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Choosing the right college is important. Douglas College offers you a relevant, rigorous and rewarding learning experience backed by people that deliver caring, supportive and personal-touch service. Here you'll learn the latest in applicable skills, techniques and technologies in an environment dedicated to student success.

Excellent instructors - Douglas College features excellent instructors who focus on teaching. Many faculty work or remain actively connected to their career and academic specialties - ensuring you get real-world perspectives, current applications, techniques and the state-of-the-art processes in your chosen field.

University Degree programs - now you can earn one of five degrees directly on campus with Douglas College Degrees or Degrees with Partnering Universities. You may also choose to finish your first two years of university studies here, selecting from over 500 courses in 35 subject areas, before finishing your degree at universities such as SFU or UBC.

Career programs - whether you're launching a career or upgrading a skill, Douglas College has a broad range of 26 challenging and stimulating diploma, certificate and degree programs that give you knowledge and skills you can use right away.

Continuing Education programs - feature the most desired daytime programs and subjects plus a unique range of special seminars, workshops, conferences and events designed to expand new skills and learning. We will even design special programs for unique clients and needs.

Unique programs - from Youth Justice to Dispensing Optician, our many unique and specially designed programs provide you with career-training opportunities you can't find in any other public institution.

Conveniently located on the public transit systems and convenient to major highways, the high-quality New Westminster (near New Westminster SkyTrain station) and David Lam Campuses (north of Coquitlam Town Centre) provide contemporary learning environments, easily accessible for most of the Greater Vancouver area.

Personal interaction - with classes usually under 30 students, you'll have the opportunity for dynamic personal interaction with instructors ensuring quality time to address your individual questions and learning goals.

Affordable - competitive tuition fees, scholarships and bursaries, student loans and financial planning assistance are combined with growing earn-while-you-learn options such as Co-op Education and the Student Employment Program to make it possible to get your education and balance your budget.

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