Red River College

Red River College
Type Public
Established 1938 as Industrial Vocational Education Centre
President and CEO Paul Vogt[1]
Students 32,000
Location Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
49°55′06″N 97°12′39″W / 49.91833°N 97.21083°W / 49.91833; -97.21083Coordinates: 49°55′06″N 97°12′39″W / 49.91833°N 97.21083°W / 49.91833; -97.21083
Campus Urban
Sports team RRC Rebels
Colours Red      & Black     
Affiliations ACCC, CCAA, Campus Manitoba, CBIE, CUP.
Website www.rrc.ca

Red River College (RRC) is a college located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the province’s largest institute of applied learning and applied research, with over 200 degree, diploma and certificate programs and more than 30,000 enrollments annually. Through award-winning instruction and training on state-of-the-art equipment across eight campuses, Red River College prepares its students to become leaders in their chosen fields, while partnering with industry to conduct research and keep curriculum up-to-date.[2]

The college boasts a 96% graduate employment rate and a 93% graduate satisfaction rate.[2] Between 6,000 and 8,000 students attend daily, as well as students registered in continuing and distance education programs. Red River College hosts approximately 300 international students each year, from over 29 countries.[3]

The College has over 100 full-time programs in such areas as biotechnology, construction trades, digital multimedia, business, aerospace, nursing, engineering technology, as well as others.[4]

The College offers one year certificate, two- and three-year diploma, joint-degree and post-graduate advanced diploma programs. English as an Additional Language programs for international students begin each month. Tuition and related fees for the most popular programs ranges from $7,200 to $13,500 per year.[3]

Red River College offers three Kids Technology Camps throughout the year to introduce kids to technology. "Girls Exploring Trades & Technologies Camp" is a program for girls 12 to 14, "Technology Exploration Camp" is a summer camp program for girls and boys aged 11 to 13, and "Saturday Kids Kamps" introduces Grade 7 students to Electrical Engineering Technology.[5]

History

The forerunner to RRC, The Industrial Vocational Education Centre, was established in the mid-1930s by three Winnipeggers: R.J. Johns, T.O. Durin, and Otto Peters. The Centre provided evening programs to train unskilled and unemployed youths in various trades. The success of the Centre resulted in the federal government providing funding through the Department of Labour in 1938. A few of the first courses offered included carpentry, sheet metal, machine shop, needle trades, welding and forging, power engineering, and radio.

By 1948 the centre was rebranded the Manitoba Technical Institute (MTI) and became the first public post-secondary vocational school in Manitoba.

In 1950 the Central School of Practical Nurses transferred from St. Joseph's Hospital to MTI. Advisory committees formed from top executives from local businesses and industry helped keep MTI up to date with changing industrial and business practices.

In 1963 the Notre Dame campus was built and the college name was once again changed this time to the Manitoba Institute of Technology (MIT). The name changes would continue with a change to "Red River Community College" in 1969 and eventually "Red River College" in 1998.

Stevenson Aviation & Aerospace Training Centre was established in January 2002, and Stevenson Aviation merged with Red River College to create the Stevenson Campus in April 2002.

In 2004, the Princess Campus was built in Downtown Winnipeg, with a large focus on multimedia design, computer technology, and the popular Creative Communications program, which prepares students for careers in advertising, journalism, media production, and public relations.

In 2011, the Princess Campus was renamed to the Roblin Center in honour of former Manitoba Premier Duff Roblin.[6] The Roblin Center, together with the Paterson Global Foods Institute[7] are now known as the Exchange District Campus.

On July 4, 2012, Red River College discontinued over the air broadcasting of student radio station 92.9 Kick FM after nearly 10 years of broadcasting, due to a campus radio policy change by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).[8]

Campi

It has a number of campi located in Winnipeg, Gimli, Steinbach, Portage la Prairie and Winkler. The two largest campuses are the Notre Dame and the Exchange District in Winnipeg.

Student Connections Red River College is the Student Connections centre which serves the Manitoba area. This centre is located in Winnipeg’s downtown Red River College campus, 160 Princess Street. This affords easy access to all parts of the city. It has been housed at this location since January 2004.

Campus Locations

Red River College's Roblin Centre

Notre Dame Campus

Located near the intersection of Notre Dame Avenue and King Edward Street (Route 90),[9] the Notre Dame Campus features fitness facilities with cardio, weight equipment, shower facilities, cardio and yoga classes, playing fields and running paths. The campus also has a Print and Graphic Centre, library and student parking lots as well as cafeterias.

