List of colleges in British Columbia
Colleges in
In addition to these publicly funded institutions, several privately funded post-secondary institutions use the term college in their names or to describe themselves. This includes private training institutions,
Public institutions
There are 14 public institutions governed under the provincial College and Institute Act. Under the Act, these institutions are authorized to grant certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees. These institutions may also be designated to grant other degrees through ministerial order from a provincial minister.[1]
Colleges
There are 11 public colleges in British Columbia. In addition to certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees, these 11 public colleges may also grant applied baccalaureates if they received the authorization to do so from a provincial minister.[1] These 11 public colleges include:[2]
- Camosun College (Victoria, British Columbia)
- Coast Mountain College (Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers, Hazelton, and Haida Gwaii)
- College of New Caledonia (Prince George, Quesnel, Mackenzie, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, and Burns Lake)
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- Douglas College (New Westminster and Coquitlam)
- Langara College (Vancouver)
- North Island College (Campbell River, Comox Valley, Port Alberni, Port Hardy, and Ucluelet)
- Northern Lights College (Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Chetwynd, Fort Nelson)
- Okanagan College (Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke)
- Selkirk College (Castlegar, Nelson, Trail, Grand Forks, Kaslo, and Nakusp)
- Vancouver Community College (Vancouver)
Applied institutes
There are three public institutes in British Columbia. In addition to certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees, these three public institutes may also grant applied baccalaureates, bachelor's degrees, and applied master's degrees, if they received the authorization to do so from a provincial minister.[1] These three public institutes include:[2]
- British Columbia Institute of Technology
- Justice Institute of British Columbia
- Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
Private training institutions
A private training institution is a private post-secondary vocational school that is accredited by the Private Training Institutions Branch of the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. These types of institutions offer at least one career-related program, most of whom are regulated under the Private Training Act. As of 2023, there were 551 private training institutions based in British Columbia.[3]
Not all private training institutions use the word college in its name, with many private training institutions opting to use the term academy instead.[3]
A select list of private training institutions include:
- Canadian College
- Columbia College
- Coquitlam College
- Educacentre College
- Sprott Shaw College
- The Salvation Army War College
- VanArts
- Vancouver Film School
First Nations-controlled institutions
As of 2023, there were 43 First-Nations controlled institutions that offer post-secondary courses in British Columbia. However, only four use the term college in their names. They include
- Chemainus Native College
- Heiltsuk College
- Native Education College
- Seabird College
Theological colleges
Several
Theological colleges based in British Columbia include:
- Canadian Baptist Seminary
- Canadian Chinese School of Theology
- Carey Theological College
- Columbia Bible College
- Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary
- Millar College of the Bible
- Okanagan Bible College
- Pacific Life Bible College
- Northwest Baptist Seminary
- Regent College
- Seminary of Christ the King
- St. Mark's College
- Summit Pacific College
- Trinity Western University
- Vancouver School of Theology
See also
- Higher education in British Columbia
- Higher education in Canada
- List of business schools in Canada
- List of colleges in Canada
- List of universities in Canada
References
- ^ a b c "College and Institute Act". www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca. Government of British Columbia. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ a b Private Training Institution Directory