1. Presenting Alexander College Instructional Tools for Agents and Counsellors

2. Course and Work Pathways2

3. We remove obstacles.
Our programs help students access Canada’s competitive public university system. We offer transfer credit to dozens of schools, award Associate Degrees, launch MBA programs and enable work experience options.
Most of our students transfer to their choice university within just 1-2 years, contributing their credits and saving time.
Some obstacles your students face before coming to Canada:
Lack of academic English skills
Lack of knowledge of North American study methods
Lack of knowledge/access to services
Some obstacles your students face from their target institution in Canada:
Astronomical Cost
Unrealistic requirements
Enrolment caps
TOEFL or IELTS requirements, or work experience (vis. MBA programs).
Slow turnover of documents affecting the study permit application process

4. Forget obstacles!
Our English for Academic Purposes program enables students to get the background and skills they need to compete in university.
As we cater specifically to newcomers and international students, our staff and professors build awareness of Canadian study culture, including methods, expectations and challenges.
We offer free tutoring for all classes, and are always available for advising. Small class sizes mean students can actually talk to their professors and get to know everyone on a first-name basis.
Our location allows for easy access to many partner schools

5. Imagine, at many universities, a bachelors program costs $25,000 - $35,000 per year. AC is about $12,000. At the very least, students can do their first 1-2 academic years in Canada at 40-50% of the cost, while learning valuable skills.
Many universities in Canada inact enrolment caps for international students and disallow them from certain programs. We accept everyone qualified.
We recommend TOEFL or IELTS; however, students can simply take our in house, language proficiency test with us, or in some cases, for very close partners, we offer the test to be administered through the agent.
We turn over LOAs and other paperwork within hours. Not weeks or months.

6. Facts you need
We have four intake dates: January, May, July, and September. Fast-tracking is an attractive feature for most of our students.
Our transfer program enables students to go to any BCCAT institution or any other provincially accredited partner. These participating institutions accept AC credit classes, which means your clientele does not lose time to Canadian students and can complete in 4 years.
We award Associate Degrees in Arts and Business. In 2012, we will also award the Associate of Science & Health Sciences. These can be used as credentials in their own right and as 60 credit transfer blocks to many Canadian universities.
We also have a strong pre-MBA program running. The program gives preferential admissions to AC students when they go to our partnering institution.

7. Work and other options
Upon completion of a two-year degree, students are eligible for a three year post graduation work permit. This is open to all industries and jobs.
Work provides stability while building knowledge, credentials and marketable skills in the Canadian workplace. Students are also entitled to a work permit while studying at Alexander College, so long as they take 3 classes or more.
For academically minded, longer term students, we believe this provides a more sensible alternative to work and study programs currently offered by language schools, because the work is concurrent –unlike a co-op– and the visa is easily extendable.
Notably, this may lead to permanent residency, when conditions are met:

12. Transfer Members in British Columbia
Alexander College
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Capilano Univeristy
College of New Caledonia
College of the Rockies
Columbia College (private)
Coquitlam College (private)
Corpus Christi College (private)
Douglas College
Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design
Institute of Indigenous Government
Justice Institute of BC
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Langara College
Malaspina University-College
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology

13. Transfer Members in British Columbia
North Island College
Northern Lights College
Northwest Community College
Okanagan College
Royal Roads University
Selkirk College
Simon Fraser University
Thompson Rivers University
Thompson Rivers University, Open Learning
Trinity Western University (private)
University College of the Fraser Valley
University of British Columbia - Vancouver Campus
University of Northern BC
University of Victoria
Vancouver Community College
Yukon College

14. Board Members
Distinguished educators from public universities and colleges in BC, ensuring that the college maintains the highest standards of academic and professional excellence.
Marv Westrom, BEd, MEd, PhD (Alberta), Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Ed. UBC. President, Alexander College.
Hugh Johnston, Ph.D. (King's College, University of London) Professor Emeritus, Department of History, SFU. Vice-President - Academic, Alexander College.
Patrick Zhao, MSc, Vice-President -Administration, Alexander College.
Mackie Chase, Director, Centre for Intercultural Communication, UBC.
Gordon Farrell, former Dean of Business Programs and Acting Vice president, BCIT. Director of Business Development, Kwantlen College.
Ron Giammarino, PHN Professor of Corporate Finance; Director, Phillips, Hager & North Centre for Financial Research; Professor of Finance, Sauder School of Business, UBC.
Barbara Moon, Professor and Head of the Department of Biology at University College of the Fraser Valley. 14

15. Testimonial – Selina
“I came to Alexander College to take the English 100 course and improve my English level. Our teacher was very responsible and encouraging. I passed and am now studying at Langara College.”
Selina Zhang, China

16. Testimonial – Rafael
“Choosing Alexander College was a good decision for me. It has given me an opportunity to earn a two-year degree with courses that will be transferred to a university soon. My plan is to transfer to UBC. It is an important step that will make a difference in my future life. I appreciate the smaller class sizes and the special attention that I am receiving from all the faculty and staff. I also appreciate the courses and tutors’ flexible hours to respond to the students’ needs.”
- Rafael Bento, Brazil