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Sep 5 - Aug 29, 2025
Tuition
$7,552
Scholarships available
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Sep 5 - Aug 27, 2027
Tuition
$23,975
Scholarships available
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Sep 5 - Aug 27, 2027
Tuition
$27,825
Scholarships available


About
Red Deer Polytechnic
Red Deer Polytechnic (formerly Red Deer College) welcomed its first class in the fall of 1964. The public polytechnic college in Red Deer, Alberta, today proudly serves 17,000 students annually between its credit and non-credit programs. These include more than 100 degree, certificate, diploma and skilled trades programs.
Red Deer Polytechnic’s applied research and innovation provide opportunities for students and faculty to collaborate with businesses and entrepreneurs to find solutions to real-world problems. Many of the polytechnic’s applied research projects and facilities help to advance something we all care deeply about, ensuring we contribute to a sustainable future for the College, for central Alberta and beyond.
Red Deer Polytechnic’s core business, teaching and learning, is at the heart of its mandate, vision, mission and values. The College’s people – students, instructors, staff, and community members – are who make it a vibrant and welcoming post-secondary institution with a firmly established reputation in Alberta and across Canada.
Student Outcomes
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92% Average job placement rate
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*within 180 days of graduation
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77% Graduation rate
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96% Graduate satisfaction
Student Reviews (1)
Teachers and facilities are great. It's a smaller school where you feel like part of a community. The other great thing about RDC is all the apprenticeship programs it has. Many companies in Alberta work with RDC and create opportunities for students t...