EDUCATION
Academy of Excellence: Victoria – 250-386-7843 (250-386-0090) – hair design, esthetics
All Nations Institute: Burnaby – 604-602-9555 (604) 602-3400 - general arts, social work,
criminology, 1st nation’s studies, business administration, animal welfare, university preparation, ABE
Alternative Programs Centre: Williams Lake – 250-398-5800 (250-398-5206) - Alkali Lake, Anahim
Lake, Dog Creek, 100 Mile House – GROW (Graduation Routes Other Ways)
Assistance Program for Students with Disabilities: BC – application forms
British Columbia Institute of Technology (B.C.I.T.): Burnaby – 604-434-1610 – 604-434-5734 –
trades discovery for women, computer systems technology, welding
Capilano College: Sechelt – 604-984-4901, Squamish – 604-892-5322; 604-885-9310 (604-9844967), North Vancouver – 604-984-4959 – computer/technology, accounting, ABE
Community Education: Maple Ridge – 604-466-6555 – GED prep, Dogwood
Coquitlam Continuing Education: Coquitlam – 604-936-4261 (604-936-6594) – GED prep
Coquitlam Learning Opportunity Centre: Port Coquitlam – 604-945-4211 – GED prep, upgrading,
Dogwood
Douglas College: New Westminster - accounting, arts, BizSmarts, business, child & youth care,
classroom & community support, coaching, commerce, community social service worker, computers,
criminology, dental, optician, early childhood education, education, nursing, health information
services, home support/resident care, hotel & restaurant management, marketing, music, office
administration, physical education, writing, science, sign language, sports science, theatre,
therapeutic recreation, youth justice
Education Centre: Chilliwack – 604-792-9277 (604-792-4094) – ABE
Interior Indian Friendship Centre: Kamloops – 250-376-1296 (250-376-2275) – education
department
Invergarry Adult Learning Centre: Surrey – 604-584-5424 (604-584-0251) – ABE - have daycare
Kwantlen College: Langley – 604-599-3215, Richmond – 604-599-2512, Surrey - ABE
Malaspina University College: Nanaimo – 250-740-6425, Parksville – 250-248-2096 – postsecondary & ABE
Native Education Centre: Vancouver – 604-873-3761 (604-873-9152) – aboriginal ABE
North Island College: Courtenay – 250-334-5000 (250-334-5018), Campbell River – 250-923-9700
(250-923-9791), Port Alberni – 250-724-8711 (250-724-8700), Port Hardy – 250-949-7912 (250-9492617) – university transfer, aboriginal education, apprenticeships, fine arts & graphic design, ABE,
human services
Northern Lights College: Dawson Creek, Fort St. John – 250-785-6981 (250-785-1294), distance
ed – 250-785-6981 - ABE, university transfer, business, early childhood education, social services
worker, land resource management, teacher assistant, automotive service technician, commercial
transport, heavy duty technician, industrial instrumentation mechanic, land & resource management,
oil & gas field operations, swamper, power engineering & gas processing, steam/pipe fitter
Okanagan College: Kelowna – 250-862-5488 (250-862-5432), Penticton – 250-492-4305 (250-4903950), Revelstoke – 250-837-4235 (250-837-2882), Salmon Arm – 250-832-2126 (250-862-5432),
Vernon – 250-545-7291 (250-545-3277) - adult academic & career prep, university transfer, human
service worker, computer information systems, practical nursing, culinary arts, business
administration
Pearson Adult Learning Centre: New Westminster – 604-517-6191 – registration every Th at 13:00
or 19:00 - need citizen card, passport, or BCID
Penticton School of Hairdressing: Penticton
Prince George Native Friendship Centre: Prince George – 250-564-3568 X228 – literacy training
Quesnel Tillicum Society Native Friendship Centre: Quesnel – 250-992-8347 (250-992-5708) –
ABE
Salvation Army Nanaimo Ministries: Nanaimo – 250-754-2621 (250-753-8071) – ABE,
correspondence
Selkirk College: distance ed – 888-953-1133 X324 (250-365-6568) – advanced medical
transcription
Sprott Shaw Community College: Abbotsford – 604-504-3323 (604-504-3372), Kamloops – 250314-1122 (250-374-9325), Kelowna – 250-860-8884 (250-860-2227) - practical nursing, business
administration, pharmacy technician, community support worker, resident care attendant, spa
therapy, medical office assistant, early childhood education
Stenberg College: Surrey – 604-580-2772 (604-580-2774)
Stolo Alternate School: Chilliwack – 604-824-2419 – ABE
Surrey College: Surrey – 604-594-2000 – horticulture
Thompson Rivers University: 100 Mile House, Kamloops – 250-828-5000 (250-431-3333), 250828-5356 (250-371-5677) – culinary arts, Williams Lake – 250-395-3115 (250-395-2894), distance ed
– 250-377-6104 (250-828-5194) - post-secondary, continuing/adult education, animal welfare
certificate
Tillicum Haus Native Friendship Centre: Nanaimo – 250-753-8291 - counsellor, substance abuse
counsellor, family violence/sexual abuse counsellor, ABE
Trend College: Kelowna – 250-763-7400 (250-763-9948), Salmon Arm – 250-833-4700 (250-7639948) – computers
U.B.C. Okanagan: Kelowna – 250-807-8521 – registered nursing
University College of the Fraser Valley: Abbotsford – 604-854-4578, Agassiz – 604-796-9496,
Chilliwack – 604-795-2807, Hope – 604-869-9991 X3779, Mission – 604-820-6015 - college & career
preparation, ABE, university transfer
Urban Native Indian Education Society: Vancouver – 604-873-3772 X328 (604-873-1440) - must
identify as aboriginal - submit application, 200 word letter, write assessment, attach required
documents
Vancouver ESL Schools: Vancouver
Vancouver School Board: Vancouver – 604-713-5000 – ABE
VAST Education Centre: Port Alberni – 250-723-3744 (250-723-3711) – ABE
Visage International School of Hair: Burnaby – 604-437-4448 (604-437-4448 - hairdressing
West Coast Career Centre: Port Alberni – 250-724-4560 (250-724-4565) – ABE
West Coast College: Abbotsford, Surrey – veterinary assistant program