To this course because I wasn't able to complete it in class at VIU (would definitely recommend…read moreVIU). The course was my last requirement for my degree and I need to complete it as soon as possible on the first assignment. I had trouble understanding the directions so I emailed the prof in May and I still have not gotten response to that (It's August now). Turns out he's on leave now, but he was extremely unprofessional and I was looking to report him when I sent an email to their "delivery support" in which I put "urgent" in the subject line, it took them two weeks to finally reply to me. When I finally got a response, they directed me to his replacement, which he replied soon after which I forward him the email that I originally sent in May to my other prof. We have sent about give or take 25 emails back-and-forth and we have gotten nowhere! He keeps giving me vague response to my questions and I still have not gotten my answer. I have completed four of the five assignments in the time it has taken me to get a response to my email from my first assignment back in May. Also, they have a mandatory exam that cost about $45 to take. I was not told of the price to take the exam before taking this course. At this point, I was so frustrated with all of open learning TRU that I just want to complete it and be done. I don't even about getting a good mark, I am just looking to pass and be done with it. Seriously, the biggest problem with open learning was the response time to my emails and quality of the responses. The only person that was slightly helpful is when I called (had to wait on hold for my entire lunch break) I got a guy who don't remember his name, but he was very helpful and told me the emails to contact and even told me to just breathe and calm down when I was expressing how anxious and frustrated I was. Seriously, he was the most helpful person at that university. This all to say I would not ever recommend open learning at Thompson River University to anyone!

I took OL courses. I am disciplined and organized so doing things on my own isn't a problem…read more The material was provided to me (with some exceptions for courses that require you to get the material yourself). The assignments and course material were quite loaded, but I'm a serious student. The problem is with many faculty members who clearly don't give enough care. I cannot speak for in-person tutoring for I didn't try it. One of them would take forever to respond to my questions or for feedback and the instructions/replies from them were too vague. I'd lose grades on things they could have told me based on my questions. That, and they barely provide much help for additional resources. They throw in an answer that can be read as "I made that content, it's clear". I failed a course for the first time in my life and I can only hope this type of instructor never finds peace in their work. Teaching is a humane job. This isn't an accounting desk to take work requests. Very unprofessional for an instructor and faculty member. There is no excuse for being this careless, even if the students are not there in person and may not be in the country. They paid for the course and are taking it for a reason. I wish they put a survey to get feedback on their OL program but it seems improvement is not their concern. It's by chance, really. Try but don't expect much assistance.

University campus at the top of Burnaby Mountain…read more Parking is plentiful in the various lots but none of it is free. The campus is a giant concrete monolith, though the newer buildings look much less like a prison. There's a reason they use the campus for filming. Not sure if this is still completely true, but they say that one doesn't need an umbrella when walking between the various buildings. There are some pretty cool views of the city from up here, so it's worth taking a look as a tourist. Also there are some interesting pieces of artwork in the Academic Quadrangle area.

I used to study at SFU. I am happy to visit here again in such a nice fall weather. The air is…read morefresh and crisp. Less cars and less air pollution on the mountain. The university has changed a lot in terms of look, technology and environmental wise. Many new developments are under construction. More restaurants, shops and pubs are running up here. Students, professors, and educational staff can enjoy the university life more here. All the infrastructure, interior design and rebranding have done very well. Here can be one of the tourist attractions indeed

worse of the worst college for nursing students. instructors play racism card in this college…read more favour their own community . even you score 90% in your exams they will fail you in labs without any reason and the managment is worst . Even you have proofs they will not listen, Worst college ever. DONT GO TO THIS COLLEGE.

I took a cyber security course from there... And im extremely disappointed, it almost ruined my…read morelife, had money saved up, and the course loads where so crazy i couldn't afford the time to even get a job... i had a teacher that did not teach us anything... jut sat silent and watched movies while online. then we had to take this cyber software called test out... sure that was fine but no employer gives a dam about "testout"comptia certs. why not just help us give straight to the certs that matter... so we really know what we are talking about... I should have never taken this course... i would have had 100k in the bank still, which i used to take care of myself while in the program. and owe 25k in student debt now with a program im still gonna have to pay for more certs and vouchers. to get the acutal comptia certs!!! DON'T DO IT! if you wanna learn Cyber security.. there is lots of videos and comptia courses you can do on your own... VCC was the biggest waste of time and money.

I've been going to Langara for the past 4 years, attending the evening photography program. This…read moreprogram is top-notch, it gets 6/5 stars. You won't find a better value, well taught program anywhere in city and maybe the country? But the college, le sigh.. I guess it's run well enough, but there are so many areas that could be improved. For example, cleanliness! The cleaning is very inconsistent. Some spots are ok, but then you go into the computer labs, and there is all manner of gunk in there. Like random hairs on the mice and keyboards?? (And every week too!) We would start bringing sanitary napkins to clean the equipment ourselves. Don't get me started with the cafeteria which seems to have 90% filthy tables and 10% passable ones... The food options are limited.. if you have a couple night classes, eating dinner there a couple nights a week doesn't make you feel the best. They tried opening a sandwich bar instead of having a quizno's but it comes across as a dingy stall, I'm not sure how they are making money there, I literally see no-one ever there... To be honest, a lot of the students don't seem to treat the facilities very well either, I'm not sure how come. But anyways, the photography program makes it well worth the visit despite these things!

I'm still not a fan of Langara, mostly because they are so stubborn and will not have earlier…read morecontinuing evening classes or more classes offered on the weekend, making it extremely stressful and difficult for me to commute home. Also, the experience with the instructor in the first class, who didn't show up for the final exam, made the class an absolute nightmare (although Langara did right by taking our complaints seriously and giving everyone a very generous credit). And the Starbucks on campus is run by fucking morons. However, I am giving them back a star, because I was impressed with how they handled the recent school closure. On Monday April 1st, a disgruntled student* set off some incendiary devices in the school, causing the evacuation and closure of the school for two days (luckily it reopened on Wednesday April 3rd, the day I had class). It was big news, and Langara was really good with sending everyone informative emails about the incident. They updated everyone in a timely manner about the school closure and what was going on (Translink could learn from them), and even after the school was reopened, they kept everyone informed about the progress of the case, and offered students support services if needed. The emails were well written, informative, and interesting. There were quite a few emails, but it didn't feel like spam. So good job, Langara, at keeping people informed. *One of my classmates said that she had found out that the student who set off the devices had failed his chemistry class. I guess good thing he failed, otherwise the damage might have been worse.

In a previous life I was a full time student at Douglas College (both campuses) and now I am a part…read moretime student. Well I was until Covid-19 postponed my courses but that is not the fault of DC. I truly enjoy the instructors & support staff at DC. I have never had a bad experience the couple of times I have been a student here. The area also has a lot to offer by way of food, shopping and healthy activities.

Douglas College is a joke. The staff do not care if their students struggle and can't finish their…read moreprograms. They only care about taking money from their students rather than helping them succeed when they are struggling.

This is a clinic for the students at Van Career College training to be RMTs. They provide 70 minute…read moretreatments for $23.10 and the students gain practical credits for every patient they treat. So go get a massage and help the students out!

I went here for a year in their fashion design program. They make a big deal about it to get you…read moresigned up to their programs, but once they do, everything changes. The school is a complete scam. I wish I took the reviews I read about it more seriously but I thought they were written by salty students. Turns out, the school is a complete money grabbing scam. They put students in housing for $1,700 for a one bedroom. The fashion program costs $48,000 and non of that includes livening allowances, transportation or textbooks. And you do NOT get a job placement. The people are rude and the sewing teacher is so nasty. Please don't make the same mistake I did, choose another art school.