At Thompson Rivers University, students are welcomed and supported in pursuit of their goals, non-traditional learners can flourish, internationalism is a daily reality in classes across all faculties, and a combination of excellent teaching and community-inspired research adds up to a one-of-a-kind educational journey.TRU now educates 13,170 learners on campus and 11,794 by distance and online, providing a total of 24,125 students with access to excellence. Our diverse student body is 11 percent Aboriginal, and includes 2,589 international students from more than 85 countries, enriching our campus culturally and academically. Students can choose from 140 on-campus programs and 57 Open Learning programs, from trades to traditional academics, certificates to bachelor and graduate degrees, academic as well as professional career paths, plus a growing number of interdisciplinary choices.
VCCT is committed to offering an undergraduate level program in applied counselling skills that is accessible to all students with a genuine interest in furthering the personal growth of themselves and others, while maintaining the highest possible academic, ethical and professional standards relevant to the counselling field.
This philosophy is followed so that students can learn to develop effective treatment methods and further increase the effectiveness of these methods by sharing and learning from peers and instructors within a structure of reporting and evaluation.
OUR MISSION: To provide opportunities for students to learn current techniques provided by practitioners from a variety of training backgrounds and areas of expertise, so that students may contribute to and participate in the professional field of counselling.
Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities in the world with the largest city park in North America, Stanley Park, the many sandy beaches which are minutes from downtown, and the backdrop of the spectacular North Shore Mountains covered in lush forests and snowy peaks - a city of unparalleled photo opportunities.