Grade schoolsVancouver is served by School
District 39 Vancouver, the second largest school district in British Columbia. As in other parts
of the province, numerous independent schools are also eligible for partial provincial funding
— this includes religious schools, non-denominational schools, and special-needs schools,
most of which also charge tuition. Vancouver also includes three schools that are part of the
province-wide Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique (CSF), the Francophone
public school district.
» Vancouver School Board
Universities and colleges
The two major public universities in the Lower Mainland, the University of British Columbia
(UBC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU), have satellite campuses within the city, as does the
British Columbia Institute of Technology, which provides polytechnic education and grants degrees
in several fields. Vancouver Community College and Langara College, along with other colleges in
surrounding communities, provide career, trade, and university-transfer programs for Vancouver
residents. Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design grants certificates, diplomas, and degrees in
art and design. Other arts schools include the Vancouver Film School and Studio 58, a program of
Langara.
International students
Foreign students, particularly from the Pacific Rim, have grown in importance for Vancouver's
public and private post-secondary educational facilities. International undergraduate enrolment at
UBC has grown to nine per cent, or 2,800 students, from two per cent since 1996. In Fall 2007,
Fairleigh Dickinson University opened a campus and now offers degree programs in the Yaletown
neighborhood. Fairleigh Dickinson is an American private university and the largest in its home
state of New Jersey. Some private schools have been closed or sanctioned for improperly
advertising to international students.
