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By Sam Bennison

Education

UNBC partner with LaSalle College Vancouver to provide more academic options

Sep 20, 2024 | 5:00 AM

PRINCE GEORGE— The University of Northern British Columbia is collaborating with LaSalle College Vancouver (LCV) to offer seamless transitions for students who want to go between institutions.

The partnership means that LCV now serves as the Vancouver location for UNBC’s 21-month MBA program.

“This new partnership is part of reimagining how we educate in a changing world, by offering unique and expanded pathways for students to pursue both their undergraduate and graduate studies,” says UNBC President Dr. Geoff Payne. “By offering the opportunity for students to ladder into UNBC’s Bachelor of Commerce program and bringing the University’s MBA program to the College’s Vancouver campus, we are harnessing the energy of our collaborative network. Together, we are enhancing an innovative and supportive learning and knowledge generation ecosystem that will empower future leaders and drive regional growth.”

In addition, students who complete the Associate of Arts (AOA) degree at LCV and are then admitted to the Bachelor of Commerce with a major in General Business at UNBC will be able to transfer directly into the third year of the Bachelor’s degree program. This will allow students who are aiming to advance their studies to do so in the Spruce Capital.

“This alliance is about more than just articulating students from a two-year program into a four-year degree program in business. This is seen as a strategically important move for the UNBC Bachelor of Commerce program as we lean into teaching sustainable business and economic development,” says UNBC Faculty of Business and Economics Dean Dr. Ron Camp. “To achieve a sustainable future, graduates need to be able to visualize and design that future and that is where we see the strengths of LCV really supporting UNBC’s programs. LCV’s focus on design thinking will help to enhance the design discussion in UNBC classes. Through this collaboration we believe that UNBC and LCV will be leading the way in designing a sustainable future for B.C. and the world.”

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“LaSalle College Vancouver and UNBC are a great fit as partners. We share a common vision of providing quality education, fostering student success and an emphasis on education for sustainable development,” says LCV Chief Academic Officer Dr. Jamie Kemp. “We know that graduates from our Associate of Arts program will feel ‘at home’ in the third year of UNBC’s Bachelor of Commerce program. They are accustomed to small class sizes and one-on-one attention from their instructors. Plus, we have structured our program in a way that ensures they will have the academic preparation they need to succeed in further study.”

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