- Douglas College
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Douglas College Established 1970[1] Type Public President Dr. Scott McAlpine Students 14,000 credit students
9,000 continuing education students[1]
1,000 international studentsLocation 
New Westminster, Coquitlam, British Columbia, CanadaCampus Urban, Suburb Colours Green
WhiteAthletics PACWEST, CCAA Nickname Douglas Mascot Roary Douglas Affiliations ACCC, CBIE, CUP Website douglas.bc.ca 
David Lam Campus in Coquitlam, and new Health Sciences Centre
David Lam Campus
David Lam CampusEstablished in 1970, Douglas College is one of the largest public colleges in British Columbia, Canada serving 14,000 credit students, 9,000 continuing education students and 1,000 international students each year.[1]
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Programs
Douglas provides four major areas of educational service: university degrees, diplomas, university transfer programs, continuing education in professional and personal upgrading and over 30 major career-training programs.
The selection of career programs includes full degrees: Bachelors of Science in Nursing and Psychiatric Nursing, Bachelor of Therapeutic Recreation, Bachelor of Business Administration, BA in Child and Youth Care, and Bachelor of Physical Education and Coaching. Two recent additions to the Bachelor roster include the BA in Performing Arts and BA in Psychology, which is done as a partnership with Thompson Rivers University[2].
Many Douglas College students are in university transfer programs in which they complete up to two years of degree-level courses before continuing on to institutions such as the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, or the University of Victoria. Many students start at Douglas because it is more affordable (tuition is about 40 percent lower than at university), offers substantial student support services and features smaller classes with greater student interaction.[3]
In career education, some of the most popular Douglas programs are: health care, community services (Child, Family and Community Studies), criminology, psychology, music and performing arts, business and physical education and coaching.
Campuses
The college has three major learning centres: the New Westminster Campus, the David Lam Campus in Coquitlam, and the Surrey Training Centre (which specializes in short-term training programs). The David Lam Campus has just completed a major $39 million expansion, adding a large Health Sciences Centre which opened in January, 2008. This state-of-the-art facility offers a great environment for nursing students, psychiatric nursing, and health information management.
History
The college is named after the former Governor of British Columbia, Sir James Douglas, and the David Lam campus is named after a former Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia. The music department at Douglas College started with the founding of the college in 1970. The College has two year transfer programs with universities such as University of British Columbia and University of Victoria[4]
International Education
Douglas College currently has more than 1,000[5] international students taking credit courses, with nearly half currently coming from China, and the rest coming from South Korea, India and South America. Students from more than 40 countries account for roughly 10 percent of full-time students[6] at the College.
Each year, more than 100 students participate in overseas programs such as practicums, field schools, internships, work experience and cultural and academic exchanges in countries including China, Wales and Uganda. In 2011, students from the Global Leadership Program went to Zambia[7] for three months working with non-government organizations in the areas of community health, education, physical education and sports, small business and micro-finance, as well as community development and youth outreach.
In September 2011, Douglas College accepted an Internationalization Excellence award from the Canadian Association of Community Colleges for its leadership in international education[8], and partnership in a dual-degree program with a college in China, which has seen more than 1,800 graduates since opening 14 years ago.
Media
The student newspaper The Other Press has been in print since 1976, making it one of BC's oldest continuously run student publications. It is a member of Canadian University Press.
Athletics
Sports teams at Douglas College are known as the Royals, their mascot is a lion named Roary Douglas. The Royals have three sports that compete in the U.S. which are the golf and baseball programs, both members of the NWAACC and wrestling which is a member of the NCWA Northwest.
Notable Alumni
Daniel Igali[9], Olympic gold medalist (wrestling) in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Fred Ewanuick[10], actor featured on Corner Gas, Dan for Mayor, Robson Arms and others.
James Moore[11], current Member of Parliament and Minister of Canadian Heritage
Scott Richmond[12], Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, pitched for the Royals in 2000 and 2001.
Patrick Gallagher[13], actor who has performed on Glee, Da Vinci's Inquest and True Blood, among many other credits.
Terry Glavin, author and journalist, founder of The Other Press.
Keith Baldrey[14], Chief Political Correspondent for Global BC.
Elizabeth Bachinsky[15], Canadian poet, editor of Event Magazine and current faculty member in the Creative Writing department at Douglas College.
See also
- List of institutes and colleges in British Columbia
- List of universities in British Columbia
- List of colleges and universities named after people
- Higher education in British Columbia
- Education in Canada
References
- ^ a b c Douglas College: About Us Retrieved on 28 March 2009
- ^ http://www.douglas.bc.ca/programs/psych-degree.html
- ^ http://www.douglas.bc.ca/choose-douglas.html
- ^ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000768 The Encyclopedia of Music in Canada
- ^ http://www.bclocalnews.com/tri_city_maple_ridge/tricitynews/news/131101098.html
- ^ http://www.douglas.bc.ca/about/locations/new_west_campus/concourse-renovations-summer-2011.html
- ^ http://www.douglife.ca/zambia-blog/
- ^ http://www.douglas.bc.ca/about/locations/new_west_campus/concourse-renovations-summer-2011.html
- ^ http://www.douglasishere.com/2011/01/40-after-40-daniel-igali.html
- ^ http://www.douglasishere.com/2010/09/40-after-40-fred-ewaniuk.html
- ^ http://www.douglasishere.com/2011/01/40-after-40-james-moore.html
- ^ http://www.douglasishere.com/2010/11/40-after-40-scott-richmond.html
- ^ http://www.douglasishere.com/2010/09/40-after-40-patrick-gallagher_06.html
- ^ http://www.douglasishere.com/2010/12/40-after-40-keith-baldrey.html
- ^ http://www.douglasishere.com/2010/11/40-after-40-elizabeth-bachinsky.html
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