Reviews of Columbia College (College)

nayocontrisanti

Columbia College is a great place to study. It's located very close to downtown Vancouver and is very accessible by public transportation. I love how multicultural the school is.

Jind Singh

#AweSome

prabhjot kaur

Awesome college just like a small india.

Deanna Shukaliak

I would like to give a shout out to Heather Nelson and the other teachers who run the Dental Assisting program who put together a class to help study for the NDAEB exam. I am a student from Nait who took my dental assisting there, and my school had no study tutorials or help for the exam. And to find this course and have the teachers welcome me to join the class even tho i am from edmonton was amazing. I found this course very knowledgable and helpful for studying for the exam to just picking apart the questions and giving you another way to look at a question that try's to trick you or confuse you. I found this helped me a lot on exams since i get very bad test anxiety this helped me slow down and understand the questions better and to pick apart the exam questions to making it the best chance for me to succeed. I did pass the board exam and i think a lot has to do with me coming to this class!

Jay Sandhu

Basically the worst college. You opt this college because you are a construction worker or low grade man. This college is good to spoil your career. Run asap. College staff is hungry for money. The teachers are racist mostly. This college gives you environment of middle school. Be good go to SFU KPU BCIT or UBC. If you are concerned for your career.

Mike Gusto

My son studies there...really amazing college. I am pleased to see so many improvements in him.

Emily Chew

I enjoyed my time in CC as I had plenty of resources that helped me transferred and transition into University. Many of my teachers are passionate and enjoy the subjects that they teach, they also had accessible office hours where I could always turn to ask for extra help in my studies. There is a diversity issue in school where there is an obvious majority group, however, that did not inhibit me from meeting and making new connections as I was able to meet many of my current good friends through joining different volunteering opportunities and clubs such as the Student Association & Dragonboat.

Tammy Earl

We had a tour as a class. Their campus is small and intimate. The program we visited seemed great

Ali Salman

If you are looking for a college in Calgary, I will highly recommend Columbia College. They have great programs with market prospects.

AJ

My academic advisor for my EA certificate and the my Human Services Diploma program a few years later was Sanam Bukhari. Sanam has always been so helpful, pleasant, knowledgable, efficent and professional in her problem solving and encouragment for any help I required over the course of a few years! I was blessed to have her in my corner! :) Graduate of the EA Certificate and Human Servcies Diploma

Shaikh Avesh

very rude student support. Margarita Masaquel automatically assumed i wont get visa from Spain and refused to help me with my application. Racist

Harmandeep Kaur

Really awesome...collage The place where dream come true..!

Jodha Singh

Awesome college

Jake Hodge

Even though I was only enrolled in very short courses, I had complete communication with the staff which was very helpful!

Gurdeep singh

Superb college

Gurdeep singh

Superb college

fireman09090

Having numerous friends in the healthcare field that wont write reviews about their school simply for fear of not being hired, getting in trouble by the school, or simply because they have tried and nothing has been done I am choosing to write this review. Administration here has little to no care for their nursing cohorts and multiple complaints about teachers have come to light with little to no action taken except for faculty inflating student Marks to give them all 100% for assignments(is this legal?), due to their unprofessional attitude and clique like mentality they believe they can do anything with little regard to consequences, including messing with the future our healthcare and not teaching our future healthcare workers certain parts of their education ie; parmacology. I would implore people to search elsewhere or simply look into what school you are attending. Ask previous students from the nursing cohorts their experiences and what has happened when they bring up issues. The only accountability ever offered by this school is mark inflation and knit picking messages send by others to find irrelevant issues the staff can scapegoat off of.

Md Saiful Islam

Tonalee Andrews and Snam Bukari are the best. Thank you Columbia College.

Mustafai Kandush

It's the worst school ever I have been studying here for a long time and I realize that they only wanna make profit from you . They won't let you graduate and also they would never gonna give you a certificate so you just wasting time

Asmanai Paiazova

It is a good start for new comers. Actually college provides a lot of opportunities for self-development. It is us, students, who must have a desire to make a change in our lives. Complaining is always easy but if you put a little effort, you will get successful results.