The Red River College Students' Association (RRCSA) operates a convenience store at the Notre Dame Campus called "The Ox" which offers chips, drinks, health and beauty, chocolate bars, gum, lottery, cigarettes, as well as baked goods from Tall Grass Prairie Bakery, bubble tea, bus passes, hot dogs and reverse-osmosis water.[10]

Exchange District Campus

The Roblin Centre

Red River College's Roblin Centre atrium

Located at 160 Princess Street in Winnipeg's Exchange District, the Roblin Centre (formerly known as the Princess Street Campus)[11] is home to approximately 200 staff and 2,000 students.[12] The Centre has a focus on modern media, information technology, and business.[12]

The 220,000-square-foot (20,000 m2)[13] building features the original façades along Princess Street, and incorporates modern green building technology. The Roblin Centre's construction merged five prominent heritage buildings on Princess Street as well as a 1905 warehouse on William Avenue.[14] The merging of these buildings incorporates a former lane into the current Atrium.[14] Many of the architectural features of the original buildings, such as wood columns, floors, brickwork, millwork, and windows were restored and incorporated into the new structure.[15]

The Roblin Centre has a building energy management system and is the largest C-2000* building in Canada.[16] The Centre was completed before the advent of LEED Certification in Canada, but the environmental performance of this project would put it at the level of LEED Gold or Platinum.[13] The Centre was the largest Canadian project to date involving extensive material re-use, and incorporates a 34 kW building-integrated photovoltaic system which was the largest of its kind at the time of installation.[13]

The Roblin Centre features fitness facilities, a Copy Centre, a library and a full-service Tim Hortons as well as a snack kiosk.[17]

Similar to "The Ox" at the Notre Dame Campus, the RRCSA operates a convenience store at the Roblin Centre called "The Mercantile" which offers chips, drinks, health and beauty, chocolate bars, gum, lottery, cigarettes, as well as baked goods from Tall Grass Prairie Bakery, bubble tea, bus passes and hot dogs.[10]

Paterson GlobalFoods Institute

Paterson GlobalFoods Institute

The Paterson GlobalFoods Institute is the home of the Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism Management and Professional Baking and Patisserie programs. Located in the Exchange District, the Institute was completed in January 2013.[18][19][20]

In May 2009, the Government of Canada pledged the college with $9.5-million of funding to help reconstruct the Union Bank Building at the corner of Main Street and William Avenue in downtown Winnipeg. The Manitoba government also announced it would contribute $5-million for the construction of the building.[21][22]

The Institute is located in the Union Bank Building in Winnipeg's Exchange District, an 11 storey building that dates back to 1903.[20] The 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2)[23] institute provides classroom and kitchen space and two restaurants on the first three floors, as well as residence for 103 students on the floors above.[20][24] The renovation is expected to cost $34 million, up from the initial $27 million estimate,[20] and involved the addition of two new glass fronted structures adjacent to the existing Union Bank Building.[24] The new adjacent structures were required for the project, as the tower itself could not house the necessary heating and cooling systems.[25] The Union Bank Tower is the last skyscraper of this vintage remaining in Canada,[23] and had been sitting vacant since 1992.[25]

Scholarships & Bursaries

The Government of Canada sponsors an Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool that lists over 680 scholarships, bursaries, and other incentives offered by governments, universities, and industry to support Aboriginal post-secondary participation.

Red River College scholarships for Aboriginal, First Nations and Métis students include:[26]

Student Life

Athletics

Red River College's Rebels Athletics has the following groups:[27]

The men's and women's volleyball, basketball and soccer teams compete in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC).[28]

Newspaper

The official newspaper of Red River College is "The Projector", which is published by the Red River College Students’ Association every second Monday. The Projector has been the official Red River College student newspaper since 1967.[29]

The Projector is a member of CUP.

