Digital School Technical Design College - Red Deer, Alberta

Cynthia P.

As a former graduate of Digital School, I can and will recommend this program. I attended the 6 month program, earning a "Computer Aided Drafter" certificate. During my time there, I watched some of my classmates really struggle, and some really shine. It all came down to attitude. The ones that came in late, or not at all, struggled the most. One would think that paying for a secondary education would be incentive enough to actually put in some effort. Those that came there with the right attitude, flourished. Most of my instructors were knowledgeable, helpful and caring. There are, of course, those teachers who did not seem to care or could not communicate properly, but they are no longer employed there. Teachers have a huge impact on the success of their students, so I'm glad to see that changes were made.

Upon graduating, I was assisted in my search for employment, and landed a terrific career as a drafter and record drawings keeper in the railroad industry. I've been here for 7 months and love my job. Thanks for everything, Digital School!

Justin O.

Digital School is a difference maker. The instructors are very knowledgeable and the content is easy to learn while progressing at a manageable rate. Being a six month to a year program it gets you the hands on training for your new career fast.
Being here has accelerated my career path. Highly recommend.

Jaime S.

It's Architectural CAD Technician program but It is good a challenging program. Instructors are good to teach to students in the classrooms. Instructors had no time explain to students after school because it is not enough time help us. I understand that Instructors had lots of explaining to students all day, but it's should more extra for a tutor to the students after school.

Jayson L.

I am a student currently enrolled in the Architectural Design Program at Digital School, I am currently going into my second half of term 3, and will soon be moving to term 4, the final term before graduating.

Here at Digital School is a different experience because I am 18 and fresh out of high school, now I was told that this would not be my typical college experience but I was expecting more students my age. Though knowing they cannot really change who applies for this college, this does not affect my rating. I would just like to let people know that most who enroll here are in their late 20's and 30's which, as much as I love going to school with people who are mature and here to actually learn, I feel as if I am a baby and feel that I cannot connect and grow friendships with people as easily or at all. As of yet I don't think I will be leaving here with any new friends.

Digital School has it's up and downs. For many reasons I would recommend to come back or enroll if you are looking for a school.

A few reasons why I would recommend Digital School is because it has a very friendly environment which allows comfortable learning. Another reason I would recommend Digital School is because the teachers are very good at understanding that you have a life outside of school and they are very lenient on due dates. Another, is because you do learn a lot of different Autodesk programs while studying here.

There are however, reasons on why I would not recommend Digital School. First off, if you come into this program with any experience whatsoever, like myself, you will find that the program is very basic, and tends to focus primarily on knowledge of building codes and standards and less of actually drawing a floor plan and putting the building codes and standards to good use.
Second, is that some of the teachers tend to lose handed in assignments and in some cases I've had to resubmit them 2-3 times before actually receiving a mark for them.
Third, is that the school does not have great computers for running their programs, my classmates and I have all had crashing issues with the computers here, and I would think it s because of the fact that the class rooms get very hot during the day, and I know that is not good for computers, and they do not clean out the computers of dust and stuff that collects in them.
Fourth is the marking. Nothing is wrong with how the teachers mark assignments, it's the fact that it takes literally weeks to get assignments back and sometimes even longer to have you marks updated on the online grading system. Being still young, and having a great relationship with my parents, I allow them to see my school marks and having this issue of ridiculously slow mark updating, I keep getting into a lot of stress and yelling fights with my parents on why I am not completing assignments when in fact I am and they have not yet been updated or they have been lost and I find out weeks later that I need to re submit them.

For now I would like to rate them 2.5/5, I will be updating my review periodically throughout the rest of the school year with new positives and negatives that may come up.

Porscha D.

I am a graduate student in the Architectural CAD Technician Program, and I am glad that I went to this school by choice. The teachers are phenomenal for all they want for you is to see you succeed and do their best. Though there is some things that aren't exactly the greatest, (like some questions not being answered to its full potential, etc) it is no different than any other institution. In the class environment it is truly unique for it is a small class environment that makes it easy to learn, as well as the class interaction is completely incredible. If you are a highly motivated student and can take heavy deadlines this school is definitely for you. They get you not just the information you need but prepared for also the work force and what to do after you are done your program of choice.

Mary N.

The staff and the instructors are very supportive. The programs are all well planned well designed. Lectures are clear and easy to understand. The best thing about the school is the support that are given to students. Thank you Digital School!

Giuseppe M.

It is a good school for the architecture course. No need for upgrade as the school provided you with what you would otherwise need to upgrade to get into any other school, minus the less relevant stuff that comes with upgrading, which effectively streamlines the process. The instructors have proven to be better instructors than most other places I have visited and because of the small classroom, it gives a 1 on 1 learning experience which can make things easier and more engaging. Autodesk certification grants programs free with a 3 year license, which is basically 2 years after the program ends of free programs, which makes it easier when starting out as starting wage in most careers isn't the best, and to own Autocad is $4,195.00 according to sources so... It's good to have an extra 2 years free to save money. The building is located at a convenient spot with many bus routes as well as and LRT station for easy commuting to and from the facility from most of Edmonton. Taking another course prior to this one on architectural design, as well as being in this field in the past, I would say this course exceeds in providing the right information for your career and even some extras that may come in handy. Would I recommend this course, well if this description fits what your looking for, then yes I would recommend it.

Todd H.

My time at Digital School is well worth the money. I am learning a lot. The courses are designed in a practical way. The instructors are very knowledgeable. The atmosphere is great and the view is pretty good too!!