By rdnewsNOW staff

increasing to 40% capacity

RDC to provide more in-person learning opportunities next semester

Oct 20, 2020 | 11:13 AM

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Red Deer College says it has decided to deliver its Winter Term programs and courses through a mixture of formats, including online, blended, and an increased number of in-person academic experiences.

“We have evaluated the College’s operations and course delivery options throughout Fall Term and made the decision to increase the capacity for in-person learning activities to about 40 per cent for Winter Term. This means that 2,000 to 3,000 students will be on-campus each day, along with faculty and staff,” says Dr. Peter Nunoda, RDC President.

“Our remaining students will continue to learn in an online environment. We will use what we’ve learned during the past months to continue to ensure that all RDC students receive the quality education they’ve come to expect.”

RDC programs that will offer in-person instruction in January include:

– Occupational and Physical Therapist Assistant

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– Medical Lab Assistant

– Engineering Technology Programs

– Pharmacy Technician

– Early Learning and Child Care Certificate Program (also offered online)

– Transitional Vocational Program

Several other programs will be offered through a blended-learning model, with either shops/labs or in-person lectures held on-campus, including:

– Apprenticeship programs

– Legal Assistant

– Bachelor of Business Administration

– Kinesiology & Sport Studies – labs and/or special use space

– Practical Nurse – labs and/or special use space

– Bachelor of Science, Nursing – labs and/or special use space

– Science programs (Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering) – labs

– Health Care Aide – labs

– Visual Art and Bachelor of Fine Art – most studio classes

RDC says select courses within the Schools of Arts and Sciences will also have a blended format of online and in-person learning, with one day in-person on-campus.

As the number of people increases on campus in January, college officials say RDC will also expand its in-person services.

More details about service delivery will be provided during the coming weeks.