A survey of over 9,200 international post-secondary students confirms that students are overwhelmingly satisfied with their education experience at British Columbia post-secondary institutions.

British Columbia has many good reasons to celebrate International Education week, including the 114,600 international students who choose to study in the province each year.

A survey of more than 3,000 former apprenticeship students in British Columbia shows that a career in the trades can pay off, with 90% of employed respondents working in a field related to their training and earning a median wage of $28 an hour.

Eleven public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia expect to save up to $500,000 through three joint procurement agreements for welding and electrical equipment.

B.C. universities topped the Maclean’s rankings yet again, with the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU) coming first in their respective categories.

The provincial government is targeting $1.5 million to fund 183 new health-education spaces at nine public post-secondary institutions to meet the demand for the delivery of health care in communities throughout British Columbia.

Provincial funding of $600,000 will support 78 new health-care spaces at three Vancouver Island public post-secondary institutions to deliver much-needed training of health-care professionals in the region.

It is now even easier to access provincial information thanks to the BC Physical Address Geocoder web service and the iMapBC 4 Mobile application.

Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson has made the following statement in recognition of the 75th anniversary of Royal Roads University.

An investment of $3.7 million in education and training programs and activities at 11 public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia will support Aboriginal students to take advantage of the social and economic opportunities throughout the province.