EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Listing of Portage la Prairie schools:

High Schools

Hazen Barrett, Superintendent

Portage la Prairie School Division #24

Portage la Prairie, MB.

R1N 2C4 Phone: 204-857-8756

Website: www.plpsd.mb.ca

 

Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology: 

Newly located at Southport Centre, Red River Community College operations centre on the co-ordination and delivery of programs to meet identified needs. Full time day programs include Health Care Aide, Applied Counselling Skills, Office Technician and Administrative Studies. Programs in the development stage are Adult 10 Upgrading, Introduction to Business, Automotive Repair and Food Service Skills. Courses available on a part time basis in the evening or weekends are topics related to business, computers, personal and family development, GED preparation, conversational languages, health and first aid, lifestyle workshops and variety of artistic media.

The regional campus serves as the site for the delivery of distance education courses. Customized training programs are also developed for organizations requiring specific or unique staff training. The Red River College office may be reached at 428-6322. Address enquiries to P.O. Box 67, Southport, MB R0H 1N0 or email: portage@rrc.mb.ca.

Campus Manitoba – Southport Campus 

Campus Manitoba is a collaborative program of the University of Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg, and Brandon University. The program offers a selection of university level arts, science, and education courses. These courses help fulfill degree requirements for a variety of degree programs, and carry the same credit and are equivalent to on-campus courses. Courses are being added every ear, please contact the centre for course offerings or visit our website at www.campusmanitoba.com.  Students select and make application to one of the three universities as their “home” university. However within the Campus Manitoba program they may take courses from any of the three Manitoba universities, for which seamless credit transfer to their home institution. All applications and registration procedures occur on-site at the Campus Manitoba centre.  Courses are delivered via numerous mediums. However, the Internet will continue to be used a s the main method, transmitting text, graphics and audio-visuals to multiple receiving sites. On-site courses (synchronous) are delivered in a “virtual classroom” allowing for immediate interaction with the professors and other students. These courses are at a scheduled time each week. On-line (asynchronous) courses allow for flexibility, as they are delivered via various computer software delivery methods. As a result, students will have an interaction with the instructor, the course materials, and the other students without ever having to leave their home community. The students will also gain valuable skills in the use of learning technologies.  

Portage Learning Centre is a community based organization that is dedicated to providing people the opportunity to discover their potential through education, training and skill development.