Columbia College

Canada

Columbia College is a not-for-profit university transfer college and registered charity in Vancouver. It was founded in 1936 and offered high school completion programs, adding university transfer courses in 1965. It has around 2,000 students a year, with approximately 90% of them international students from 54 countries around the world.

Many of its students come from East Asia as well as South Asia, the Middle East and West Africa. Columbia College offers an English for Academic Purposes program, accredited by Languages Canada. As a university transfer college, students can take a year or two at Columbia College before finishing their courses at a full university.

What is the Columbia College acceptance rate?

The Columbia College acceptance rate is 85%.

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Location

Columbia College is based in the diverse international city of Vancouver. It is also one of the most liveable cities in Canada as well as one of the greenest, with Stanley Park even bigger than Central Park in New York City.

Student Support

All students have access to free, in-person tutoring services in English, Math, Economics, and Social Sciences. There are also counsellors and academic advisors available to offer accessible counselling, academic advice and health services.

Small Class Sizes

Maximum class sizes for university transfer and associate degree classes at Columbia College are between 25 and 35. Many are even lower, ensuring that students get a more personalised education.

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Columbia College is a private college founded in 1936.
Columbia college is a top provider of students to highly-ranked universities such as the Universoty of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.
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Approx. 1000

No. of international students

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Approx. 11,200 USD

Fees

Ranking

  • by Payscale survey

    1243rd

  • by Webometrics

    6269th