Students at Medicine Hat College study in Canada’s sunniest city, which annually receives 2,512 hours of rays. While most students attend the Medicine Hat campus, the college also has a campus in Brooks, a community of roughly 14,000 located about 110 kilometres west of Medicine Hat. Townhouse-style student residences are available at both campuses.

The college offers 40-plus certificate, diploma, degree, trades and university programs in areas like environmental reclamation, information technology, speech pathology, social work, education and nursing. Welding, plumbing and carpentry apprenticeship programs are also available. This year, Medicine Hat is introducing diplomas in Sustainable Innovation and Service Dog and Canine Studies Management. Research facilities at the college include a 3D printer, driving simulators and high-fidelity mannequins for students training to be first responders.

Medicine Hat offers programming with a global focus, such as the Intercultural Awareness Certificate, which may include a study-abroad component. The college itself hosts many international students, most of whom come from India, the Philippines, Jamaica, Brazil, Japan and South Korea.
The college is also known for its athletic teams—known as the Rattlers—that compete in basketball, cross-country running, soccer, volleyball and golf.