Overview

Founded in 1936, Columbia College first offered high school completion programs to hundreds of students. In 1965 the College added university transfer courses to its offerings and in the 1970s introduced English as a Second Language Program to meet the needs of the increasing number of international students.

 

In 1985 Columbia College moved from downtown Vancouver to Burnaby, to a location near Metro town Centre. Over the next twelve years the College's programs expanded significantly; in particular, the College broadened its offerings in the areas of business and engineering. During this period Columbia College established its reputation as Canada's premier university-preparatory school for international students.

 

In 1997 the College returned to a downtown Vancouver location, to share a new facility with the British Columbia Institute of Technology. In this building the College is able to provide new, expanded science laboratories, state-of-the-art classrooms, improved and expanded library facilities and a refurbished Testing and Tutorial Centre, as well as student lounges and study areas.

 

The College's current student body is drawn from countries around the world. The countries of the Pacific Rim are represented particularly well, though students from Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa also mix with our Canadian contingent to create a truly international atmosphere. For over 70 years Columbia College has provided quality education to young adults.

 

Many thousands of Canadian and international students have completed their qualifications at Columbia College and proceeded to university. The College will continue to provide excellent preparation for university entrance in the years to come.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location & Facilities

Located at the junction of Seymour and Dunsmuir Streets, in the heart of downtown Vancouver, the campus is in the Educational Triangle of major public and independent institutions. As well as Columbia College and BCIT, this area is home to Simon Fraser University's downtown campus and Vancouver Community College. Within easy walking distance is Vancouver's award winning Public Library as well as other important cultural and recreational facilities such as Queen Elizabeth Theatre, the Orpheum Theatre, (home of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra), the Vancouver Art Gallery, Science World, and recreational amenities in the YMCA and YWCA. The College is located

 

• 50 metres from the Granville Sky train station, providing easy access to Burnaby, New Westminster and Surrey


• two blocks from Vancouver City Centre Station on the Canada Line


• a five-minute walk from the Sea bus station at Water Street, providing rapid access to North Vancouver, and, in the same location, the terminus for the West Coast Express train to Port Moody and Mission


• next to stops for Express buses connecting Coquitlam and Richmond with downtown Vancouver, (Burrard Street Station, is a five-minute walk from the College), and express buses to West Vancouver


• The Columbia College Library carries over 30,000 volumes of books and reference texts, an online database to thousands of periodicals and magazines, and an online library catalogue. The College Bookstore stocks all the textbooks and supplies required by students for their courses. Columbia College students have access to fitness world a nearby gym. The Tutorial and Testing Centre offers qualified math and English tutors to help students with their coursework.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Departments / Schools / Faculty / College

Columbia College has various departments

• Arts


• Business


• Communication


• Computer Science


• Engineering


• Science

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courses Offered

Contact Edwise Center For More Detail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scholarships

 

Each semester, four scholarships worth $1000.00 are awarded to outstanding academic students. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of both overall GPA and student biographies. In the Winter Semester of each year, one scholarship worth $1750.00 is awarded to an outstanding student in the Social Sciences in memory of a former student of Columbia College.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intake

 

There are 3 intakes

• January


• May


• September
  
  Major intake is mostly in September.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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