BCIT

Having taken some courses over over the years, BCIT is definitely one of the better educational institutions in the Vancouver area.
Parking is severely lacking for this location. Public transit is your best bet.
This location is housed in a single building downtown. There are elevators, as well as many flights of stairs which provide a somewhat decent workout.
The classrooms are definitely on the smaller side compared to a university lecture hall, but the courses they offer are very diverse. There is something for everyone here. Courses are not as technical (math intensive) as some universities out there, but their primary focus seems to be practical application of knowledge. It’s more «how to use the information» as opposed to «memorize all the information».

Sometimes, I feel the online information cause my tired, so I step 2^nd floor to get to know something straight away, BUT… when I talk to the lady of my issue… she stop me to talk more and point out, YOU need TO LOOK THE COMPUTER POST INFO… balh…((Don’t you know I know that? I bring my material to discuss with a real person).IF every things put on «internet», your service job will be gone. Don’t be so bossy.
BACK to my main purpose here that
if you looking for the «trade» training programs, you need to go to Burnaby. No programs will carry on downtown Vancouver location.
If you looking for the «media» «higtech» type. downtown has !
Careful your choice, especially «full time and part time» is big different
Disappoint for me to visit here.

I’ve taken many classes at this campus. It right across the street from the skytrain. Theres a 7/​11, a Starbucks, and a Tim Hortons on each corner outside the building. Its in a central location downtown, so theres lots to do around the area if your on a break between classes.
Theres also a parkade right underneath, where you can always find parking. And it doesn’t cost as much for evening parking.
There is a bookstore located here, but is limited to only books for the classes that are being taught in that location and there is not a library.
Compared to the burnaby campus, where the only close food you can get is on campus, and most places are closed during evening classes, which is when I’m there.

Not a review of their campus or programs, but can sure say this is a great emergency stop to use the washrooms if you’re ever in a jam, or can’t hold it in order to buy a drink to use a resto’s facilities.
Upstairs, turn right (for the men’s), it’s spacious, and clean.
really, surprised there isn’t more security, but what’s more is fighting through all the smokers outside, a few feet away from the entrance.

This is only for the college tour, not the quality of education. We drove there to do a tour and get a feel for the place. Our guide did not seem very enthused, and couldn’t really answer many questions. I was expecting someone to really get excited about the school, and convey that excitement.
It seems like good quality education, but maybe the day was gray and rainy, and the gray buildings just blended into the day, but it just seemed, well, ‘blah’. 45,000 students, 300 live on campus, most are part-​time. Looked like a great college to learn a trade, though, if you are interested in that, and has a great reputation for preparing students to be successful getting a job. Again, review based only on the college tour.

I went to BCIT’s broadcasting program in Burnaby, but many times wished I could have been at this location. So central and in the middle of the downtown hustle and bustle, the campus is jammed in between a busy bus and skytrain line, countless restaurants, one-​dollar pizza places, cafes, bars and bookstores. It’s also a block from Robson, Hastings and all the goodies that downtown has to offer.

I’m taking a course of broadcast journalism at the downtown campus of BCIT. The school has a good reputation for hooking its students up with jobs at good news organizations. The instructors were top-​notch. I really learned a lot, and the tuition was reasonable.