Archer College Vancouver

Description

The Archer College campus is centrally located near the heart of lovely downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. Home to over 580,000 city residents and 2.1 million in the metropolitan area, Vancouver is famously regarded as Canadas™ most beloved city with its close proximity to the spectacular sea-to-sky mountains, its clear ocean views and for its desirable climate, one of the mildest in Canada. Renowned for preserving its natural beauty within the city, Vancouver is home to one of North Americas™ largest urban parks, the picturesque Stanley Park that is frequented by cyclists, runners and roller-bladers and home to Douglas-fir and Western Hemlock trees hundreds of years old. Voted the “Best City in the Americas” in 2004 by Condé Nast Traveler magazine, Vancouver is a dynamic, multicultural city with people from nations around the world filling the streets and speaking languages ranging from English and Punjabi to German and Japanese. As the Host City of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Vancouver demonstrates itself to be large enough to offer world-class events yet still retain its charm, safety and warm hospitality. The citys™ stunning surroundings are also attractive to film producers; Vancouver is the third-largest film production location in North America following Hollywood and New York City. Sports enthusiasts have no problem in finding a team to cheer-on in Vancouver, a city home to dedicated fans that are serious about their teams, including the British Columbia Lions (Canadian Football League), the much-beloved Vancouver Canucks (NHL hockey), the Vancouver Canadians (baseball) and the Vancouver Whitecaps (soccer). Nestled along the Coast Mountain Range, downtown Vancouver is ideally a two-hour drive from the world-famous ski and snowboarding resort of Whistler-Blackcomb while the picturesque destinations of Vancouver Island, the Canadian Rockies, Victoria (British Columbias™ capital city) and Seattle in the United States are all nearby and provide fantastic weekend getaway options.

The Intensive ESL Program is offered throughout the year and is ideal for those students able to dedicate time to their English studies. Students enrolled in the program receive 30 hours of classroom instruction each week. The program is offered at 8 levels of instruction, from Beginner to Upper-Advanced. Upon students’ arrival at Archer College, they are given an English language skills test to help determine the level best-suited to their ability.