GOING TO A UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN POWELL RIVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA
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British Columbia is bigger than you might think, and there are choices to be made if you’re thinking of studying here. We’ve broken down your British Columbia educational options by city in order to make things easier.
This page contains a list of the Universities, Community Colleges, Career Colleges, Christian Colleges and Online Colleges in Powell River. Just click on the school name to see a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, buildings and facilities, admissions, information on student enrollment, and much more.
By looking around at the different institutions that are available you can see whether a college or university in Powell River is right for you.
Powell River colleges and universities have it all.
Whether you're looking for something small, big, research-based, teaching-based, general, discipline-specific, rural, urban, full-time, part-time, religious, secular, English, French (or both), northern, southern, coastal or prairie, from sea to sea there's a university in Powell River for you. And their programs are as diverse as their students, with options including 3- and 4-year degrees, 1- to 2-year diplomas and certificates, co-op terms and international exchange in fields from Aboriginal studies to zoology.
With unique regional- and cultural-specific programming as well as everything you need for life and work in a global culture, Canada's internationally-recognized universities can prepare you to achieve your goals. So dream big! Canada's universities are ready for it.
In The Spotlight
Lakeland College Vermilion, AB When Lakeland College (Lakeland) opened in 1913, there were only 34 students enrolled. Today Lakeland has campuses in Lloydminster and ...
Weather for Powell River, British Columbia Fri, 18 May 2012 6:00 pm PDT
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Education, Population and Transportation Statisics for Powell River British Columbia
Highest Level of Educational Attainment in Population aged 25 to 64, Powell River
Education Level
No certificate, diploma or degree
Metro Powell River Population
1,320
Education Level
High school certificate or equivalent
Metro Powell River Population
2,420
Education Level
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma
Metro Powell River Population
1,555
Education Level
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma
Metro Powell River Population
2,015
Education Level
University certificate or diploma below the bachelor level
Metro Powell River Population
315
Education Level
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor's level or above
Metro Powell River Population
8,820
Population and Dwelling Counts for Metropolitan Powell River
Population
Density
Land Area
(
km2)
Private Dwellings
Occupied
Total Private
Dwellings
Population
Growth or Decline
Total
Population
20.6
802.87
7,274
7,803
-0.4 %
16,537
Powell River British Columbia Labour Statistics
Population 15 yrs and over
5,895
Population 15 to 24
850
Population 25 to 54
4,060
Population 55 and Over
990
Based on a survey of both sexes in 2001 and 2006. The Median age for residents of Powell River British Columbia is 44.
The employment level in Powell River is the number of persons who, during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day, did any work at all for pay or in self-employment or without pay in a family farm, business or professional practice; or, were absent from their job or business, with or without pay, for the entire week because of a vacation, an illness, a labour dispute at their place of work, or any other reasons.
The Powell River labour force refers to those persons who were either employed or unemployed during the week (Sunday to Saturday) prior to Census Day.
Modes of Transportation for Metropolitan Powell River by Employed Labour Force
Modes of Transportation
Car, Truck or Van as Passenger
Metro Powell River Population
505
Modes of Transportation
Car, Truck or Van as Driver
Metro Powell River Population
5,220
Modes of Transportation
Public Transit
Metro Powell River Population
95
Modes of Transportation
Bicycle
Metro Powell River Population
125
Modes of Transportation
Walked
Metro Powell River Population
410
Modes of Transportation
Other
Metro Powell River Population
140
Total - Mode of transportation: 6,495 Total - Sustainable transportation: 630
In The Spotlight
Lakeland College Vermilion, AB When Lakeland College (Lakeland) opened in 1913, there were only 34 students enrolled. Today Lakeland has campuses in Lloydminster and ...
Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, British Columbia Thompson Rivers University (TRU), located in Kamloops, is the fourth largest provincial university in British Columbia with 9,500 students on ...
Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, British Columbia Thompson Rivers University (TRU), located in Kamloops, is the fourth largest provincial university in British Columbia with 9,500 students on ...
Lakeland College Vermilion, AB When Lakeland College (Lakeland) opened in 1913, there were only 34 students enrolled. Today Lakeland has campuses in Lloydminster and ...
Thompson Rivers University Kamloops, British Columbia Thompson Rivers University (TRU), located in Kamloops, is the fourth largest provincial university in British Columbia with 9,500 students on ...
Algonquin College Ottawa, Ontario Dedication to student success is Algonquin College's (the College) guiding principal and is demonstrated through the quality of programs, staff, ...
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