early Learning and Child Care
- E-learning instructor
- Healthcare management
- Personnel Management
- Medical Assistant
- Control.
Accommodation, meals, prices
All students are provided with a place in the hostel. In their use:
- Grocery store
- Cafe
- Laundromats
- Kitchens
- Hygiene rooms
- Auditorium
- Self-study rooms.
The hostels also work as a hostel, so the student’s relatives who came to visit him can get a place for temporary residence. Students are offered rooms of different levels of comfort and cost: from a single suite to a quadruple economy.
Advantages
- Each year, the college establishes a scholarship fund of $ 390,000, which is distributed among successful students.
- Red Deer College has one of the best youth athletics teams in Canada; in addition, students show successes in hockey, basketball, badminton, running, curling and golf
- A student conference is held annually on the basis of the college with the main goal of supporting the humanities and social sciences. The results are published in the scientific journal Argos.
- All teachers have a PhD
- Multinational setting among students
- Large selection of specialties
- There is an employment service for students and graduates at the college
- Modern material and technical base.
Facilities and equipment at Red Deer College
On the basis of Red Deer College work:
- Donald Business School
- Welikoklad event center
- Canadian Game Center Gary W. Harris.
To achieve academic goals, a modern library with a two-story reading room works. Students are given access to high-speed Internet, upholstered furniture, an extensive book fund.
Admission dates and extra charges
Most programs in college can be started at any time of the year by first leaving an application on the site. Some undergraduate programs begin in September.
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
In order to become a student of Red Deer College, an applicant must provide:
- Certified translation of the certificate of general secondary education with an assessment in English
- Certificate of English Proficiency
- Motivation letter
- Autobiography (if necessary).
Institution on the map
Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about Red Deer College
Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
