Vancouver Community College

Infobox University
name = Vancouver Community College
native_name =


motto =
established = 1965
type = Public Community College
endowment =
undergraduate = 1st & 2nd year university transfer
postgraduate = not available
staff =
faculty =
president = Dale Dorn
dean =
students =
city = Vancouver
state = British Columbia
country = Canada
campus = urban Downtown & Broadway Campus
colours = Greencolor box|#00502F
mascot =
nickname = VCC
affiliations = ACCC, CCAA
footnotes =
website = http://www.vcc.ca/

Vancouver Community College (VCC), is a vocational training institute in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

History

Before being known as the Vancouver Community College, it was formerly the Vancouver City College. VCC was established in 1965 by bringing the Vancouver Vocational Institute (1949), the Vancouver School of Art (1925), the Vancouver School Board's Night School Program (1909) and the King Edward Senior Matriculation and Continuing Education Centre (1962) under one name.

The Vancouver Community College used to have a third campus known as the Langara campus. However in April 1994, the Langara Campus separated from VCC to form Langara College.

Campus

The Vancouver Community College has two separate campuses. The Downtown Vancouver Campus is located at 250 West Pender Street at the intersection of Cambie Street and Pender Street. Its' second campus known as the Broadway Campus, 1155 East Broadway,is by the VCC-Clark Station SkyTrain Station.

References

All facts, unless otherwise stated, are from Vancouver Community College's web site:
* [http://www.vcc.ca Vancouver Community College]
* [http://www.bctransferguide.ca/institutions/ BC Transfer Guide]

ee also

*List of institutes and colleges in British Columbia
*List of universities in British Columbia
*Higher education in British Columbia
*Education in Canada

External links

* [http://www.vcc.ca/ Vancouver Community College]
* [http://careers.vcc.ca/ Vancouver Community Careers]