University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a Canadian public research university with campuses in the Greater Vancouver area and in Kelowna, British Columbia. The main campus in the Greater Vancouver area is located in the University Endowment Lands on Point Grey, a peninsula about 10 km from downtown Vancouver, with smaller speciality and satelite campuses located at Great Northern Way and Robson Street, both in Vancouver proper.

UBC consistently ranks as one of the top three Canadian universities by Research InfoSource and ranks as second in Canada and thirty-sixth in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities. In 2006, Newsweek magazine ranked the University of British Columbia second in Canada and 27th in the world. The Times Higher Education Supplement of the UK ranked UBC as second in Canada and thirty-third in the world in 2007. According to Maclean's University Rankings, UBC has the highest percentage of Ph. D level professors among all public universities in North America (92%). It has received widespread recognition by Maclean's and Newsweek magazines for its foreign language program; the Chinese program is North America's largest, and the Japanese program is North America's second largest (after the University of Hawaii). The Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Theory has been recognized consistently for the world-class artists who teach there.

British Columbia Institute of Technology

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is an institute of technology in Burnaby, British Columbia. It provides full- and part-time polytechnic education leading to certificates, diplomas, bachelor's degrees in technologies and trades. (However, because it is not a member of the Association of Universities and Colleges, its degrees are generally only recognized for further studied through agreement with the receiving institution).

Camosun College

Camosun College is located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2009 it has over 12,500 full-time and part-time students (8,600 FTEs) between its Lansdowne and Interurban campuses. The Lansdowne campus serves students in university transfer and access programs, as well as career, technical and vocational programs in the fields of arts, science, business, health and human services. Also, student run Village 900 CKMO is based on the Lansdowne campus. The Interurban campus serves students in trades, technology, business and access programs. The university press, The Nexus, is a member of CUP.

Canadian College

The Canadian College (which is located in the heart of Vancouver) offers several internationaly recognized Certificates and Diplomas in Business Management, International Trade and Hospitality Operations. International students can receive paid work in Canada by taking the Business Management Diploma Co-op, International Trade Diploma Co-op or the Hospitality Operations Diploma Co-op.

College of New Caledonia

The College of New Caledonia (CNC) is a post-secondary educational institution that serves the residents of the Central Interior of British Columbia. The college was established in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada in 1969 as a successor to the BC Vocational School. The first convocation of 37 graduates took place in 1971. The school has an approximate annual system-wide enrollment of 5,000 students in career, technical, vocational, and university credit courses. The press, CNC Ion, is a member of CUP.

College of the Rockies

The College of the Rockies is a Canadian public community college, located in the southeast corner of British Columbia, Canada. The main campus is in Cranbrook, with regional campuses in Creston, Fernie, Golden, Invermere, and Kimberley.

Columbia Bible College

Columbia Bible College is an institution of higher education in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The college states that its mission is to prepare people for a life of discipleship, service and ministry. Theologically, Columbia Bible College is evangelical Anabaptist and is operated by two regional Mennonite conferences, British Columbia Mennonite Brethren and Mennonite Church British Columbia. Columbia is accredited by the international Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE), and is registered with the British Columbia Private Career Training Institution Association (PCTIA).

Coquitlam College

Coquitlam College is a private community college in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Douglas College

Established in 1970, Douglas College is one of the largest public colleges in British Columbia, Canada serving 14,000 credit students and 7,000 continuing education students each year.

Douglas provides four major areas of educational service: two-year Associate Degrees for university transfer students, academic upgrading, continuing education in professional and personal upgrading, and over 30 major career-training programs. The selection of career programs includes full degrees: Bachelors of Science in Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing, Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation, Bachelor of Business Administration, BA in Child and Youth Care, and Bachelor of Physical Education and Coaching. Two recent additions to the Bachelor roster include the BA in Criminal Justice and BA in Psychology.

University of the Fraser Valley

The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV), (formerly known as University College of the Fraser Valley) was founded in 1974 as the Fraser Valley College. The college was the response to the communities in the Fraser Valley needing expanded vocational training. In 1988, it became a university college, with degree-granting status. As the University College of the Fraser Valley, it grew rapidly, becoming one of the largest university colleges in Canada. The university press, The Cascade, is a member of CUP.

Imperial Hotel Management College

Imperial Hotel Management College is a private hotel management college in British Columbia.

Institute of Indigenous Government

The Institute of Indigenous Government, Canada's First Nations College, is a publicly funded post-secondary education institute located in Burnaby, British Columbia. Established in 1995, the institute was originally located in Yaletown neighbourhood of Vancouver. As of September, 2007, the Institute of Indigenous Government is now part of the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology an aboriginal run, private institute in Merritt, British Columbia, that was started in 1983.

Justice Institute of British Columbia

The Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) is a public, post-secondary educational institution in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, that is focused on training professionals in the justice, public safety and social services fields. JIBC also has campuses in Victoria, Okanagan, Chilliwack and Maple Ridge.

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) is an aboriginal run, private institute in Merritt, British Columbia, that was started in 1983.

North Island College

North Island College (NIC) is a community college located primarily on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It was established in 1975.

NIC offers over 70 credit programs and 840 individual courses including: University Transfer, Fine Arts, Trades and Apprenticeships, Health, Technology, Business, Tourism. There are co-op programs for studies in Applied Business Technology, Adventure Tourism, Business Administration, Information Technology and Computer Science, and Tourism and Hospitality. Liberal Arts and Nursing degrees are held in partnership with Malaspina University College, and Fine Arts degree is held in partnership with the Emily Carr Institute.

