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VCC graduates receive B.C.'s first applied music degrees

VCC recognizes outstanding graduates with its alumni award of distinction

National awards recognize VCC for program and leadership excellence

VCC has won two prestigious national awards: one recognizing VCC's literacy program on the Downtown Eastside, and the other honouring a long-time early childhood educator for her leadership in the field. View the awards videos.

Community service is the key to success and VCC students know it.

Register now for First-Year University courses

Top Aboriginal artists lead second music workshop at VCC School of Music

Top in Trades educator: VCC's champion of youth trades training

VCC wins prestigious national awards for program and leadership excellence

Innovative craftsmanship and high-tech design on display at VCC year-end show until June 7

Jewellery graduates meld into Alloyed Arts

Patsy Kolesar, Pluie Metivier, Melissa Hudson and Shannon Stewart met in class at VCC, where they bonded over metal and gems to become Alloyed Arts Studio.

Explore your flair for fashion.Apply now to VCC's fashion design programming.

VCC launching Vancouver Culinary Institute to recognize and expand on culinary programming

Vancouver Community College is launching the Vancouver Culinary Institute to recognize and expand on VCC's prominence in culinary arts training and bring even greater profile to its nationally recognized programming.

Inner-city youth partnership launched at VCC with Ray-Cam and Vancouver Police

If you restore it, they will come -- Vancouver Community College, Ray-Cam Community Centre and the Vancouver Police today launched a new partnership for inner-city youth to experience automotive trades.

Apply now for $1,000 to start your classes this August or September.

'Game' for a musical challenge

Marc Baril's first instrument was a second-hand electric guitar, bought with savings from his paper route.

VCC co-sponsors writing contest for ESL Week

Call it a blueprint for success.

A specialized VCC ESL offering is helping foreign-trained engineers and technologists develop their language skills so they can better put their talents to use in Canada.

VCC hair design students win medals at Skills Canada regional competition

Hair design students from Vancouver Community College took both gold and bronze at the regional Skills Canada competition held March 31.

VCC programming reduced to match funding; college board plans to file deficit budget

Vancouver Community College today announced its proposed 2008-2009 budget, and began a consultation and approval process that will last roughly two months.

VCC budget backgrounder

Vancouver Community College proposed budget for 2008-2009

Welcome to VCC's new website

Vancouver Community College has re-launched its website with a new look, a new interface and a host of enhanced features to help online visitors find out more about the college and its programming. Cleaner formatting and enhanced imagery have updated the presentation of the college's program information, while streamlined navigation and new in-page features make it easier for students to apply online. Check our site regularly for the latest VCC information, faculty profiles, events and information session details.

Make cars your career. Visit VCC at the Vancouver International Auto Show.

Well-paid, dynamic jobs and over a quarter unfilled. B.C.'s auto service, collision repair and refinishing trades have opportunities to offer. You can meet instructors from VCC's Centre for Transportation Trades at the Vancouver International Auto Show and get answers to your questions about entering these trades.

VCC plans new approach for international students; Alberni Street campus to close at the end of June

Vancouver Community College is shifting its approach to international education by putting a greater focus on attracting international students to career programs, and closing its international ESL programming.

VCC named Best Place to Learn to Cook

Our culinary arts program has been named the 'Best Place to Learn to Cook' in the city in the Georgia Straight's 11th annual Golden Plate awards.

Dental clinic meets community needs with its practical training

It's about community and caring. Vancouver Community College's annual Community Dental Day provides needed preventative services to those in our community unable to afford dental care.

Variety grant helps VCC students succeed

VCC's basic education program for at-risk youth benefits from a Variety - The Children's Charity grant.

Student tax forms now available online

Student tax forms (T2202A forms) for Vancouver Community College students are now available online.

Burnaby kids ride the Tooth Trolley for free dental care at VCC

Over the past two mornings nearly 80 primary school children from Burnaby's Edmonds Community School have arrived at Vancouver Community College aboard a replica turn-of-the-century trolley for a free dental check-up and oral health education.

VCC grad delivers global sports events

Fernando Villagran has coordinated the smooth delivery of everything from the Gretzky family luggage to thousands of bottles of water at the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy.

Literacy at the survival level

Think of it as outreach at the farthest edge -- VCC's literacy program on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is an award-winning lifeline to much-needed services.

VCC and The Beat 94.5 FM search for top talent

Do you have what it takes to make it big in the music industry? Find out at this year's Beat Music Awards being held on March 1 at VCC's downtown campus.

