MHC, UCalgary, UNB launch new programs

Medicine Hat College, the University of Calgary, and the University of New Brunswick have each celebrated the launch and recognition of new programs. MHC has launched a two-year Addictions Counselling program that has officially received recognition from the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation. UCalgary has launched two graduate programs—a master’s and a PhD program—in Transdisciplinary […]

Medicine Hat College recently hosted the Kainai Chieftainship Ceremony, where the Blood Tribe inducted two new Honorary Chiefs. Elder Jim Langston explained that “when you are inducted into the Chieftainship, you become part of the Blood Tribe… We contribute as best we can to the security, the future, the education, and all kinds of things […]

Medicine Hat College has been approved to offer a Pharmacy Technician diploma program starting in Fall 2025. This two-year program will address a gap in pharmacy technician training in the province. The program will use NorQuest College’s curriculum, and will include practicums and work-integrated learning. “The program is an excellent example of both postsecondary system […]

The international student cap and changes to post-graduate work permits (PGWPs) are hurting Alberta’s smaller postsecondary institutions, reports CBC. Leadership from several postsecondary institutions in the province highlighted the changes in enrolment at their institutions and provided their perspectives on the situation. Medicine Hat College President Kevin Shufflebotham discussed how the policy changes have contributed […]