University of Northern British Columbia

The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is a small, research-intensive university whose main campus is in Prince George, British Columbia. UNBC also has regional campuses in the northern British Columbia cities of Prince Rupert, Terrace, Quesnel, and Fort St. John. Nearly 4200 students were enrolled at UNBC in the 2005-2006 academic year. In 2007, the University was trade marked as Canada's Green University and is linked into the Wiki Campus Climate Network. The university press, The Over the Edge, is a member of CUP. Because of its northern latitude, UNBC is a member of the University of the Arctic.

Northern Lights College

Northern Lights College is an institution that provides post-secondary education to residents of Northern British Columbia. It currently has offices in eight communities, and a working agreement with the University of Northern British Columbia. The college president is D. Jean Valgardson.

Northwest Community College

Northwest Community College (NWCC) is a post-secondary educational institution that serves the residents of north-west British Columbia. The NWCC was first established in Terrace in 1975.

Okanagan College

Okanagan College is a public, post-secondary institution with over 120 certificates, diplomas, degrees and programs including Apprenticeship & Pre-apprenticeship Trades programs. It is located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Established more than forty years ago, Okanagan College has since grown to be the largest college in British Columbia outside the Lower Mainland and Victoria with over 5,400 full-time students on four regional campuses. Approximately 350 international students from over thirty countries currently study at Okanagan College. Quality education combined with personal one-on-one attention has further added to the College’s reputation and high-level of student satisfaction.

Quest University

Quest University Canada (formerly Sea to Sky University) is a new private non-profit liberal arts and sciences university in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. The first class began in September 2007 with an enrolment of 80 students; the university hopes to have 640 students by 2010.

Royal Roads University

Royal Roads University is a public university located in Victoria, British Columbia and is designed for students who are working professionals.

Selkirk College

Selkirk College, founded in 1966, was the first regional community college in British Columbia. The college offers over 60 programs, taught to learners by an exceptional team of instructors whose passion is to provide exemplary teaching and outstanding learning experiences to Selkirk students. Selkirk has grown into one of the largest organizations in the West Kootenay and Boundary regions of south eastern British Columbia. Each year, the college is responsible for over $75 million in economic activity, employing over 550 full and part-time staff and providing exceptional post-secondary learning experiences for over 2400 full-time equivalent students.

Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. It was established in 1965 and presently has more than 32,000 students and 900 faculty members. The university was named after Simon Fraser, a North West Company fur trader and explorer. Undergraduate and graduate programs operate on a year-round tri-semester schedule. SFU was ranked 1st in Canada’s top Comprehensive Universities in 2008's Macleans Magazine, ranked 62nd in the world and 4th in Canada in 2009 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.

Summit Pacific College

Summit Pacific College (formerly Western Pentecostal Bible College) is an undergraduate seminary, or bible college, on a foothill of Sumas Mountain in the Clayburn Village of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. It is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education and has a denominational affiliation with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada.

Thompson Rivers University

Thompson Rivers University is a university located in Kamloops, British Columbia. It offers students a broad range of courses, career streams, and the ability to ladder credits from diploma programs into full degrees. While the main campus is located in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada there is a second campus in Williams Lake. Nancy Greene Raine is the Chancellor of TRU. The university press, The Omega, is a member of CUP.

Trinity Western University

Trinity Western University (TWU) is a private, Christian liberal arts university located in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The school was founded in 1962 as Trinity Junior College, and now enrolls approximately 2,700 students and sits on a 157-acre (0.64 km2) campus. TWU is known for its broad-based arts and sciences curriculum. TWU offers 42 undergraduate majors and 16 graduate and post-graduate programs. Trinity Western’s travel studies and exchange program enables students to study at Trinity’s partner institutions or universities across the world for a few weeks in the summer, a semester, or a year.

University Canada West

University Canada West (UCAN, Officially LearningWise Inc.) is a private for profituniversity in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Its president is David Strong, who was formerly president of the University of Victoria.

Vancouver Island University

Vancouver Island University (formerly known as Malaspina University-College) is a comprehensive, four-year, postsecondary institution serving Vancouver Island and coastal British Columbia. Established in 1969 as Malaspina University-College, it has grown into a thriving institution that plays an important role in the educational, cultural, and economic life of the region. The main campus is located in Nanaimo, and there are regional campuses in Duncan and Powell River, as well as a campus centre in Parksville. The university press, The Navigator, is a member of CUP.

University of Victoria

The University of Victoria (UVic) is the second oldest degree granting university in British Columbia. This medium-sized university is located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (northeast of Victoria) with an enrollment figure of approximately 19,500 students, as of 2007. The campus is famous for its prestige, beautiful gardens, mild climate and large rabbit population. It attracts many students in part because of its size, its picturesque location, and its cooperative education program, which is the third largest in Canada. The university is the nation's lead institution in the VENUS and NEPTUNE projects. The university press, The Martlet, is a member of CUP.

Westminster Abbey (British Columbia)

Westminster Abbey is a community of Benedictine monks in Mission, British Columbia, established in 1939 from the Abbey of Mount Angel, Oregon. The Abbey is home to the Seminary of Christ the King.

The abbey's official name is the Abbey of Saint Joseph of Westminster; Saint Joseph is the abbey's patron saint.