For a shared future
At its heart, Medicine Hat College’s “Together” campaign is about focusing on the shared future we can create in southeast Alberta. We believe in our purpose, we have a strong plan, and an ambitious goal to raise $15 million to grow our impact in southeast Alberta. Your contributions will help us seize opportunities that will inspire our students, and benefit our college, communities, and region. The “Together” Campaign has five key priorities that will expand our programming, transform the student and community experience, and enhance the region for all.Key Priorities
Classrooms provide knowledge, experiences drive the lesson home. The ability to link life and learning is a proven strength within MHC. By combining academic theory and practical application, we give learners a competitive advantage in the labour market and provide employers with job-ready graduates.
With an emphasis on wellness, inclusion, and transferable skills, together we prepare learners for success in college, in the workforce, and in life.
Together we can provide tangible steps forward:
- Expanded use of simulation and virtual reality to build job-ready skills.
- Opportunities for students to excel in activities and competitions that reinforce the skills and knowledge learned in the classroom.
- Learning abroad to bring international knowledge and experiences back to Southeast Alberta.
- Connections with industry that offer meaningful job experiences for learners.
For decades, your college has guided generations of learners into careers that make a difference in our province, our country and in the world around us. As a Comprehensive Community College, we can deliver higher education and conduct applied research that enhances learner experiences and benefits the region. As the college pursues more degree granting opportunities, tangible benefits of research activity will also increase. This will link faculty, students, and industry, keeping talent and innovation close to home in support of regional vitality.
Together we can provide tangible steps forward:
- Faculty research positions that enable student engagement through regionally aligned research and scholarly activity.
- Capacity to support and engage employers seeking innovative business solutions.
- Learning opportunities that play to regional strengths like agriculture and health technology.
Medicine Hat College is a place for everyone in our community to learn and belong. Looking to the future, we see opportunity to remove barriers and build pathways that enable swifter progress from secondary school, to college, and to careers especially in the trades. We are also honoured to grow in Indigenous ways of knowing as we forge together a relationship of reconciliation, respect, understanding, and healing.
Together we can provide tangible steps forward:
- Student scholarships and supports to include underserved and underrepresented populations in our region.
- Dual credit options to integrate learning between secondary and postsecondary systems.
- Enhanced opportunities energizing the Brooks Campus and the entire region.
- Spaces and opportunities that allow all cultures to flourish.
- Support for learners and employers through skills training / up skilling / reskilling through continuing learning.
Your college presents an impressive array of learning directly aligned to high priority needs of the health care system. We live here and understand the complexities of delivering rural health care to the region. Investment in programming and dedicated spaces is focused on providing access to learning that helps bridge gaps to learning and care in rural areas.
Together we can provide tangible steps forward:
- Expanded array of programs to address critical needs employment shortages.
- Expanded use of simulation and virtual reality to increase access.
- New ways of connecting learning and community care in rural centres.
- Research aligned to rural health.
Our vision is to create a central hub where academic, wellness, support, and athletic facilities converge. By uniting essential services—from counseling and academic support to fitness and recreation—into one dynamic space, we aim to enhance accessibility, improve efficiency, and provide an integrated experience that supports the whole student. This facility will reflect our deep commitment to student well-being, growth, and achievement, while equipping students with the skills and resilience needed to thrive in their careers.
The space we create will support the presentation of news program and enhance accessibility to careers that serve the regions’ needs. By providing comprehensive support services and state-of-the-art athletic facilities, we’ll elevate the role of sport as a source of pride and connection for our college and community. We’re confident the Centre for Community Wellness will contribute directly to the development of graduates who are well-prepared to meet the demands of Alberta’s workforce and contribute to the ongoing growth of the region.
Together we can provide tangible steps forward:
- Enhanced space will enable growth of programming such as pharmacy technician, addictions counselling, and our own degrees.
- Scholarships that keep the best athletes close to home.
- Facilities, programs, and services that enable athletic practice and competition on par with the other Alberta schools.
- Collaboration with the private sector to create a community wellness hub that meets community needs and supports work integrated learning opportunities.