Langara College

Like OMG! I go to this like college everyday. The students here are friendly and the professors really help me out when I need the extra help! I’m like studying for a business degree and this college is like a great place to network. I absolutely recommend this college!

I went to Langara College to get my bookkeeper certification. I am directionally challenged, however, other’s have agreed with me that the layout is just horrible. I went to Langara a week prior to my start date just so that I could figure out the area for myself.
I understand that Colleges are run more like a business and that the kids who attend are nothing more than meal tickets for the staff, however, the staff are grumpier than government workers. God forbid you should offer customer service and be kind to the person who is paying your wage. It could be worse, they could be working for a public school. After a debate with the lady at the Continuing Education counter, she finally gave me the room number and was reasonably helpful in directing me.
The classrooms all look cold, no personality, like a prison. You’re lucky if you get a room with a half table, full desk, full table or nothing at all but a chair. I needed to know what my lottery winning was going to be since I was going to be working off my lap top.
After exploring the campus for an hour I decided to have lunch in the cafeteria = bad mistake. There is nothing nutritious but corporate large fast food joints. How are these young students supposed to have a fighting chance when they’re feeding their brains with junk that has been scientifically proven to slow memory, make you drowsy and ’cause physical illness? The campus is nowhere near anything, therefore, there isn’t even a healthy option around. In theory you could make your lunch at home, however, you’re lucky if you get that spare 30 minutes after sitting in class for 8 hours and then going home to study/​homework.
The bathrooms always have a long line up. After paying a shit load of money on your classes missing 10 minutes is money down the toilet (literally), therefore, bathroom breaks during classes aren’t an option. Everyone is in such a panic that it looks like a battle scene from Game of Thrones to try and stake out real estate in the bathroom line up. The bathrooms themselves, for a college that is supposed to be high end and sophisticated, looks like a scene from Orange is the New Black. The good news is that I am no one’s b*tch, however, I did feel as though I was one to the educational system that will pump me with false hope.
The students were eager and younger than I, most were obsessed with Math (I love Math)

Langara is ok if you want to transfer, provided that you actually get into the classes you need. The registration system is an absolute nightmare, having caused myself and most other students I know plenty of frustration. For instance, I had to wait for 3 full semesters in order get a seat in general chemistry I (first semester college chemistry), which is about as nonsensical as you can get if your intention as a student is to accomplish a reasonable amount of transferable academic work before you get to university.
Furthermore, the wait lists here are often multiple times larger than the sizes of the classes themselves, even for core classes such as General Bio, Chem, Physics and calculus, all of which should be completed early on in order to proceed to higher level courses. For example, it it not uncommon for say, a biology class with 35 seats to have a wait list of 75+ students. It sure diddnt take long for me to realize that this type of thing is very common at Langara (certainly in the sciences), and very frustrating because instead of educating students, they are essentially preventing them from taking the classes they need (and could be taking elsewhere) in order to progress which is not only unacceptable but also very counter productive.

In the nice part of Vancouver’s westside, central location, very safe.
It’s gone thru some renovations.
Been here to use the washrooms before when I was in a jam, nice and clean, at the main entrance off the main road, where you can get limited free parking.
It’s got a decent-​sized food court with a Timmy’s but not a full-​fledged one. Best part is the lounge seating area, quite large and cozy enough to take a power nap.
In the back parking lot, they have these cute ‘gazebo’ for a smoke break lol.
It’s a smaller college that’s been here just since 1994.

instructors are hit or miss — some are really great people while others are so inadequate it makes you wonder how they landed the position in the first place. Overall I enjoyed my time at Langara and would’ve rated higher had it not been for the massive mess up a new employee made on my transcript during my final semester which delayed my transfer to another school by an entire semester. Then there is the lack of professionalism. Overhearing someone say that I’m complaining because I feel entitled to more money back is never a good thing. It was the school’s mistake so yeah, I expected to receive a full refund for the services I didn’t need or used. At least have the courtesy to put me on hold while you’re ‘discussing’ it with your superior. In the end I got most of it back — the rest wasn’t worth having to deal with the woman in the accounts department again.

The Salad bar is really awesome ~ especially the bean salad.

