UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
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This page contains a list of the Universities and Colleges in Vancouver. Just click on the school name to see a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, buildings and facilities, admissions, information on student enrollment, and much more.
By looking around at the different institutions that are available you can see whether a college or university in Vancouver is right for you. Vancouver colleges and universities have it all.
Whether you're looking for something small, big, research-based, teaching-based, general, discipline-specific, rural, urban, full-time, part-time, religious, secular, English, French (or both), northern, southern, coastal or prairie, from sea to sea there's a university in Vancouver for you. And their programs are as diverse as their students, with options including 3- and 4-year degrees, 1- to 2-year diplomas and certificates, co-op terms and international exchange in fields from Aboriginal studies to zoology.
With unique regional- and cultural-specific programming as well as everything you need for life and work in a global culture, Canada's internationally-recognized universities can prepare you to achieve your goals. So dream big! Canada's universities are ready for it.
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Conestoga College School of Engineering and Information Technology The School of Engineering and Information Technology at Conestoga College (Conestoga) offers interesting and challenging programs leading to exciting careers ...
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Education, Population and Transportation Statisics for Vancouver British Columbia
Highest Level of Educational Attainment in Population aged 25 to 64, Vancouver
Education Level
No certificate, diploma or degree
Metro Vancouver Population
122,370
Education Level
High school certificate or equivalent
Metro Vancouver Population
290,040
Education Level
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma
Metro Vancouver Population
113,225
Education Level
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma
Metro Vancouver Population
225,865
Education Level
University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level
Metro Vancouver Population
86,060
Education Level
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above
Metro Vancouver Population
1,208,770
Population and Dwelling Counts for Metropolitan Vancouver
Population
Density
Land Area
(
km2)
Private Dwellings
Occupied
Total Private
Dwellings
Population
Growth or Decline
Total
Population
735.6
2877.36
817,033
870,992
6.5 %
2,116,581
Vancouver British Columbia Labour Statistics
Population 15 yrs and over
5,600
Population 15 to 24
1,095
Population 25 to 54
3,865
Population 55 and Over
640
Based on a survey of both sexes in 2001 and 2006. The Median age for residents of Vancouver British Columbia is 37.
The employment level in Vancouver is the number of persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day, did any work at all for pay or in self-employment or without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice; or, were absent from their job or business, with or without pay, for the entire week because of a vacation, an illness, a labour dispute at their place of work, or any other reasons.
The Vancouver labour force refers to those persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day.
Modes of Transportation for Metropolitan Vancouver by Employed Labour Force
Modes of Transportation
Car, Truck or Van as Passenger
Metro Vancouver Population
70,990
Modes of Transportation
Car, Truck or Van as Driver
Metro Vancouver Population
675,075
Modes of Transportation
Public Transit
Metro Vancouver Population
165,435
Modes of Transportation
Bicycle
Metro Vancouver Population
16,585
Modes of Transportation
Walked
Metro Vancouver Population
63,415
Modes of Transportation
Other
Metro Vancouver Population
11,520
Total - Mode of transportation: 1,003,020 Total - Sustainable transportation: 245,440
In The Spotlight
Algonquin College Ottawa, Ontario Dedication to student success is Algonquin College's (the College) guiding principal and is demonstrated through the quality of programs, staff, ...
NAIT Edmonton, Alberta NAIT is a polytechnical institute with a solid reputation for providing graduates with skills that will enable them to succeed ...
Concordia University Engineering Established in 1963, and with approximately 160 full-time faculty, Concordia University's (CU) Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science offers a ...
NAIT Edmonton, Alberta NAIT is a polytechnical institute with a solid reputation for providing graduates with skills that will enable them to succeed ...
University of Manitoba Faculty of Engineering The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba offers four-year programs leading to a bachelor of science degree in ...
Conestoga College School of Engineering and Information Technology The School of Engineering and Information Technology at Conestoga College (Conestoga) offers interesting and challenging programs leading to exciting careers ...
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