David T

My sister goes there, I could have gone there bt they said my grades were too low....a few months later, I had 4 colleges fighting for my signature...

n

Pretty good college. I must admit, when you enter you should know which courses are needed for transfer so as to prevent wasting time and excess money. Overall, my stay at CC was pretty great. Nice staff and made great friends. I transferred to USASK after one and a half years :)

SIKH VIRSA SANBHAL JATHA

Work permit here

Martin Li

Nor a a really good school to attend. This school tuition is was around 40k for the LPN program. Your better off attending the university of Calgary or SAIT a lot cheaper. In terms of difficulty, not really that hard. 80% of the text books were virtually useless. And I was able to pass most of the courses without even studying. The student services horridence, one time they didn't email me that one n95 masks I was required to get couldn't be used and I had redo it costing me an extra $50. I complained about it and they had the audacity to tell me that I was in the wrong and said I should apologize. Granted I will give them this the practicum, professional writing and the lab courses were well organized and put together. But in the end if you include the huge price tag you have to pay which is virtually the same as the university of Calgary, with courses that barely were a challenge, with a bad student services I recommend not to go to this school

Gurneet Brar

Bunch of liars. Please don’t waste your time and money. Moreover, most of the 5 star reviews are only from management.

Jared Byrne

Never attended, but a nice place to visit; and I have friends who have enjoyed the courses.

Roopsimar Singh

going to attend Columbia college in winter 2015 intake... excited!!!

Bailey Larroquette

Current and affordable courses with instant answers to your questions. I couldn't ask for better.

Manjot Singh

It's a relatively small college in size compared to UBC and SFU, but it offers a pathway to Canada. Once you have made it to college, don't fall back. Have a goal and work towards achieving it. Make use of all possible support. Go talk to your peers, ask for help from your instructor beyond class room, go see tutor and get down with a counsellor. Spend some time in library each week. Never complain and plan and invest for your future. Take small steps each semester and strive to thrive. & Yes please, never complain and take 100% responsibility for your grades.

D Brar

One of the best college in canada .✌????✌????wok hard

Barot Jitesh D.

Beyond Compare

Waseem Aslani

Hello do you offer testing service?

Arshdeep Kaur

Awesome to study at this College.

Kayla P

Currently attending... And now looking to get out ASAP. The lack of professionalism is astounding. They charm you in to believing you will be in a safe and friendly environment, with small classes. What a joke. Faculty also spouts endlessly about not cheating and the consequences, but it's all lip service. There are no consequences. Except for anyone who tries to stand against it. A VERY unfortunate and expensive mistake.

aika fujii

I had the best experience at the Columbia College!! All of the facilitators are super nice and they support us whenever we are struggling. I recommend this school to everyone!!!

Daman Walia

Just eat money...nd grades depend upon instructors instead of student????

SHR

Fantastic education quality.

Kauveri Buddepu

Thank you, Heather Nelson & Joanne Briske for being such great mentors & amazing instructors for the Dental assisting upgrading courses I have recently taken at Columbia College. Even with the challenges of working with the new protocols around Covid-19, Heather was in constant touch with me & the other students to make sure that the courses were well coordinated & went smoothly. I would highly recommend Columbia College, Calgary for Dental Assisting upgrading.

Harry Peter

A world class college with very friendly staff.

Lovedeep Kaur Bhullar

Is fee concession given by Columbia College to international students? What are requirements for this?

Marion Juste

Columbia College was a miracle for me ! I was a dental assistant in Montreal, Quebec, and I moved in Calgary this year. When I did contact the NDAEB, I was only recognized as a dental assistant level 1 and they told me that I had to take upgrading courses. I was so scared and lost because I'm a french spoker and I had no clue how everything was going to be. But Heather, from Collumbia College, took care of me, explained everything in detail and guided me though the process. All this work seemed so much easier and was so much fun. The upgrading class was amazing, all of the teachers are sweetheart and patient, I had so much fun. I had the best experience ever and I highy recommend Columbia College for their involvement and professionalism. I am very grateful, thank you from all my heart. Wish you all the best.

Una Polenova

The Education here equips students with a knowledge base and life skills to enter the real world. They can better determine their career path, what, where and how they will achieve their goals. A better future that awaits them, thanks to supportive Teachers and Principals to lead the way! I have had the opportunity to attended 6 educational institutes in the greater Vancouver area and I highly recommend Columbia College.