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Buying Style: VCC and Fashion High Host Ipsos Reid Consumer Survey

VCC's Fashion Arts program and not for profit organization Fashion High present Ipsos Reid's Voice of the West: A Study on Consumer Shopping Behavior in the Lower Mainland.

Drafting Industry Day at VCC

It's your chance for a rare peek into the world of the drafting industry -- VCC's drafting department's Industry Day on Wednesday, Feb.13.

VCC Featured on CBC Television

You could call it a fringe benefit for the public and that's why CBC television thinks it's important for you to know about. One of the products of Vancouver Community College's hands-on approach to training are a number of lower cost services available to the public.

Registration is still Open for Free Upgrading Classes at VCC

Registration is still open for Vancouver Community College's free upgrading, which lets student finish high school or improve their grades to get into post-secondary programs.

VCC's Spirit of Giving

Some of Vancouver's most vulnerable residents got some holiday cheer this season, thanks to students and staff of Vancouver Community College, who tapped into the spirit of giving with a toy drive for the SPCA over the festive season.

VCC Offers Free Sign Language Sessions to Help Families Communicate

Family members who want to communicate better with a deaf adult relative can learn the skills and subtle body language of American Sign Language (ASL) at VCC for free. The course will be offered on Wednesday evenings for 15 weeks, beginning Jan. 16.

VCC students whip up gingerbread win for Christmas on top of the world

It's an edible masterpiece that depicts Santa in a race for time to deliver gifts around the world. VCC's student gingerbread creation took 2nd place last night in the professional category of the Hyatt Regency's 4th Annual Gingerbread House contest, repeating last year's success.

VCC performance to feature Juno-nominated world music/jazz fusion band Autorickshaw

One of Canada's most exciting new world/jazz fusion bands will make a special stop at Vancouver Community College this Saturday as part of a tour to the Yukon, B.C. and Manitoba. Get your ticket: 604.871.7271 ($15 general/$10 students/seniors)

VCC opens doors for free academic upgrading and high school courses

VCC is inviting students who want to finish high school or improve their grades for entrance to post-secondary programs to register now for tuition-free classes scheduled to begin in January.

VCC jewellery design students exhibit work at 2007 Canadian Gemmological conference

Twelve of VCC's second year jewellery design students will be exhibiting recent work at one of the gemmological industry's most important conferences Oct. 19-21.

VCC to host its all-program information night Oct. 17

Mark your calendars. Vancouver Community College will host its next Information Night on Oct. 17, showcasing everything you've always wanted to know about VCC, B.C.'s No. 1 college.

VCC NAMED NO. 1 CULINARY SCHOOL IN BEST OF VANCOUVER AWARDS

Vancouver Community College's culinary arts program has been named the top cooking school in the city in the Georgia Straight's annual Best of Vancouver awards.

VCC'S ECONOMIC IMPACT IS SIGNIFICANT AND FAR-REACHING, NEW RESEARCH FINDS

Vancouver Community College has a major economic impact on its students, its region and the province, providing a healthy return on investment for taxpayers and students, extensive new research has found.

VCC FASHION GRADS SET THE STAGE FOR FIAT MODE XX

Twenty-two new designers from VCC's fashion arts program are preparing to highlight their work in a special year-end graduate show this weekend on Granville Island. The evening promises to bring together an exciting combination of themes in an incredible array of colour and fabrics.

RIX FAMILY FOUNDATION DONATES $500,000 FOR NEW VCC HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING

VCC got its largest single donation from a private individual last month with a $500,000 donation from Dr. Donald Rix through his family foundation. The donation will be directed into VCC's Vision for the Future capital campaign, set up to fund the construction of a seven-storey addition at the Broadway campus.

NOTARY FOUNDATION DONATES $30,000 TO VCC

The Notary Foundation of B.C. has donated $30,000 to VCC for a scholarship and bursary supporting full-time students in VCC's legal administrative assistant program.

TOP ABORIGINAL ARTISTS TO LEAD UNIQUE VCC MUSIC WORKSHOP THIS SUMMER

Vancouver Community College is calling on all working and aspiring Aboriginal artists to sign-up for Vancouver's first Aboriginal music lab, scheduled to run at the Broadway campus August 20-25.

NEW VCC HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING WILL BENEFIT B.C.'S HEALTH-CARE SECTOR

A new health sciences building at Vancouver Community College will play a major part in meeting the need for well-trained health-care workers in British Columbia, the college's president says.

