Alexander College is a private post-secondary institution in

Burnaby Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...

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, Canada. It was established in 2006 under the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education. The college offers undergraduate degree and transfer programs including University Transfer,

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degrees and

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degrees. An integrated English for Academic Purposes program is also available to assist non-native English speakers with their transition to university level studies in the English language. Alexander College is recognized and accredited by the BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Degree Quality Assurance Board (DQAB), BC Education Quality Assurance (EQA) program, and is a participant in the BC Transfer System, organized by the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) The academic year is divided into four terms: Fall (Sep. – Dec.), Winter (Jan. – Apr.), Spring (May – Jul.) and Summer intensive (Jul. – Aug.).

History

Alexander College is named for

Sir Alexander Mackenzie Sir Alexander Mackenzie (or MacKenzie, gd, Alasdair MacCoinnich; – 12 March 1820) was a Scottish explorer known for accomplishing the first crossing of America north of Mexico in 1793. The Mackenzie River is named after him. Early life ...

, the Scottish-born fur trade adventurer and author. Established in 2006, Alexander College first offered University Transfer and English for Academic Purposes programs designed to help first and second year undergraduates. In the same year the college was approved to offer the Associate of Arts degree, followed by the Associate of Science degree in 2011.

Campus

Alexander College operates a campus in the urban centre of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Burnaby is a suburb in the geographic centre of the

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. The campus is on Kingsway across the

Metropolis at Metrotown Metropolis at Metrotown (commonly referred to as Metrotown) is a three-storey shopping mall complex in the Metrotown area of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1986, it is the largest mall in British Columbia and the third-largest ...

Mall. Facilities at the Burnaby campus include classrooms, science laboratory, Writing & Learning Centre, library, and bookstore. The campus was constructed and opened to the public in the fall of 2021 after a several year development plan with help from the City of Burnaby and other contributors.

Subject areas

Subject areas offered are: * Asian Studies * Biology * Business Economics * Chemistry * Commerce * Computer Science * Economics * English * Film studies * French * History * Mathematics * Philosophy * Physics * Psychology * Sociology * Statistics * University preparation

References

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