Dua'a Alramahi

Columbia College is a spectacular College. The staff and instructors are helpful and friendly. Upon completion of the course you are attending, they will help you updating your resume. I had an amazing experience with instructors and classmates.

Babak Vosooghzadeh

I am enrolled in the Accounting Assistant Job Training Program and I have learned a lot. Our instructor Mr. Rashid explains the accounting topics in a profound way, and he spends a lot of his personal time to answer questions, clarify accounting issues, and grade assignments and exams. Recently, I needed clarifications on some accounting issue, and he spent 3 hours of his personal time to explain the accounting issues in one phone call. Thank you Columbia College for having such a devoted and dedicated team of advisors, facilitators, and instructors.

Deborah Pynn

Columbia College is a wonderful place. They treat everyone with respect.

Tayebeh Shalmani

A great place to work at! I miss working with all the amazing people I was fortunate enough to work with for 2 years.

Ester Di Maio

Columbia College is an amazing institution to start your academic journey in Vancouver. If you’re considering to transfer to universities such as SFU or UBS, you definitely should check out their University Transfer Program. They have great academic advisors, professors and Math and English tutors. It also gives different types of courses in lots of fields like computer science, business, social science and science. I took all my elective courses at Columbia College and transferred them to my university. Classes have small number of students, so professors can assist students individually. I really had a great experience there! I highly recommend Columbia College!

Serdar Serdar

I am no student but only as an everyday passerby noticed that there isn’t even one white student attending this college. Or at least l haven’t seen any.

Pardeep Bawa

Hey. M extremely exited to visit this heaven like college Vancouver in May intake -------------$$$$$$$$$

Joemantic Vlog

First of all, I don't understand why most people are rating this college before even starting. Secondly, I was a student at this college for two years and here is my intake: Pros: - Small classes and personal interaction with the teachers. - There are tutoring available for Math for free and the teacher is super helpful. - The new campus is great. - Some of the student consulting staff is very nice like Debora and Jason. Cons: - Most of the teachers there are not well qualified. - Some teachers are racists and they are not shy about it, such as Gary and Zak. - Student get treated like middle school and not taking seriously by either the teachers nor the management. - The school cares much more about the money than the quality of their service. - It is a very bad representative of the actual Canadian experience and I learned this once I moved to different schools. I do not recommend this school and wish they can be more genuine with their students.

Gia Nghĩa Ông

Columbia College is one of the best places for international students. You will have lots of chances to learn not only great lessons but also different cultures from other countries. CC is also a good choice if you want to transfer to other universities like UBC or SFU.

sadaf sabeti

Regulations of this university doesn't make any sence! We appliead through and agent who was supposed to apply to this school and for visa afterwards. The visa got rejected and our contract with the agent was done so they had no obligation and no interest in following up our case. I contacted the school directly and told them that we want to apply for visa again and we need an update of our acceptance letter. The admission office did not help although we had paid the tuition fully! They forced us to go back to the same agent and ask them to follow up which is stupid! We applied for the visa again and it got rejected for the second time and now that we are asking the school for a refund they are pushing us back to the same agent!!! Why do we need an agent for a refund?!!! Why dont you understand that they are not in contract with us, we did not pay the tuition through them and we do not wish to contact them again!!! Very unhelpful staff, no critical thinking, not caring and awful service!

Reem Hassan

I love to be student in Columbia college

Sana Pournasiri

if you are looking for a good quality and cheap college this can be your best and only option in Vancouver. many of the students transfer to UBC or SFU and most of the courses are transferable. they also have free tutoring sessions for Econ, English and Math which i have found them useful.I highly recommend it to international students. not saying that it's better than universities but just imagine how easier and cheaper it will be for you to take some courses (Max 60 credits) in Columbia college and then transfer them to university.

gurparkash Singh

Small and nice With Good education.

Jind Singh

#AweSome

Rafid ID

I took two continuous education courses at this college in dental assisting field, The staff were very professional; they made me feel confident of myself and they were efficient in making me understand the test environment and procedure. The environment around was organized and harmonized which made I felt no confusion. It was a great experience, and I would definitely love to take more courses - when required in the future - at this college. Although I live in Gatineau QC, I will select Columbia College first if I a course I am required to take is a one I have to fly to.

