VP Hanna touts new programs coming to RDC
In March 2018, Red Deer College achieved one of its greatest milestones when Alberta’s Premier, Rachel Notley, announced approval for us to begin our university journey. In the coming months, we are eager to work with Government to identify how this journey will take shape, including growing our current mix of more than 100 programs to continue to serve the needs of our learners and our communities.
RDC is on our planned pathway to become a comprehensive regional teaching university. For us, this means offering the same breadth of programs and same range of credentials we do now, plus adding our own degrees, to help students realize their career goals.
In our immediate future, RDC will welcome students into seven new programs next school year. These programs will train graduates for successful careers in a range of sectors, from one-year certificates to four-year degrees, providing a snapshot of the types of opportunities we will continue to offer in the future.
We were happy this spring to host the Minister of Advanced Education, Marlin Schmidt, to introduce the Bachelor of Applied Arts in Animation and Visual Effects, RDC’s first four-year degree. This degree is the first of its kind in Alberta, and it will educate students for creative jobs in the emerging field of animation. This program is already full with its first class of students.