Applying for Residence

Interested in living on our main campus while you attend Red Deer Polytechnic?

We look forward to having you stay with us as your 'home-away-from-home', just steps away from your classes, services and other amenities located on our main campus.

Please review the process below to register for accommodations in our Residences. Please note that you must have received conditional or clear admission into a program at Red Deer Polytechnic to begin this process. If you do not have conditional or clear admission you must wait until you receive this confirmation from our Office of the Registrar before applying to live in Residence.

Application Dates

Individual Full-Time Students

October 1: Applications open for the full academic year (September - April) and the Fall term (September - December)
November 1: Applications open for the Winter term (January - April)
February 1: Applications open for the Spring and Summer months (May-Aug)

Apprenticeship Students

You can begin applying to live in Residence after you have registered in your course/intake.

Family Students

You can apply year-round to be added to our family waitlist.

Fees

All domestic (Canadian) applicants are required to pay a $40 non-refundable application fee to process the application.

All international applicants are required to pay a $60 non-refundable application fee to process the application.

This fee must be paid online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.

Re-applying for future years (for current students)

If you currently live in Residence and want to live in Residence for the next school year, you may apply on or after October 1, for the following year. Residence staff do not assume you are coming back. It is your responsibility to re-apply every year.

Roommate Requests

Roommate requests are facilitated through your Residence application. To begin this process, view the Roommate Request tab on your application in the Residence Portal. Roommate requests must be mutual through this process.

Waitlists

Our Residences fill up quickly and if you are not immediately accepted, you may be wondering if it is worth putting your name on the waitlist. Most definitely!

We have, in previous years, gone through a waitlist upwards of 300 people. Throughout the summer, applicants drop off the waitlist due to lack of funding, choosing a different institution or a number of other personal reasons. So hang in there.

Phone back throughout the summer to confirm your waitlist position, and if by the middle of July you are still far back in the waitlist, it may be time to consider off-campus housing through our Students' Association or other sources. The best thing you can do is apply as early as possible.

Ready to Apply?

Individual Full-Time Students

Step 1: Create Your Residence Account - Only for New Students to Residence

Create Your Residence Account

After clicking the link above, enter your Red Deer Polytechnic Loop login credentials (username and password). These credentials are provided to new students typically through the mail after being accepted to attend a program at our institution.

Once you have logged in, this will securely send your contact information (first and last name, Student ID, personal email address) to our Residence Housing System.
We will then create your Residence Account, to begin the application process.

This process can take up to 1 hour to complete.

Step 2: Residence Portal

Click Login in the right corner.
Click Login with an external service: RDC-Student SSO Login.
This will now ask for your Red Deer Polytechnic username and password (same username and password as you use when logging in to TheLoop).

Step 3: Applying for Residence

Click the Applying for Housing Tab.
Select the appropriate application to begin your application for Residence.

Step 4: Pay for Application

An application fee will be required once you have completed your application. This is payable online through the application.

Questions?

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact our Residence team.

Call 403.342.3257 or email residence [at] rdpolytech [dot] ca (residence[at]rdpolytech[dot]ca).

Apprenticeship Students

Residence is currently full for the January 2024 apprentice intake. All new applications will be waitlisted.

Please read Apprenticeship Housing to view your available options and apply for housing.

Step 1: Create Your Residence Account - Only for New Students to Residence

Create Your Residence Account

Once you have logged in, this will securely send your contact information (first and last name, Student ID, personal email address) to our Residence Housing System.
We will then create your Residence Account, to begin the application process.

This process can take up to 1 hour to complete.

Step 2: Residence Portal

Click Login in the right corner.
Click Login with an external service: RDC-Student SSO Login.
This will now ask for your Red Deer Polytechnic username and password (same username and password as you use when logging in to TheLoop).

Step 3: Applying for Residence

Click the Applying for Housing Tab.
Select the Apprentice Application with the dates that match your course dates and begin your application for Residence.

Step 4: Pay for Application

An application fee will be required once you have completed your application. This is payable online through the application.

Questions?

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact our Residence team.

Call 403.342.3257 or email residence [at] rdpolytech [dot] ca (residence[at]rdpolytech[dot]ca).

Family Students

Step 1: Create Your Residence Account - Only for New Students to Residence

Create Your Residence Account

Once you have logged in, this will securely send your contact information (first and last name, Student ID, personal email address) to our Residence Housing System.
We will then create your Residence Account, to begin the application process.

This process can take up to 1 hour to complete.

Step 2: Residence Portal

Click Login in the right corner.
Click Login with an external service: RDC-Student SSO Login.
This will now ask for your Red Deer Polytechnic username and password (same username and password as you use when logging in to TheLoop).

Step 3: Applying for Residence

Click the Applying for Housing Tab.
Select the Family and Couple Housing application and begin your application for Residence.

Step 4: Pay for Application

An application fee will be required once you have completed your application. This is payable online through the application.

Questions?

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact our Residence team.

Call 403.342.3257 or email residence [at] rdpolytech [dot] ca (residence[at]rdpolytech[dot]ca).

Extended Education Students or Non-RDP Student's

This is for anyone who does not have RDP Loop Credentials

Step 1: Go to Residence Portal Page

Visit the Residence Portal.
Then, click Non-Student Login in the left corner.

Step 2: Register Residence Account

Click New Account Registration to create an account.
Fill out all required fields.

Account creation after you submit the information takes approximately one hour.

Step 3: Login and Apply

Login using your username and password under the Extended Education & Non-RDP Student Login.
Click the Applying for Housing Tab.
Select the appropriate application to begin your application for Residence.

Step 4: Pay for Application

An application fee will be required once you have completed your application. This is payable online through the application.

Questions?

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Red Deer Polytechnic's Residence. Call 403.342.3257 or email residence [at] rdpolytech [dot] ca (residence[at]rdpolytech[dot]ca).

We value your privacy

The personal information that you provide on this form is being collected to register for a system user account, and is being collected in compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act of Alberta, Section 33(c).

Your personal information will be used to register, apply, rooming, payment for residence units/accommodations. If you have any questions about the collection of information on this form, please contact the Residence Operations Coordinator, Red Deer Polytechnic, 100 College Blvd., Box 5005, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 5H5, 403.342.3257.

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