Apply to RDP for Free

Have you been considering applying to Red Deer Polytechnic? This weekend only, we’re waiving the application fee. Apply to one of the programs listed below between Friday, July 12 at noon and Monday, July 15 at 8:30 a.m., for free.  

Please note if applying for fall 2024, the offer is for domestic students only, as the application deadline has passed for international students. Exceptions may be made for international students already in Canada with a valid study permit.  

Fall 2024

• Academic Upgrading
• BA Multidisciplinary Degree
• Visual Arts Diploma
• Early Learning & Child Care Certificate and Diploma
• Educational Assistant Certificate
• ECE Leadership Development Certificate
• Bachelor of Education – University Transfer
• Bachelor of Kinesiology and Sport Study - University Transfer
• Practical Nurse – 3 Year Pathway
• Pre-Health Science Certificate
• Administrative Professional Certificate
• Executive Assistant Diploma  
• Business Certificate & Diploma
• Bachelor of Business Administration Degree
• Human Resource Professional PBC
• Bachelor of Science – Biological Sciences Degree
• Machine Learning Analyst Diploma
• University Sciences Diploma
• Alberta Health Care Aide Certificate *Olds, Rocky Mtn House and Drumheller campuses only
• Instrumentation and Automation Engineering Technology Diploma  

Winter 2025

• Academic Upgrading
• BA Multidisciplinary Degree
• Visual Arts Diploma
• Early Learning & Child Care Certificate and Diploma
• Educational Assistant Certificate
• Early Learning and Child Care Diploma - Workplace Advancement Specialization
• Bachelor of Education – University Transfer  
• Medical Lab Assistant Certificate
• Bachelor of Science, Nursing Degree  
• Practical Nurse – Prior Learning Accelerated Pathway  
• Pre-Health Sciences Certificate  
• Medical Device Reprocessing Certificate  
• Administrative Professional Certificate
• Business Certificate  
• Business Diploma  
• Bachelor of Business Administration Degree  
• Human Resource Professional PBC
• Legal Assistant Diploma
• Bachelor of Science – Biological Sciences Degree
• Computer Programming Diploma
• Machine Learning Analyst Diploma
• University Science Diploma
• Alberta Health Care Aide Certificate *all campuses