The province has committed $32.5 million to new programs at post-secondary institutions across Alberta for the coming year. One such program that will be benefiting is the Grande Prairie Regional College’s brand new Aboriginal Administration Diploma. Kazem Mashkournia, Dean of Arts, Science, and Upgrading, says for the first year of the program, the college is getting $37.5 thousand.
“There was a window opened by the government that we could apply for any new program, and we applied, and we didn’t think that we would get it. But fortunately, I think they realized that this is a very important initiative and it’s going to serve our community.”
Mashkournia says that funding, which will be used to pay for instruction staff, is expected to increase to $120 thousand in the two years following.