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Education

The County and City are proud of the Region’s education system—a system that includes Public, Catholic, Christian and Private schools. Year Round Schooling and French Immersion programs are just some of the available options.

With its broad range of technical and academic programming, Red Deer College offers a wide range of post-secondary courses. Red Deer College offers over 75 programs to meet academic and career goals. Whether students want to fast-track their way into the work force with a career certificate or diploma program, apprentice in a skilled trade or earn a university degree, Red Deer College is able to meet their academic needs. Continuing education, academic upgrading and literacy programs are also available.

Red Deer College's Centre for Innovation and Advanced Manufacturing trains technical specialists in the design and development of prototypes, products and processes. This unique facility allows industry, faculty and students to mentor and inspire each other, while working with industry in the Region.

For more information, call (403) 342-3300.



Red Deer Public School District
Chinook's Edge School Division
Red Deer Catholic Schools
Private Schools
Francophone Schools
Universities


Red Deer Public School District

The Red Deer Public School District has over 450 educators serving close to 10,000 students from kindergarten to grade 12. It has 14 elementary schools, five middle schools, two high schools and 12 alternative schools.

Alternative Schools
For information on the wide range of alternative schools in the Red Deer Public School District phone (403) 343-1405.

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Chinook's Edge School Division

The Chinook’s Edge School Division has over 600 educators and 11,000 K-12 students serving Central Alberta.

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Red Deer Catholic Schools
Approximately 280 teachers are serving more than 5,000 students in 14 schools throughout the Red Deer area. French Immersion, year round schooling and "virtual" school are just a few of the many choices that the Red Deer Regional Catholic Board offers. For more information on schools in the Red Deer Catholic Regional Division call (403) 343-1055.
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Private Schools
Red Deer has many local private schools.

Academic Express
(403) 340-1930

 

Destiny Christian School
(403) 343-6510

Koinonia Christian School
(403) 346-1818

Parkland School
(403) 347-3911

Red Deer Christian School
(403) 346-5795

 

Red Deer Montessori Children's House
(403) 340-2764

 

South Side Christian School
(403) 886-2266

 

Third Academy School
(403) 314-9144

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Francophone Schools
Ecole La Prairie is Red Deer's Francophone school within the Greater North Central Francophone School Board. 
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Universities

If you choose a degree program not offered at Red Deer College, the proximity of Alberta universities makes it easy to stay close to home while pursuing your education. 
Athabasca University (Correspondence), main campus - Athabasca, Alberta
Canadian University College, Lacombe, Alberta
Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta
Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta
University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta

Colleges & Technical/Vocational Schools

Many degree granting or university transfer programs are available from the following post-secondary institutions: 
Academy of Learning Computer & Business College, Red Deer, Alberta
DeVry Institute of Technology, Calgary, Alberta
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT), Edmonton, Alberta
Olds College, Olds, Alberta
Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Calgary, Alberta

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Quick Facts

In September of 2005, the Province announced a $29 million commitment to the college’s new initiative, a Healthy Communities Complex.