Great Plains College (Saskatchewan)

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Great Plains College is a leader among Saskatchewan’s regional colleges, offering 20 post-secondary certificate, diploma and degree programs. It is Saskatchewan’s only regional college with a competitive athletics program, home to the only Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician program in the province, and recently introduced an innovative new scholarship program that will award every full-time student in a student-loan eligible program at least $500 in 2013-14. Campuses are located in Kindersley, Swift Current and Warman, with additional post-secondary programming available in Biggar, Outlook and Rosetown. A $13.5 million expansion and renovation was completed at Swift Current Campus in 2011.

Areas of Expertise

Great Plains College offers a wide array of programming to meet the needs of the region and strives to offer courses when and where you need them. We offer a quality classroom experience with low student to instructor ratios as well as academic support through our learning centres. We specialize in: Trades, Health/Parks/Rec/Fitness, Business/Management/Public Administration, Education, Architecture/Engineering, and Humanities.

Incoming Students

Our decentralized campuses are located in Kindersley, Swift Current and Warman with additional programming at locations in Biggar, Maple Creek and Rosetown. Throughout our locations in western Saskatchewan, we offer a number of post-secondary certificate, diploma and degree programs as well as university courses, Skills & Safety Training, Adult Basic Education and English language training.

Career Planning

Great Plains College provides a community-hosted job search resource centre on campus. This provides year-round access for job seekers requiring basic self-serve job search service including access to SaskJobs.ca. This includes access to meetings with Labour Market Services staff to learn about the programs and services of support that services may be available to them. Students are asked to book an appointment with advisors to learn more about the programs and services offered.

Sports

The Great Plains College SunDogs are the only competitive athletics program in Saskatchewan’s regional college system and have quickly established a tradition of success.

Activities

On average, Great Plains College hosts or is involved in one event every three days. Great Plains College Student Associations are established at the Kindersley, Swift Current and Warman Campuses. The student associations are led by students that work hard to enhance the education experience and quality of life throughout the college. Students have been involved in casino nights, the Olympic torch relay, mock accidents, community tree plantings, chili cook-offs, ball hockey challenges, Halloween costume and ugly sweater contests, the Relay for Life, scavenger hunts, fundraising auctions, campus luncheons and bowling and pizza nights, among many other activities.

Campus Tour

Spend-A-Day at the college and find out if it is right for you. •Take a guided tour of the college •Receive program and career information •Meet the program instructors •Participate in classroom activities •Ask questions •Enjoy good food •… and win prizes! Stay tuned for upcoming Fall 2019 Spend-a-Day schedules.

Modified on August 24, 2019