By rdnewsNOW Staff

Expanding Opportunities

Olds College offering Inclusive Post-Secondary Education

May 6, 2021 | 4:16 PM

Inclusion Alberta is excited to announce Olds College as its latest partner in providing Inclusive Post-Secondary Education in the central Alberta area.

Olds College will begin accepting students in fall 2021, and prospective students with developmental disabilities are encouraged to contact Inclusion Alberta’s Inclusive Post-Secondary Education team for more information.

“As a parent of a teen with a developmental disability, I am so very happy to learn of the new Inclusive Post-Secondary Initiative at Olds College,” says central Alberta resident Dawne Hammerschmidt, in a press release. “This opens up so many more possibilities that were not previously available and breaks down some of the barriers we face. It is exciting to me and my family that this is happening in central Alberta, so close to home.”

Inclusive post-secondary education allows students with developmental disabilities to participate in regular programs of study and campus life.

College officials say they have been partnering with post-secondary institutions across the province, including Red Deer College, for over 30 years now.

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The average employment outcome for students completing their studies, is said to be between 70-80 per cent, versus an up to 80 per cent unemployment rate for individuals with developmental disabilities in Alberta.

Olds College is described as a vibrant campus with unique program offerings such as agriculture, horticulture, animal science, brewmaster and brewery operations management.

Those who don’t live in Olds can learn more about what living in college housing at Olds College is like, by clicking here.