Why Choose Kwantlen
Kwantlen receives university status. Read more here.
Consider
One of the most significant factors in your education is the quality of your instructors. Our award-winning faculty members focus their efforts where it matters most: on you, the student.
Our dedication to teaching excellence makes our classes stimulating, sought-after and worthy of serious consideration.
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Look around. We think you’ll appreciate our student-centred approach to education. We are definitively undergraduate, which means we focus the full measure of our resources on our undergraduate students.
Our tireless pursuit of student-centred satisfaction creates results.
Choose
If you want to build a future you can believe in, Kwantlen Polytechnic University is the place to start. As a Kwantlen graduate, you’ll be more than highly skilled; you’ll be a competitive confident individual ready to make the most of your abilities.
Select carefully. You create your own good fortune when you make the right choice.
Reasons to Choose Kwantlen
An exceptional academic environment
- We are definitively undergraduate: we focus the full measure of our resources on our undergraduate students, whether you are pursuing a degree, diploma, certificate or citation.
- Smaller classes mean a more supportive, intimate learning environment
- We hire faculty who love to teach
Student services
- We offer 25 student services to help students succeed
- Numerous scholarships and financial awards are available
- Educational Advising to help you choose the program that's best for you
Modern high-tech campuses
- Up-to-date labs, studios, classrooms and facilities
- Facilities continue to grow: the new Cloverdale Trades and Technology Centre is set to open in Fall 2006.
- Recently announced expansion to the Surrey Campus will see it grow by 42%.
Wide variety of relevant, flexible program offerings
- 17 bachelor’s degree programs, with more coming
- 80% of all Kwantlen programs bridge into bachelor’s degrees
- More than 135 diverse programs — degrees, diplomas, certificates and citations
Preparation for the work force
- Co-op education options allow you to work in a professional capacity, gain industry contacts in your field, before you graduate.
- Study abroad opportunities prepare you for work in global marketplace
- Challenging, industry-driven curriculum
- Student Employment Services offers coaching and job-finding resources for graduates, as well for part-time and summer employment
Beyond books
- Athletics and Recreation
- Through the Kwantlen Student Association, students enjoy discounts on tickets from Cineplex Odeon and Famous Player theatres, Whistler/Blackcomb, and PNE and Playland
- We have six varsity athletic teams, with more to come
- Wellness Centre that is open to the public.
- Talon Fitness Centre is a dedicated exercise environment
- Surrey Campus gallery showcases artwork by students, faculty and other artists
After graduation
- Graduates — more than 23,500 in 17 countries — are automatically members of the Kwantlen Alumni Network have access to:
- Kwantlen Student Association discounts (see Beyond Books, above)
- Alumni Employment services
- Domestic and international travel discounts with an International Youth Travel Card (available for ages 25 and under)
- Professional Kwantlen Alumni Network business cards, using our template, for use in employment interviews and networking
- Alumni Smart Card for on-campus benefits at the library, gym, bookstore, Kwantlen Student Association and more
- The Alumni Network newsletter, InTouch, and website, www.kwantlen.ca/alumni, help graduates stay in touch, learn about class reunions and events, and future alumni benefits and affinity programs as they develop.