Red River College Polytechnic

Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology

File:RRC Logo.svg
Type	Public college of Applied Arts, Science and Technology
Established	mid 1930s as Industrial Vocational Education Centre
Interim President	Cathy Rushton, MBA, FCA
Students	32,000
Location	Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada
Campus	Urban Winnipeg, Gimli, Steinbach, Portage la Prairie and Winkler.
Sports team	RRC Rebels
Colours	Red   & black
Affiliations	ACCC, CCAA, Campus Manitoba, CBIE, CUP.
Mascot	none
Website	www.rrc.mb.ca

Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology is located in Winnipeg. The College offers diploma, certificate, and apprenticeship programs in the applied arts, applied sciences, and various trades. The university press, The Projector, is a member of CUP.

Campus

It has a number of campuses located in Winnipeg, Gimli, Steinbach, Portage la Prairie and Winkler. The two most noteworthy campuses are the Notre Dame and Princess Street campuses both located in Winnipeg.

History

The forerunner to RRC, The Industrial Vocational Education Centre, was established in the mid 1930s by three Winnipeggers: R.J. Jones, 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.

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 journalism, broadcasting, advertising, and public relations.

In May 2009, the federal government of Canada pledged the college with $9.5-million of funding to help reconstruct the Union Bank Tower 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, which will become the college's newest campus. The new campus will hold the college's culinary arts program as well as its hospitality and tourism management program. The upper levels of the building will also be converted in student housing. The 104-year-old building, regarded as "Western Canada's oldest skyscraper," will mark the college's second urban campus in downtown Winnipeg and is only one block from the Princess Street Campus.

Notable Alumni

• Chris Jericho, Professional Wrestler and Entertainer (Creative Communications)
• Dawna Friesen, Television Journalist and News Anchor (Creative Communications)*
• Taras Wasyliw, Professional Marketer/ Amateur Magician. Famous Quote " Marketing Research is Sick!"

See also

• List of universities in Manitoba
• Higher education in Manitoba
• Education in Canada

External links

• RRC website
• RRC History
• RRC Radio Station - KICK FM