Columbia College

Columbia College is a not-for-profit university transfer college and registered charity in Vancouver. It was founded in 1936 and offered high school completion programs, adding university transfer courses in 1965. It has around 2,000 students a year, with approximately 90% of them international students from 54 countries around the world. Many of its students come from East Asia as well as South Asia, the Middle East and West Africa. Columbia College offers an English for Academic Purposes program, accredited by Languages Canada. As a university transfer college, students can take a year or two at Columbia College before finishing their courses at a full university. What is the Columbia College acceptance rate? The Columbia College acceptance rate is 85%. Student Life All students have access to free, in-person tutoring services in English, Math, Economics, and Social Sciences. There are also counsellors and academic advisors available to offer accessible counselling, academic advice and health services.