Royal Canadian College provides secondary and English as a Second Language instruction to students, including international students and immigrants to Canada, in order that they will be able to fit more easily into Canadian society, find employment, advance to higher levels of education. Our CollegeCollegeCollege attracts students from all over the world, including Belgium, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Colombia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Taiwan, Singapore, and the USA. This exposes students at Royal Canadian College to the enriching experience of learning about different cultures in one place.
Royal Canadian College (RCC) was founded in January 1989 and registered as a non-profit society under British Columbia Society Act. As a society, Royal Canadian College is governed by a Board of Directors. The CollegeCollegeCollege functioned primarily as an English as a Second Language (ESL) institution at its original campus at Inverness Street in Vancouver. Students in the ESL program attended intensive conversation, grammar, reading, writing, vocabulary, and pronunciation classes. They were also offered classes in computer literacy. RCC registered with the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education and subsequently the Private Post-Secondary Education Commission of British Columbia (PPSEC) to offer the ESL program to post-secondary students.
A second campus was opened in September 1990 at 2236 West 12th Avenue in Vancouver. RCC started offering a high school academic program (Grades 8-12), soon after being certified by the British Columbia Ministry of Education'sEducation'sEducation's Independent Schools Office. The second campus occupied initially half of the building at 2236 West 12th Avenue but expanded to occupy the entire building by May 1991. The school then closed the original campus at Inverness Street and consolidated all programs at the new campus.
Our excellent high school program (Grades 8 to 12) adopts the curriculum set out by the Ministry of Education of British Columbia. With our commitment to offering additional hours of instruction (especially for English courses) and a strong emphasis on academic subjects, our Ministry of Education authorized program is specially designed to prepare students for studies at the post-secondary level properly. To obtain the British Columbia government issued a Dogwood Diploma, students must fulfill the graduation requirements laid out by the Ministry of Education. This includes completing courses in core subject areas, such as English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
In compliance with the Independent School Act, Royal Canadian College maintains valid bonds on a continued basis to afford students protection on their fee deposits. All instructors at Royal Canadian College are licensed by the Teacher Regulation Branch of the Ministry of Education of British Columbia.
The English as a Second Language program is an academically oriented secondary school preparation program designed for students whose native language is not English. Subjects taught in our English as a Second Language program include Academic Preparation Reading and Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary and Pronunciation, Conversation, Reading, and Writing.
English as a Second Language program is offered on a year-round basis. We are committed to providing students, including international students and immigrants to Canada, with an environment conducive to learning. Experienced British Columbia teaches all classes certified teachers.
Our post-secondary initiative leaped forward in January 2000 when our CollegeCollegeCollege signed an articulation agreement with Idaho in Moscow, Idaho, USA. The University of Idaho agreed to recognize first and second-year university transfer credits offered at Royal Canadian College. Our University Transfer program was officially launched in September 2000. We began to offer university preparation and university transfer courses in Arts and Social Sciences, Science (including Computer Science), and Business. Students obtaining transfers to the University of Idaho would eventually obtain a University of Idaho baccalaureate degree in their specialization area.
In early 2002, the Royal Canadian College Society purchased a property at 8610 Ash Street in Vancouver. After extensive renovations to the building located within the property, in May 2002, RCC closed the old campus on West 12th Avenue and moved to its current campus at 8610 Ash Street. Today, Royal Canadian College is a dynamic and innovative institution certified by the BC Ministry of Education.
RCC'sRCC'sRCC's longstanding goal is to offer high-quality programs that will adequately prepare students for future challenges. The availability of land in the RCC campus allowed the CollegeCollegeCollege to make plans for expansion to improve the physical assets of the CollegeCollegeCollege and allow for further growth in programming.
In 2009, RCC obtained a building permit to construct a two-story 5,389 sq. ft. building on the existing campus grounds. The new building was completed in September 2012 and featured additional classrooms, a multi-purpose hall, a specific area, and recreational space. Extensive renovations to the campus grounds have resulted in additional car and bicycle parking spaces and a brand new outdoor multi-use sports court designed for basketball, volleyball, and other related sports. In the past two years, the original building on campus has also gone through extensive renovations, including new flooring, windows, paint, and central air-conditioning, and heating systems.
With the completion of our capital project and upgrades to our original building, our plan in the foreseeable future is to work on program development and increasing student enrolment. The long-range objective of RCC is to strive to continue to be a vibrant and relevant institution that will stand the test of time.
