Representatives from Bow Valley College and Olds College signed a memorandum of understanding on January 11. The agreement will see the two colleges work closely on matters involving program development, facilities and services, and transfer credit and articulation.

From left to right, Dr. Tom Tompson, President of Olds College, Robert Wilson, Vice-President of Academic Services for Olds College, Sharon Carry, President and CEO of Bow Valley College, and Anna Kae Todd, Vice-President, Learning, Bow Valley College, join to sign Memorandum of Understanding in BVC's Rocky Mountain Plaza offices

“As Calgary and region’s Comprehensive Community College, our goal is to improve learning opportunities for those inside our service region—collaborating with Olds College is an important step toward this end,” said Sharon Carry, President and CEO of Bow Valley College.

“We will continue to increase access for students, facilitate life-long learning, and produce work-ready graduates who are responsive to the labour needs of our province,” she said.

Olds College is looking to expand its presence and programming in Calgary at Bow Valley College, likely through the establishment of a Calgary campus within BVC.

“Olds College and Bow Valley College both continually strive to develop innovative delivery methodologies for lifelong learning and expand the spirit of partnership embodied in the province’s Campus Alberta Strategy,” said Dr. Tom Thompson, President of Olds College.

“This is a tremendous opportunity for our respective institutions as well as the students of Calgary, who will now have better access to the unique real-life, hands-on learning for which Olds College is known.”

With the redevelopment of its North Campus slated for completion in May 2010 and the addition of its new, state-of-the-art South Campus, BVC is in a strong position to increase opportunities and access to education for the province’s learners.