Red Deer College suspending Music Diploma program
It’s a move that is striking a foul note with students and staff.
Red Deer College is suspending its Music Diploma program, citing decreasing demand and enrolment in recent years as reasons for the decision.
RDC officials say it has become increasingly difficult to compete for Music students, while other institutions like Grant MacEwan have launched their own record label.
“We are in a situation where we have some other institutions in the province who have put significant resources into their music degrees,” says Jason Frizzell, Dean of RDC’s School of Creative Arts. “We regularly review our program viability. We do have a policy that guides these decisions and we follow that policy.”