Luiza Kulchetscki

Great staff and great experience taking the dental assistant ortho module course at Columbia. Would definitely recommend.

Jancy Mathew

I would like to comment with gratitude to Heather Nelson for her efficient communication, guidance, excellent study material, examination scheduling and conducting the same with grace and diligence which enabled me to get both my CDA and CODA License status . I want to personally thank the entire continuing dental education team and my instructor Chau! Blessings n best wishes in all your future endeavors. Best place to learn Dental Assisting skills.

張泰銘

It is a warehouse of “professors” whose “ideas” and “agenda” are so amazingly huge that they’re unpopular at big universities. Why? Right winged bigotry. Commanding and ordering students to follow the “rules.” Mind you this is the equivalence of freshmen university: “no electronics” “no homework handing in if you came in late, even tho you didn’t do it in class.” They force their bigotry upon you. Much of it is false mind you. They don’t understand what you’re talking about. No. One sided male chauvinist polygomy? “Just staying the facts.” It is just feeding because they never manage to escalate students’ ideas. It’s either right or wrong. Rather then developing from your small ideas into bigger ones. Some teachers, I assume, are good people. But being a good person doesn’t mean you’re a good teacher. Literally, the worst ever. Cuz no one cares enuf. No profit by gov. But when it comes to visas? 1500 CAD for a letter. I’ll say this: at big universities, students inspire each other. You’ll always get inspired by other students’ ideas. And the profs build upon their ideas into more knowledge. You’re always so inspired. Here? Quite the opposite. Mind you the staff are nice people. But that has nothing to do with whether or not it’s a fair school. It’s not. If I have to go thru your entire class list for teachers that just are not as bigoted, or at least acceptable, you should be reframing the type of school you are. There are profs that yell at kids that can’t get stuff done in time. They don’t teach. They just do it themselves and kinda make you follow. This school is too much for me. For a school to almost unanimously believe a bunch of right winged and regressive things, such as no computers or that they’re smarter than you somehow, it’s pretty unique. #shade Flee this if you’re a thinker. Flee this if you’re an actual philosopher, especially if you’re a Chinese one. Flee this if your critical thinking is anywhere above average. For a school that charges you this much, the hardware is a joke. Theres a lounge with cheap couches. The library? It’s kind of not really a library. The computers are extremely cheap windows computers, that run NOT GENUINE Microsoft Windows. There is 0 macs. They all run on win 7 enterprise, but the IT very much oppressively disables a lot of features that you can’t see the computer’s configuration or change the wallpaper or even the resolution. I don’t know how they’re actually non profit. They’re kind of just part of my “bad luck.” I do think that. Sometimes you run into bad stuff when you’re at your lower points. If it’s one or two instructors, I can talk and sort it out; when it’s all of them, you can only hide in the “lesser of evil” ones, which YOU DON’T DESERVE FOR THE MONEY YOU PAY. You don’t deserve #AcademicBigots for the money you pay. So what about students? They’re nice people, talented some of them. But they’re not getting the nurture and flowering they deserve. No.

susma khadka

How to make your decision about entering CC If you prioritize: - diversity, vibrant campus life, strong college spirit DO NOT enter CC. If you prioritize: - a viable university transfer pathway/ getting a PGWP in 2 years, CC might be for you. Other factors that you wanna consider, but is highly situational: - Quality of education -- depends mostly on the instructors you choose because they decide how challenging the course will be and the kind of stuff they wanna teach. Like every school, some professors are amazing and others are not. The professors I adore are not necessarily the ones others adore. So, it depends on what you are looking for. - Administrative service -- depends on the individual staff you roll with. Most important persons you will need to consider are your counsellor and career advisor. There are a handful of counsellors in the college. Some are amazing and others are not. Personally, I vouch for the career advisor, Linus. Overall, I'd say that the Students Services department needs to up its game on serving their students. More personal take: My CC experience was awesome because it was a great fit for ME. My priority was having awesome professors who discussed stuff I wanted to discuss about. The non-academic staff and quality of school facilities or extracurricular events were of little concern to me. I really enjoyed the professors in the philosophy, psychology, anthropology and political science department. But, I've been biased towards these disciplines from the get-go. Having said that, the college has a lot of improvements to make. The professors I had might have been great but I doubt that the institution itself holds a student-first philosophy.