ENTRANCE AWARDS DEADLINE EXTENDED: DON'T MISS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR $1,000

Don't miss out on free money for tuition: VCC has extended the deadline for its new entrance awards program to provide further opportunities to apply.

TOP HOSPITALITY EXECUTIVES GRADUATE WITH VCC'S FIRST HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT DEGREE.

They've run some of the city's top hotels, managed major tourist services and built new markets for B.C. tourism - all having honed their talent through years of experience in hospitality and tourism.

VCC CHEF LEADS CULINARY TEAM CANADA TO SECOND PLACE WIN IN HIGH PROFILE COMPETITION

Canada's culinary team placed among the best in the world recently, winning second place overall at the American Culinary Classic competition, held May 19-22 in Chicago. The team of highly dedicated and accomplished chefs from the Canadian Culinary Federation (CCFCC) was led by Vancouver Community College chef instructor John Carlo Felicella, who was also named a CCFCC regional chef of the year in 2006.

CUTTING-EDGE METALWORK AND HIGH-TECH DESIGN ON DISPLAY AT VCC YEAR-END SHOW MAY 24

Traditional craftsmanship meets high-tech design in a display of work from two Vancouver Community College programs, where contemporary metalwork techniques are on display side-by-side with hot digital designs.

VCC STUDENTS STRIKE GOLD AT SKILLS CANADA B.C. COMPETITION

Vancouver Community College students dominated B.C.'s largest trades skills competition this week, where they brought home gold medals - as well as a host of silver and bronze - in every category they entered.

RBC HELPS VCC REALIZE ITS VISION FOR THE FUTURE

Financial services giant RBC has donated $200,000 to VCC's Vision for the Future capital campaign in support of a new $55-million health sciences facility.

VCC CAREER FAIR BRINGS EMPLOYERS TOGETHER WITH STUDENTS AND ALUMNI

Nearly two dozen major employers will be on hand at Vancouver Community College next month for VCC's annual Career Fair, where hundreds of the college's students and alumni get a head-start on their job search.

VCC TO HOST ITS ALL-PROGRAM INFORMATION NIGHT ON APRIL 11

Vancouver Community College will host its next Information Night on April 11, showcasing everything you've always wanted to know about VCC, B.C.'s No. 1 college.

CAMPAIGN CO-CHAIRS JULIA AND ED LEVY HELP VCC REALIZE VISION FOR THE FUTURE

Drs. Julia and Ed Levy, co-chairs of Vancouver Community College's Vision for the Future capital campaign, have donated $25,000 to the college.

BURNABY KIDS ARRIVE ON TOOTH TROLLEY FOR FREE DENTAL CARE AT VCC

Eighty primary school children from Burnaby's Edmonds Community School this morning arrived at Vancouver Community College aboard a replica turn-of-the-century trolley for a free dental check-up and oral health education.

VCC'S CULINARY ARTS TEAM DISHES UP WIN AT FIRST CULINARY CHALLENGE

VCC's culinary arts team this week won first place and a $5,000 scholarship at the first annual Culinary Challenge, held at the Terminal City Club and organized by the prestigious Chefs' Table Society of B.C.

VCC PRESENTS AN EVENING WITH BILL RICHARDSON AND GUESTS

CBC commentator, humorist and author Bill Richardson will give a public reading of his works next month at Vancouver Community College with special musical guests Sal Ferreras and Poetic License.

VCC AND VECC PRESENT NEW AND EMERGING MUSIC TALENT AT THREE-DAY FESTIVAL

Vancouver Community College and the Vancouver East Cultural Centre proudly present Listen Up! New Sounds from the City, featuring up-and-coming Vancouver musicians March 5, 6 and 7.

VCC WORKSHOP HELPS WRITERS GIVE LOVE A POETIC SHOVE

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Vancouver Community College is offering a new evening workshop to help lovers ignite - or re-ignite - their passion using the power of words and poetry.

VCC WORKS WITH INDUSTRY TO EASE SKILLS SHORTAGE

Vancouver Community College is working with a local company to tackle a hiring crisis in B.C. and Alberta's hot energy sector.

VCC LAUNCHES CANADA'S FIRST ONLINE MULTILINGUAL LEGAL GLOSSARY

Vancouver Community College today launched Canada's first online multilingual legal glossary, which promises to foster dramatically greater understanding of the courts among B.C.'s immigrant communities.

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