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.

Enhance your prior post-secondary education with new skills. This post-diploma certificate prepares you for a career in software development, computer applications development, database management, and mobile development. Gain the tools you need to analyze and design solutions for business and consumer applications, including coding principles, systems analysis, and more. You'll be ready for a rewarding career in software development in many possible industries. This program will be delivered in flexible learning spaces. A laptop computer with course-applicable software will be required (specifications below). Laptop specifications Intel quad core CPU (i7 or i9) 16GB RAM (32GB recommended) 15-inch 1080p screen a dedicated graphics card with 4GB of VRAM (8GB recommended) 512GB solid state hard drive (1TB recommended) portable hard drive (for data backup) Windows 10 or later * MAC OS is not supported in School of Technology

Term 1
REQUIRED COURSES
SODV3201 - Web Programming Foundations
DESN3203 - Web Design and Development
MATH3901 - Mathematics for Software Development
SODV3301 - Software Development Techniques
SODV3302 - Systems Development and Object-Oriented Design

Term 2
REQUIRED COURSES
DATA3401 - Introduction to Data and Analytics
DESN3306 - Computer Graphics
SODV3203 - Mobile Application Development
SODV3999 - Software Development Capstone Project
TECH3101 - Systems Development: Concepts and Analysis

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