Editing Red Deer Polytechnic (section)

== History ==
Established in 1964 as Red Deer College, (RDC), the institution was built for a smaller semi-rural community but, in the years since its founding, the city has grown into the third largest in the province.

Red Deer College's arms, supporters and flag (all designed by Darren George) were registered with the [[Canadian Heraldic Authority]] on February 20, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Deer College|url=http://archive.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=363|access-date=April 12, 2019|website=Register of Arms, Flags and Badges|publisher=The [[Governor General of Canada]]}}</ref> The college is a member of the [[Alberta Rural Development Network]].

In 2018, Red Deer College applied to begin transitioning to a [[university]]. The goal was to become a central hub of research and education for Central Alberta, offering education in the trades, the sciences, and the arts and fine arts. On March 5, 2019, the college announced a three-year transition process, and that it would adopt the name Red Deer University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/red-deer-college-changing-name-to-red-deer-university-1.4323247|title=Red Deer College changing name to Red Deer University|date=2019-03-05|website=Edmonton|language=en|access-date=2019-03-05}}</ref>

However on May 5, 2021, the Government of Alberta announced that Red Deer College would become a polytechnic institution instead of a university. The transition and name change was complete by June 2021.<ref name=":0" />