Tuition & Fees for Domestic Students

Credit card or Visa Debit is required. Log in to your MyRDP account (formerly called TheLoop) and select Money Matters from the menu, then select My Account. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select eBill+ePayment. Select eBill+ePayment again on the next screen. This will open a new window – be sure to maximize the screen. In this new screen, select Deposits. Choose Tuition Deposit from the drop-down menu and click Select. Follow the remaining prompts to complete your transaction.

Register with your bank to make online payments to Red Deer Polytechnic using your nine-digit Student ID number as your account number.

Send an e-transfer through online banking to cashier@rdpolytech.ca. Please include the ID number and student's full name in the memo.  

1. Log in to your  MyRDP account  and click on Money Matters from the menu, select Student Fees.
2. Click on eBill+ePayment to enter the online payment system.
3. Select Deposits to make a payment towards your Tuition Deposit, or select the term you wish to make a payment toward.
4. Pay by Visa, Visa Debit and Mastercard. 

Note: A 2.65% service fee will be charged on all credit card payments and a 1.65% service fee will be added to all Visa Debit and MasterCard debit transactions. These service fees are non-refundable.

Set up “Red Deer Polytechnic” as a payee on your bill payment profile using your nine-digit student ID number as your account number. 

Allow three business days for bank processing.

Payments sent via Online Banking must be received 48 hours before the deadline for processing requirements to avoid late charges. 

E-transfers can be sent to cashier@rdpolytech.ca noting your Student ID number and full name in the memo.

Payments sent via e-transfer must be received 48 hours before the deadline for processing requirements to avoid late charges.

The Fee's Office is open Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:30pm (excluding holidays).

The following forms of payment are accepted:

• Cash
• Interac Debit
• Cheque
• Bank Drafts
• Money Order

Cheques, bank drafts and money orders are payable to Red Deer Polytechnic and must include your nine-digit student ID number. Postdated payments are not accepted.  

All cheques, bank drafts and money orders are payable to Red Deer Polytechnic and must include your nine-digit student ID number. Postdated payments are not accepted.  

Red Deer Polytechnic Fees Office 
Box 5005 - 100 College Blvd 
Red Deer, AB  T4N 5H5 

If you are unable to submit the full payment of your term tuition and fees by the payment deadline, you may choose to enroll in a payment plan which splits your term tuition and fees into monthly payments.

To enroll in a payment plan, log in to your  MyRDP account and select Money Matters from the menu, select Student Fees. Select eBill+ePayment to enter the online payment system, then select Payment Plans and proceed to set up a new payment plan.  

• Payment plans cannot be set up for payment of your tuition deposit. Tuition deposits must be paid in full by your tuition deposit deadline. 
• Your payment plan must be initiated before the term tuition and fee payment deadline. Subsequent payments will follow the term schedule noted below: 
  • Fall: Initial payment at setup, then September 30, October 31 and November 30. 
  • Winter: Initial payment at setup, then February 1, March 1 and April 1. 
  • Spring: Initial payment at setup and June 1. 
  • Summer: Initial payment at setup and August 1. 
• A $50 deferral administration charge will be applied to your account.  
• Payment plans must be set up for each term.  
• Apprenticeship students are not able to enroll in an RDP payment plan.  
• Students enrolled in Red Deer Polytechnic's Continuing Education programming are unable to enroll in this payment plan, but may have alternative payment plan options, depending on their course/program. 

Please Note: A 2.65% service fee will be charged on all credit card payments and a 1.65% service fee will be added to all Visa Debit and MasterCard debit transactions. These service fees are non-refundable.

Students receiving loans, grants, awards, bursaries, etc. are responsible for verifying their funding will cover the full amount owed to Red Deer Polytechnic and for paying any outstanding balance if it does not. 

Contact the Student Connect Centre at 403.342.3254 or email to discuss your situation and to determine whether you are required to make a payment to Red Deer Polytechnic.  

Students who are having any portion of their tuition and fees paid by a third-party sponsor (employer, Indigenous organization, not-for-profits, etc.) must submit a sponsorship letter to the Cashiers Office prior to the term tuition and fee payment deadline. 

Eligible Red Deer Polytechnic employees are required to submit completed Tuition Waiver Applications to the People & Culture department for review and processing. Upon approval, any waiver entitlement will be credited to the student's account.

Tuition and fees are non-refundable except when a student cancels or withdraws from a program,

• After the last day to pay tuition and fees deadline but prior to the last day to add/drop courses. A cancellation fee equivalent to the non-refundable tuition fee deposit of $400 is applied to the refund.
• After the last day to add/drop courses with an approved Late Drop Request submitted within 30 days of the end of the term. A cancellation fee equivalent to the non-refundable tuition fee deposit of $400 is applied to the refund.

Or

• When a program is cancelled by the Polytechnic. The cancellation fee is waived.

Apprenticeship registration fees are non-refundable except when a student cancels registration for the training period,

• Prior to the first day of class when training is delivered on-campus. A $150 cancellation fee is applied to the refund. 
• Prior to 11:00am on the first day of the second week of class when training is delivered in a blended model. A $150 cancellation fee is applied to the refund.

Or

• When the apprenticeship training period is cancelled by the Polytechnic. The cancellation fee is waived.

Students enrolled in Red Deer Polytechnic's Continuing Education courses or programming should discuss cancellations and potential refunds with the Division of Continuing Education (email or 403.356.4900).