Olds College has partnered with Inclusion Alberta in order to provide Inclusive Post-Secondary Education. The institution will begin accepting students and prospective students with developmental disabilities in the fall of 2021. 

“As a parent of a teen with a developmental disability, I am so very happy to learn of the new Inclusive Post-Secondary Initiative at Olds College,” says Central Alberta resident Dawne Hammerschmidt. “This opens up so many more possibilities that were not previously available and breaks down some of the barriers we face. It is exciting to me and my family that this is happening in Central Alberta so close to home.”

Students in the program go to class, live in residence, sit on student councils, participate in campus life, create relationships and secure employment in fields of interest. 

There are now 23 post-secondary schools in Alberta that offer inclusive post-secondary education. Olds College offers programs such as Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Science, and Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management. 

Photo courtesy of Olds College.