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Classes this fall at Medicine Hat College are going to look much different compared to previous years.
College faculty members are preparing classes to be delivered in a combination of in-person and online formatting.
“We’ve been working for the last five or six weeks to figure out how exactly we will deliver our programs in the fall,” said vice president academic and provost Vicky Roy. “We’ve been working hard with faculty and management to determine how many students we can have in classes for certain courses.”
Roy says a number of classes will be shifted to an online format, while others have a mix of online and in-person learning.
“Something like business, we are able to offer online this fall,” she said. “A health-care or nursing program, or something in the trades will be more of a blended format. We want practical components to be face-to-face when it is safe.”
Roy says faculty is doing its best to make the fall semester happen.
“Teachers are working really hard to get everything online,” she said. “We want to make sure all of the programs are student-friendly, flexible and inclusive.
“Of course this is a challenging time, but we are prepared to deliver education in the fall.”
More information on fall class formatting can be found on the MHC website under the Programs tab.
Program rollout for the winter will be evaluated at a later date.