Anwar Subhani

Just no

Davinder Uppal

Poor management.

Sukhveer Singh

Good place to study but lack of resources and way expensive than what u can have somewhere else. Overall good place to get post graduation work permit.

invisible curious

Worst of the worst

Jordi Miralles

We have been working with Columbia College for over 6 years and are truly inspired by how much they care about the wellbeing and future of their students.

Manpreet Singh

Linus is the best career advisor. Reva and asmanai and jerica are one of the best co-workers. Student services department is the best place to work. Three cheers for soccer club. Hip-hip hurrayy ????????

Leslie Heggie

I have taken a few continuing ed courses for dental assisting, at Columbia. They have all been great, very helpful in registering, getting info back to me right away, answering my questions. Then attending the actual course was great, the instructors have been professional and so helpful. Good teachers. I felt confident in the skills I learned. I would highly recommend this school.

Sukhman Sidhu

Completely desi college

Dominique Incutto

Yes, I recommend this school to everyone looking for professional support from the continuous education department. Heather Nelson and Joanne did an amazing job helping me on the continuous education program. I would not go into the specifics here, but these two professionals deserve top rating for the way both deal with students, their love for their profession and for being flexible during challenging circumstances. If you are looking for a professional team to instruct, guide and evaluate you, this is the place to go! Thank you Columbia college for having these two superstars on your payroll.

Chantel Vinish

Excellent place of employment.

Asifur Rahman

Worst college. Please don’t waste your money as like me.

Yalonda Saunders

Very excited about my future, starting with Columbia College! Small class sizes, more intake dates, ample support, small campus, makes future career attainable!!

Mel

Do not even think of trusting the daycare with ur kids. The old director Candice was absolutely wonderful but the new one is not someone you want to do any kind of business with she hardly responds to emails and when she does she misunderstand them and she horribly rude with no form of customer service skills what so ever if your this rude uncaring and obnoxious towards me I feel bad for any child that doesn't behave perfectly under her care. I thought it would be the same as when Candice was there so I called to reinstate my children in the daycare after the summer and the new director assured me yes there is space available and assured me she'd hold a spot but then like a week and a half before they where supposed to start she emails me saying suddenly there's no space yet on there website I till now clearly says there's space for kids my children's age group so clearly it's personal. I expressed how offended I felt and wanted an explanation she literally blew me off like dirt. Don't need that kind of individual breathing the same air as my kids

Jack love

Great college aw 22 ji

Riss

Just finished a fantastic weekend at Columbia College doing my Orthodontic Clinical Module. The facilitators are amazing, full of knowledge and energy! They take that extra minute for the one on one time that you may need which made for a seamless weekend! I would recommend this module to everyone, specially with the flexibility and date range options they have to complete the course! Unfortunately the washrooms were awful, I personally try to avoid them but that becomes impossible when you spend a full weekend there. Knowing this made me curious and could of been my decision factor in to going to SAIT instead...

lockheed martin

Really loved the DRAGON BOAT sport in College . Not only it looks fun but I made alot of friends from all other teams . Which gave me an opportunity to communicate with other students . The college broke all records in dragon I think tht means college is improving in the sport and I talked with alot students after this year's Concord fest when they saw videos and pictures of dragon boat they were very interested to join next year

Arsh Deep

so excited... gonna join may intake 2015... yeahhhhh...

Prince Padda

I'm excited for may intake in 2015 . I hope that the staff and classmates will be cooperated and friendly . I'm nurvous to bacouse I have no any known person in this collage

Tanice Findlay

Great college for taking the RDA II program as well as for taking the clinical refresher program! Thank you!

Vikas Mehndiratta

Nice college

Jashanpreet Kaur

Courses are designed clear and concise. Task oriented and best remote study I have ever done.

Tiara Sehn

This school is overpriced, they cram you into a tiny classroom, 3 or 4 people to a small table, and treat you like it’s kindergarten. You are basically paying them to teach yourself because you do all your learning at home and then they test you on it the next day in class. The cafeteria sells moldy food. They offer no extra curricular activities, they don’t have a gym, they don’t have a library. The teachers are rude and inconsiderate, they don’t care about you, all they want is to take your money. Just do yourself a favour and apply at SAIT where the price is less than HALF of what this tiny rundown school charges.

