MHC celebrates 60 years of service to the region
In the early 1960s, establishing a regional college in Medicine Hat was just an idea raised by the local school board, but by September 1965, Medicine Hat Junior College (MHJC) opened its doors to 97 full-time and 11 part-time students.
Originally housed at Medicine Hat High School, MHJC offered only university transfer programming in the areas of agriculture, arts, commerce, education, household economics, law, nursing, pharmacy, physical education, and science. Within the first five years, the name “junior” was dropped, certificate and diploma programs were introduced, the Conservatory of Music & Dance was established, and construction started on the present college site.
Fast-forward six decades to a thriving campus that welcomes over 2,000 students annually from across the country and around the world and offers 40+ certificate, diploma, degrees, university transfer, and apprenticeship programs in a variety of disciplines.