Medicine Hat College Viewbook 2021/22 Medicine Hat College Will Prepare You for Today’S Careers and Tomorrow’S Possibilities
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FIND YOUR SELF AND YOUR FUTUREMEDICINE HAT COLLEGE VIEWBOOK 2021/22 MEDICINE HAT COLLEGE WILL PREPARE YOU FOR TODAY’S CAREERS AND TOMORROW’S POSSIBILITIES. WE ARE A STEPPING STONE AND A FINISH LINE, WITH THE PEOPLE AND PASSION TO HELP YOU ALONG THE WAY. FIND YOURSELF AND DISCOVER YOUR FUTURE AT MEDICINE HAT COLLEGE. CONTENT 2 GET READY explore, apply, register 4 FIND YOUR PASSION match your interests to our programs 10 FIND SUPPORT learn about academic support, mental health services, financial aid, and more 14 FIND YOUR COMMUNITY connect with campus life, sport & wellness, residence, and international / education abroad opportunities 26 ADMISSION CHARTS review admission requirements for all college programs 37 APPLY TO MHC GET READY 1 2 3 4 Congratulations! You’ve made the decision to pursue EXPLORE APPLY ACCEPT FUND education to help build your bright future. MHC has a Campus Tours & Apply to the program of your Check your email! Student loan applications variety of certificate, diploma, degree, university studies, Student for a Day choice at applyalberta.ca. A letter of acceptance will open the first week of June. and trades programs to match your interests and goals. Get a feel for campus! Application processing begins be emailed to you if your Whether you already know your program or are still Book a tour at any time or November 1, 2020 for the application is successful. Scholarship applications exploring everything MHC has to offer, use this timeline register as a Student for a 2021/2022 academic year. are accepted from to guide you through the post-secondary process. Day throughout the year by Once you receive the letter March 1 - June 1, 2021. calling 403.529.3819. You can also apply for residence: of acceptance, you must Not sure where to start? Visit www.mhc.ab.ca/undecided. www.mhc.ab.ca/Services/ confirm your seat by paying Questions? Contact Watch www.mhc.ab.ca for Residence. the deposit. our financial aid office: Student for a Day dates in: [email protected]. September / October 2020 *Virtual Open House Visit www.mhc.ab.ca/ January / March 2021 November 18, 2020 applynow for details. *Virtual Open House *Virtual Open House Want to experience MHC and learn more about our November 18, 2020 programs? MHC will be hosting a Virtual Open House on November 18, 2020. Join us online to check out our campus, learn more about our programs and connect with your future instructors! We'll support you through the application process so you finish the day one step closer to becoming an MHC student! Stay up-to-date with our events at facebook.com/ MHCFutureStudents or visit www.mhc.ab.ca/ experienceMHC. Information subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please visit www.mhc.ab.ca for up-to-date information. 2 Dates At A Glance SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2020 5 6 Student for a Day NOVEMBER 2020 Applications Open Virtual Open House REGISTER START It’s important to register early Mark your calendar! You’re JANUARY 2021 to ensure you get the classes almost ready to start your Student for a Day you need, when you need amazing journey at MHC. them. Class registration Be sure to attend the following MARCH 2021 opens May 4, 2021 for the events for a smooth transition Scholarship Applications Open 2021/2022 academic year. to college life! Student for a Day Questions? Contact Strike First MAY 2021 our registration office: August 26 & 27, 2021 Class Registration Opens [email protected]. Beat the back-to-school rush and get your textbooks, student JUNE 2021 ID card and much more! Student Loan Applications Open New Student AUGUST 2021 Orientation Strike First FALL: SEPTEMBER 1, 2021 WINTER: JANUARY 4, 2022 SEPTEMBER 2021 Dive into your college New Student Orientation experience and learn what to expect during your time at MHC. JANUARY 2022 Winter New Student Orientation Can’t wait to see our campus? Check out our virtual tours at www.mhc.ab.ca/virtualtour. 3 FIND YOUR PASSIONprograms 4 Do something you love. When choosing a career path it is important to consider your interests, values, personality, and skills. Explore our programs to find the right fit for you. OF EMPLOYED GRADUATES ARE IN THEIR FIELD OF STUDY 5 TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF The following information is based on Holland’s Theory of Career Choice. Select the categories that describe you best and match the colour of those categories to the corresponding MHC programs. Realistic You enjoy spending time outdoors, using tools to fix Social You care about people, value relationships and believe things, or working with animals, machines or equipment. Your communication, trust and community are important. Motivated by favourite high school subjects may have been physical education, helping and empowering others, you enjoy teaching, listening and ALUMNI industrial arts, home economics or computers. You tend to solving problems in collaborative and supportive environments. WHITNEY OGLE use common sense to solve problems and appreciate work Your favourite subjects from high school may have been English, Social Work environments that