Restaurants

Until December 2012, Red River College students operated "Prairie Lights", a fine dining restaurant at the Notre Dame Campus.[30] The restaurant featured full service lunch and dinner menus from September to November and March to May. The evening program featured flambé service and was licensed for alcohol service.[30][31] The restaurant provided practical experience to the students of the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management programs, and also functioned as a catering room for the Food Services Department for private functions. The restaurant was open to the public.[30] In December 2012, the restaurant closed, with plans to move the program to Jane's, a fine dining restaurant at the Paterson GlobalFoods Institute.[32]

The restaurants in the Paterson GlobalFoods Institute are scheduled to open to the public in early 2013. The Culinary Exchange café will open on 15 January, and Jane's restaurant open 21 February.[33]

Radio Station

Students in Red River College's Creative Communications program run an online radio station known as "Red River Radio".[34] The radio station is an opportunity for students to host, program and produce both music and news/talk format radio, and features music and talk shows, as well as news, sports, and weather.[35]

Launched on August 24, 2012,[34] the online radio station replaces the over-the-air local radio station formerly run by the College, 92.9 Kick FM.[36] The online station follows similar format to the discontinued broadcast station, with 24-hour programming and a focus on local indie rock and folk bands.[36]

Directions Conference

Red River College operates a yearly Business and Applied Arts conference called "Directions".[37] The conference promotes networking between current students and potential employers, and features a roundtable event with representatives from career areas such as Accounting, Finance, Creative Arts, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality, Information Technology, Sales and Marketing, and Management.[37]

Notable alumni

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 "About RRC". Red River College. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Red River College". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Applied Learning Prepares You For Success". Admissions. Red River College. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kids Technology Camps". Red River College. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Red River campus honours Duff Roblin". CBC. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Bellamy, Brent (14 June 2010). "Downtown's status symbol". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  8. ↑ "Kick FM drops on-air broadcasts". Winnipeg Free Press. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  9. ↑ "Parking Plan Notre Dame Campus" (PDF). Red River College. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Stores". Red River College Students' Association. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Princess Street Facility Becomes "The Roblin Centre"". Red River College's REDBlog. 3 March 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  12. 1 2 "The Roblin Centre". Red River College. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  13. 1 2 3 "Red River College Princess Street Campus, Winnipeg, Manitoba". GF Shymko & Associates Inc. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  14. 1 2 "Red River College". Cibinel Architects. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "The Roblin Centre - Red River College". Doors Open Winnipeg. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Red River College optimizes its Princess Street Campus" (PDF). Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Student Life". Red River College. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  18. ↑ Martin, Nick (10 January 2013). "Red River College's culinary institute open for classes". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "A Peek Inside Paterson GlobalFoods Institute at RRC". Red River College. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  20. 1 2 3 4 McNabb, Lauren (27 April 2012). "Breathing new life into historic Exchange District building". Global Winnipeg. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  21. ↑ Kives, Bartley (20 May 2009). "Red River College gets help to renovate Union Bank Tower". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  22. ↑ "Cash for inner-city campuses". Winnipeg Free Press. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  23. 1 2 "Paterson Global Foods Institute". Affinity Firestop Consultants. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  24. 1 2 "Paterson GlobalFoods Announces The Paterson Globalfoods Institute". Paterson Globalfoods Inc. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  25. 1 2 Kives, Bartley (16 October 2009). "Heritage reborn". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  26. ↑ Aboriginal Bursaries Search Tool
  27. ↑ "RRC Rebels Athletics". Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  28. ↑ "Rebels Varsity Athletics". Red River College. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  29. ↑ "About Us". Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  30. 1 2 3 "Prairie Lights Restaurant". Prairie Lights Restaurant. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  31. ↑ "Food Services". Red River College. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  32. ↑ "Prairie Lights is now closed.". Prairie Lights. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  33. ↑ "Paterson GlobalFoods Institute Opens for Classes". REDblog. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  34. 1 2 "Red River Radio". Red River Radio. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  35. ↑ "About Red River Radio". Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  36. 1 2 Pontanilla, Bernice (29 August 2012). "Red River Radio taking on the world". Metro News. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  37. 1 2 "RRC Business & Applied Arts Conference". Red River College. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  38. ↑ "Randy Bachman". The Manitoba Teachers' Society. January 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  39. ↑ "2009". Red River College. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  40. ↑ "2008".
  41. ↑ "Sean Kavanagh". Red River College. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  42. ↑ "Andrea Slobodian: Weather Anchor". GlobalWinnipeg.com. Shaw Media Inc. 2008-03-11. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  43. ↑ "About APTN Investigates". Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. Retrieved 20 Jan 2015.
  44. ↑ "RRC student named chair of United Way's GenNext Council". Red River College. 2015-08-11. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
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