Douglas College, established in 1970, is regarded as the largest public degree-granting College in British Columbia, Canada. Douglas College is affiliated with PACWEST, CCAA, and NWAACC.
There are about 25,000 national and international students enrolled at Douglas College. Students can opt for over 119 courses at Douglas College. It offers classes in various subject areas, including language, literature, performing arts, applied community studies, health sciences, humanities & social sciences, and science & technology.
The British Columbia Education Quality Assurance program acknowledges Douglas College. The College includes multiple smaller training facilities in Surrey, Burnaby, and Maple Ridge, in addition to two famous campuses in Metro Vancouver (New Westminster and Coquitlam). Douglas is regarded as one of the most accessible post-secondary institutions in Metro Vancouver, attracting students from around the province. Both of its main campuses are located just steps from SkyTrain lines. Added benefits of studying here are:-
- Every year, Douglas College awards almost CAD 100,000 in admission grants to first-year students from abroad who have excelled in their prior academic pursuits.
- There are now two types of Douglas College scholarships for the fall, winter, and summer semesters. The Dr. Guangwei Ouyang International Education Scholarship is the second scholarship, while the first is the Douglas International Education Regional Entrance Scholarship.
- The Douglas College International Student Award 2022–2023 is an undergraduate scholarship open to students from abroad. This scholarship will pay up to CAD 7,000(INR 4,50,000) in tuition. A maximum of five suitable grantees may be chosen each academic year.
- Students at Douglas College have the chance to spend one or two semesters studying abroad in Canada as exchange students. Before applying for the Douglas College exchange program, students must be enrolled at one of the partner institutions of Douglas College and have been recommended by the exchange representative of their home institution.