Bow Valley College is a public, board-governed college operating as a comprehensive community institution under the Post-Secondary Learning Act of Alberta. Bow Valley College has been a student-centered community college since 1965, assisting students in achieving their career objectives. It provides a low-cost education with an 88 percent graduate employment rate.

The College emphasizes on small classes, applied learning, focused work experience, and extensive learner support services. The faculty and staff at the college provides a fantastic learning experience to students who come from all walks of life and who hail from distant countries or are just from the local community.

Courses (Preview)
Term 1
REQUIRED COURSES
GAME1101 - Game Design
GAME1201 - Technical Design
GAME1301 - Environmental Art
GAME1401 - Game Programming I

Term 2
REQUIRED COURSES
GAME1102 - Level Design
GAME1202 - Visual Scripting
GAME1302 - Character Art
GAME1402 - Game Programming II

Term 3
REQUIRED COURSES
GAME1103 - User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Design
GAME1303 - Character Animation
GAME1501 - Rapid Prototype Development
GAME2401 - Game Programming III

Term 4
REQUIRED COURSES
GAME2101 - Systems Design
GAME2301 - Technical Art
GAME2402 - Shaders and Rendering
GAME2501 - Rapid Game Development I

Term 5
REQUIRED COURSES
GAME2102 - Storytelling and Narrative Design
GAME2302 - Procedural Art
GAME2502 - Rapid Game Development II
GAME2503 - Developing for Extended Reality (XR)

Term 6
REQUIRED COURSES
GAME2504 - Industry Project I: Pre-Production
GAME2505 - Industry Project II: First Production
GAME2506 - Industry Project III: Production
GAME2999 - Capstone Industry Project: Game Development

Bow Valley College is an innovative, world-class college with more than 600 faculty and staff who speak more than 50 languages. It is ideally located in the heart of downtown Calgary, a young, vibrant metropolitan centre.  Bow Valley College closely follows national and international trends in business, health care and human services to create certificate and diploma programs that are relevant and useful all over the world. Practicum work terms provide graduates with the competitive skill sets they need to be successful in today’s workplace. Courses are also transferable for further post-secondary study through agreements with other higher education institutions.

Bow Valley wants students to have the best experience on campus, so they offer volunteer opportunities, student events, student services, workshops and engagement activities year-round to make the most of student's time at Bow Valley College. Activities and programming are designed to allow international and Canadian learners to connect, develop intercultural skills and build strength through volunteer opportunities.

Vision
We open doors and open minds by creating opportunities for learners, employees, employers, and communities, and by shaping the future of college education.
Mission

• To include all learners.
• To challenge our thinking.
• To remove barriers.
• To provide opportunity.
• To make all learning count.

Values
Respect, Inclusion, Creativity, Teamwork, Resilience

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it