Alexander College is a private post-secondary institution in Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia, offering university transfer courses and degrees.
Alexander College is a private post-secondary institution serving approximately 3,000 students every year. It consists of two urban campuses located in Burnaby and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The college's name honours Sir Alexander Mackenzie, the Scottish-born fur trade adventurer and author.
Alexander College was established in 2006 under the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education. It first offered University Transfer and English for Academic Purposes programs.
The college aims to offer excellence in higher education for international and domestic students through university transfer courses, degrees, and other programs. It aspires to be internationally recognized as a welcoming, inclusive community where students are academically and socially supported.
The academic year has four terms: Fall (Sept-Dec), Winter (Jan-Apr), Spring (May-July), and Summer intensive (July-Aug). The college offers over 140 university level courses that transfer to other universities and colleges in the BCCAT system, and it offers a Bachelor of Business Administration in e-Business Management. Programs are approved by the BC Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, the Degree Quality Assessment Board (DQAB), and the BC Education Quality Assurance (EQA) branch. Class sizes are limited to 35 students or less for all subjects.
The Vancouver campus is located at #100 - 570 Dunsmuir St., Vancouver, British Columbia. The Burnaby Campus is located on the corner of McMurray Ave and Kingsway. Facilities include a library with study rooms and printing and copying services, a first-aid room at the Vancouver campus, GEC Living student housing, a Homestay Program, Campus Security, Health and Wellness Counselling, and Safewalk Service. The Alexander Innovation Centre is the technology, research, and startup incubation hub of the college.