For information about Secondary, Elementary, and Private Schools, please visit: http://www.victoria.ca/business/locating_edu.shtml A reminder that the speed limit in school zones, typically from 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, during the school season is 30 km/hour, and is strictly enforced for everyones safety! Post Secondary Educational Institutions University of Victoria The University of Victoria, one of Canada's leading Universities, is a rich and supportive learning community for students and faculty alike. Widely recognized for leadership in research, inspired teaching and community engagement, UVic provides innovative programs and real-life learning experiences in a diverse and welcoming West Coast environment. UVic ranks consistently among the top comprehensive universities in Canada. Student enrolment (2006/07): 19,475 (including 2,514 graduate students); 60% female, 32% part-time students; 72% of undergraduates come from outside Greater Victoria. Full-time equivalent students: 14,442 Faculty & staff (Feb. 2006): 4,124 employees, including 790 faculty (39% female, 61% male), 455 sessional instructors, 677 specialist/instructional staff , 2,202 other staff Alumni (November 2006): 88,192 degrees, certificates and diplomas awarded. Among 60,485 alumni with known addresses, 81% live in British Columbia; 6% live in 110 other countries (most in the U.S., China, Great Britain and Japan). More than 23,000 (38%) live in Greater Victoria. The University of Victoria generates $1.77 billion annually in economic activity. This includes direct and indirect expenditures such as salaries and benefits, student and visitor spending, taxes, spin-off companies, patents and licenses, and the effects of an educated workforce. The university directly and indirectly supports over 11,000 jobs in BC. Campus events, including plays, concerts, ceremonies, art exhibitions, conferences, continuing studies programs, public lectures, films and athletic events attract a total audience of more than 500,000 annually. Our Division of Continuing Studies offers hundreds of individual courses for personal and professional development, including 22 programs leading to a diploma or certificate. The division serves more than 16,000 students annually, generating a local economic impact of more than $30 million. The UVic speaker’s bureau arranges more than 400 free speaking engagements annually where faculty, graduate students and staff speak to community organizations. They reach approximately 12,500 people per year. Their sports teams have won 45 national Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships and 18 other Canadian university championships. Twenty-three current and former UVic students and coaches represented Canada in the 2004 summer Olympics. For more information, visit www.uvic.ca Camosun College Camosun College is a dynamic and innovative community college serving the educational and training needs of the people of Victoria, southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and beyond. Camosun has two main campuses. The Lansdowne campus and the Interurban campus serve over 7,800 credit students, 10,000 non-credit students and 560 international students each year.
With over 80 programs and 200 courses, they have plenty of potential for new students! Canada's top sheet metal apprentice was trained at Camosun as well!www.Camosun.bc.ca August 3, 2007 Victoria's Casey Wilson is Canada's new champion sheet metal apprentice. Wilson defeated ten other apprentices from across Canada to win the annual competition held in Niagara Falls on July 19 and 20, organized by the Sheet Metal Workers Canadian Council. To earn the top title, Wilson had to demonstrate superior math, trigonometry and craftsmanship skills through a written theory exam, a practical exam involving drafting and pattern development and a shop project that required working with copper, a material that demands highly developed hand skills. For more information visit Royal Roads University Created in 1995, Royal Roads University is the only public university in Canada created solely to address the knowledge needs of the global workplace through applied and professional programs. The University concentrates on its four founding themes: entrepreneurship and management; leadership; environmental sustainability; and conflict resolution.
Royal Roads University is designed to meet the needs of learners and the requirements of the global marketplace. Their convenient learning models maximize convenience and accessibility while our undergraduate, graduate and executive education programs offer applied, real-world relevance and experience. For more information, visit http://www.royalroads.ca/
Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific
Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific is one of seven United World Colleges. The school offers a two-year International Baccalaureate Program, and promotes international understanding through education to 200 students representing 70 countries. For more information, visit www.pearsoncollege.ca
University Canada West University Canada West is the newest private university to open in Victoria. With classes scheduled to begin in January, 2005, the university aims to provide high quality degree programs. Using flexible delivery models and excellent academic resources, its commitment is to student success in fields of study that build on the unique strengths and opportunities of Vancouver Island. The University will deliver both undergraduate and graduate programming through its Faculty of Arts and Science, and Faculty of Business and Management. For more information, visit http://www.universitycanadawest.ca/ *Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, Copyright (c) 2003. *City of Victoria |