are organized and structured. Your friends may social studies, health and biology. Your friends can always count describe you as practical, dependable, adventurous, or athletic. on you and may describe you as patient, generous and idealistic. “I'm the first person in my family to graduate Investigative You enjoy tasks that are mentally challenging, like Enterprising You are interested in taking on leadership roles and post-secondary. What to learn new things, and work well on your own. Your preferred can be extremely persuasive. Ambitious and assertive, you likely that has done on a work environments are indoors, task oriented and unstructured. excel in activities that appeal to your competitive nature. Math, collective approach You have a curious mind and love to research and analyze business, law or social studies may have been your favourite is bigger than just me, information, especially when it can be used to solve a problem. subjects in high school. Your friends (and you probably have a lot it's an achievement In high school, your favourite subjects might have been math, of them) might describe you as energetic, adventurous, confident for my family and biology, chemistry or physics. Independent, thoughtful and original and talkative. You value success and strive to be the best at my community. Post- are some of the words your friends might use to describe you. everything you do. You are also up for taking risks, especially if secondary education the rewards are big! will provide all of us as Artistic You love to be free-spirited and prefer activities the human nation with that engage your creative side. Unstructured and flexible Conventional You are all about order and efficiency. Practical the tools that we need to work environments are valued, and you enjoy observing and and precise, you prefer working indoors in structured and walk a good path. It has participating in a variety of artistic pursuits. You value your predictable environments. Your favourite subjects from high school truly changed my life.” independence and see the beauty in everything around you. might have been math, computers or English (grammar, spelling). Some of your favourite subjects from high school may have Your friends may describe you as thrifty, respectful and patient. been art, music, drama and English (creative writing). Your You excel at being organized and you value being dependable friends know you as a sensitive person who has an open and accurate. mind and great imagination. Looking for more career resources? Visit alis.alberta.ca/occinfo. 6 PROGRAMS Administrative Office Management DIPLOMA Fine Arts UNIVERSITY STUDIES Administrative Office Professional CERTIFICATE Health Care Aide CERTIFICATE Agroecology Technician DIPLOMA Heavy Equipment Technician APPRENTICESHIP Art and Design BACHELOR OF Information Technology DIPLOMA APPLIED ARTS OR POST DIPLOMA AND POST DEGREE CERTIFICATE (formerly Visual Communications) Kinesiology UNIVERSITY STUDIES Arts UNIVERSITY STUDIES Nursing BACHELOR OF Automotive Service Technician APPRENTICESHIP Occupational/Physical Therapist Assistant DIPLOMA Aviation Management CERTIFICATE Paramedic BACHELOR OF APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCE Built Environment Engineering Technology (BEET) DIPLOMA Plumber/Gasfitter APPRENTICESHIP Business Administration DIPLOMA Power Engineering Technology DIPLOMA Business/Commerce/Management UNIVERSITY STUDIES Practical Nurse DIPLOMA [offered exclusively at Brooks Campus] Carpenter APPRENTICESHIP Pre-Professional Programs (dentist, dental hygiene, medicine, pharmacy, vet) UNIVERSITY STUDIES Child and Youth Care Counsellor DIPLOMA Science UNIVERSITY STUDIES Computer Aided Drafting and Design [CADD] CERTIFICATE Social Work DIPLOMA Criminal Justice DIPLOMA Social Work BACHELOR OF Early Learning and Child Care CERTIFICATE AND DIPLOMA Speech Language Pathologist Assistant DIPLOMA Education BACHELOR OF Steamfitter/Pipefitter APPRENTICESHIP Electrician APPRENTICESHIP Welder APPRENTICESHIP Environmental Reclamation Technician DIPLOMA For more detailed information on Medicine Hat College programs, refer to page 26 or visit www.mhc.ab.ca/programs. 7 FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT Our ambulance simulator provides paramedic students with an opportunity to practice scenarios in a realistic environment. 8 USE YOUR HANDS Open your mind and get ready to engage in learning at Medicine Hat College! Hands-on learning, small class sizes, and dedicated faculty and staff create an educational experience that is second to none. Deepen your understanding of the people and environment around you. Test your driving skills in our ambulance simulator ALUMNI or deliver a baby in the simulation lab. Explore virtual reality and CODY EVJEN design products for the real world. Collaborate with creative minds Built Environment Engineering to present an immersive art gallery experience. Have a brilliant Technology (BEET) business idea? Work with the Entrepreneur Development Centre and pitch your plan to a panel of judges for the chance to win “The education I received startup money and mentorship. at MHC helped me build the foundation I needed to PITCH YOUR The opportunities are here, what you do with them branch out into a variety BUSINESS IDEA is up to you.