7 new Alberta collegiate high school programs encourage career-focused education [Video]

High school students heading back to class are going to have more options this year when it comes to electives.

The province announced Tuesday the addition of seven collegiate programs at Alberta schools for the 2024-25 school year, three of them in Calgary.

The Calgary programs are managed by the Calgary Board of Education (CBE), the Calgary Catholics School District (CCSD) and Fusion Collegiate in partnership with the University of Calgary, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Bow Valley College and Olds College.

The programs will offer students the opportunity to take dual credit courses, creating a new path to post-secondary education, while taking a deeper dive into topics like science, aviation, technology, engineering, agriculture, business, information communications and the trades.

More than 190 CBE Grade 10 students have already enrolled in the board’s new Digital Future Pathways program (delivered in-person at local high schools and online) in partnership with SAIT.

Students will be able to explore career paths including robotics, …