Fantastic school! The BBA program is great here. The teachers are industry professionals who have years of experience in their fields. The classes are very hands on and they focus on application of knowledge rather than just lectures. I also really like the small class sizes as it allows for your teachers to get to know you and vice versa

Yay for higher learning and continuing education! Great facilities. Wonderful library and resources. In the past few years the move towards university equivilant courses and credit, as well as actual associate degree and degree programs offer more options than ever for advancing learning.
I really enjoy this college and am eternally grateful that is my local school, however, I’m sure I’d still feel this way about it if I had to travel.

I love my school. I love my supportive, experienced teachers. I’ve never had teachers who are more wonderful.
I feel prepared if I need to transfer my courses into a university and extend my career further.
Also, I live in walking distance and sometimes hit up the Starbucks or Tim Hortons!

I highly recommend Langara for everyone.
I recently finished my associate of science from Langara and now I am at SFU finishing my degree.
Langara FULLY prepared me for university. I honestly think SFU is easier then Langara because they prepared me so well. The teachers really care about your well-​being. Even teachers who I bumped into out of school remembered me and asked how I was doing.
When I was at Langara I definitely didn’t appreciate it, but now that I have left I see what a superior education it was! I really miss Langara!
(P.S. Best profs: Glen Isaak for English; Jim Rolke for Chem; Terry Coates for Physics; Cam McDonald for Bio… Avoid: Jay Jang for Calc… Be very cautious of what the course advisors tell you. Look up everything yourself on the transfer guide, call the school you are wanting to transfer to and do your own research!)

I like my school… Classrooms are small so that’s quite beneficial.
Great library, has tons of movies to rent: D For FREE
Lots of co-​op programs for studying overseas
Linda Alexander is the best teacher in the school of mgmt. take her classes!

I attended Douglas College during my first college semester and transferred to Langara during my second. Personally, I prefer Langara so much more. In fact, I was a little sad when I transferred to SFU. Langara has a larger Asian community but most of them are English orientated. The people there are very nice and if you make an effort to befriend those in your class, you’re likely to end up with a good friend. I think some of the instructors at Langara are underrated. I find myself surprise at how some of them are teaching at Langara instead of a university. I’m an English major and the English department at Langara is known to be more challenging than UBC. Overall, Langara is a fantastic college where you can definitely be academically challenged enough for universities. As for eligible transferred courses, it is the student’s responsibility to check on BC Transfer Guide and double check with counsellors. So far, all my credits are transferrable to both UBC and SFU.

I had a completely different experience than those below.
For me, Langara was a great way to do 2 years of uni transfer to UBC at great prices and small classes. The professors are mostly great despite several of them madly recruiting their personal ideology (Poli Sci — to be expected). I continue to be in contact with several of my teachers.
I’ve also attended UBC and U of Ottawa and some of my favourite educational memories remain with Langara.
Now for the critique: the SUB tries so hard to be politically correct that it borderline discriminates. Its members were such small-​minded Langara ‘lifers’, more interested in stirring up conflict than resolving conflict in their small fishbowl existence.
That said, I would encourage anybody to attend Langara — it’s a quality educational institution.

Ah Langara… I spent a few years in these halls. It’s not state-​of-​the-​art, prestigious or unique in any way. It is however, a very affordable way to earn first and second year University credits. If you’re going to spin your wheels why not do it somewhere where the classes are cheap and the class sizes are small enough that you can actually talk to a teacher who might give you some good advice.
Let me tell you a little bit about transfer credits. To transfer to UBC you need to take classes at Langara that are in the University Transfer program. You also need to take both terms of a class within a certain year, like both English 101 and 102 in order for it to transfer. I was warned long before I took an arts program that none of my credits would transfer anywhere. I watched students try to transfer to Emily Carr and sure enough, no transfer.
When I went to University in the states I sent down my Langara transcript and low behold they took 36 credits that they had told me «weren’t transfer credits.»
To Langara’s credit, thanks for sending a nice clear transcript which saved me $ 24,000.00 in tuition down here.

I always found this place a depressing hell hole of a transitional school. Where many students come to bump up their grades or wait out waiting periods at other schools.
The teaching staff and administration certainly don’t do anything to really make it feel enjoyable and they themselves seem to exude this air about them that suggests there are better places to be.
It’s been quite a few years since I’ve last been and I seriously hope it’s improved, but just recently going back to obtain some records that same vibe seemed to linger in the halls and rooms