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.
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.
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.
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