Fuenny Liwang

Great school. Love it????????????

navpreet riar

Good for international students

Brooke Coburn

As someone who has 2 degrees and various experiences in post secondary schooling, Columbia College was fantastic. They provided an environment that enabled success. The facilitators in the dental assisting program are very knowledgeable, fair, and approachable. I felt as though I was very prepared for the "real world" and went into the work field with confidence.

James Barracuda Vincent

This school should bar Canadians from attending. I entered that school five years ago with my own money and was the only canadian in the entire school. I felt singled out and developed some kind of PTSD or psychotic mania from attending. I had to seek consoling and even then the clinician wasn't completely sympathetic because the didn't believe this place really existed. I feel my health has been severely damaged by attending this college. I feel stupid for going and Im still scared to talk about it. Haven't been back to city of Vancouver since.

AutoEgo

This is my new school and I love it here but I would like to see more pix on the map here

Gurjit Singh Khaira

Great college with hard working and friendly staff.

Serena Moxley

I am taking the Dental Assistance course here. The facilitators are absolutely amazing. All of the staff offer support and truly want to see you succeed! Thank you Columbia College for showing me that I can go back to school and love it! I highly recommend this school!

Jane Pratt

As someone who is currently attending the LPN program, I am happy that I attended this facility. The training and knowledge received far surpasses what is required by the CLPNA. The program chair Sharon is a wonderful person who is extremely supportive and is very in tune with her students. She has worked to create a student centered atmosphere that you will not find anywhere else. The long standing facilitators have a passion for teaching and really help to develop your skills as a student nurse. In honesty, it's a tough program and it takes an immense amount of dedication, flexibility, and professionalism to succeed. Luckily, if you show dedication and fortitude, the staff and faculty are there to support you 100%. This program will teach you everything you need to know to prepare you to be an LPN. And the faculty will help you to grow as an individual to become a professional member of healthcare. Thank you Columbia.

Mitra Sunkara

I highly recommend the orthodontic clinical module course at Columbia college, Calgary. Both the course instructors 'Ms. Charlene' and 'Ms. Heather' were knowledgeable and skilled. I initially registered for ortho clinical module at another college. Due to Covid restrictions in place, it was cancelled. Fortunately I got in touch with Ms. Heather, instructor as well as the program coordinator for the course. She was an amazing person with a perfect blend of knowledge and kindness. She helped me with the registration and also in receiving the certificate on time. If given a chance, I would enroll here for future CDE courses.

Loveleen brar

The worst college. They only want your money

AKSA MONCY

I studied my DA program in Ontario and moved to Edmonton. It was really hard for me to get an admission for CPE due to Covid and I was so much worried. I was so much disappointed when I realized no colleges in Edmonton offers intra oral skills that can help me bypass the CPE .It was through google I came to know about COLUMBIA COLLEGE and I contacted them right away. Heather was on the other end. She is amazing and helped me a lot and booked me. Without any hesitations she cleared all my questions. It was great opportunity for me to learn. My instructors were Juan, Heather and Chau. All of them were so much approachable and kind. The college is well equipped all what you need for your learning process. Parking was free. I highly recommend COLUMBIA COLLEGE for those DAs who have moved to Alberta from any other province and figuring out a way to register with CADA . This is the one and only best place . I am looking forward to do my upgrading in future.

Emma Lee

Friendly staff!!! And you can have LINK program here.

Karanvir aery

Best college for international students . Hardworking and friendly staff

Ms SA

I attended the CPE Practice course and it was the best decision I made for exam prep. My confidence increased in folds afterwards and this helped during the exam as i knew what to expect and was able to identify and work on my weak areas/points in time for the CPE. Alexis is the best facilitator ever, super gentle, nice, patient and knowledgeable. Will certainly be back for other advanced courses. <3

Cheng Jin Lee

Limited food resource around the campus, limited course availability, small class room and limited place for you to study during breaks. I find the multicultural here amazing, but there aren't any locals. I would not recommend you to study here.

Manjinder Aulakh

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Rajat Saini

I did a security course here and it was great. one of the instructors Zoran was amazing, great teacher.

Law Onwuegbuchu

Great college to teach and to learn!

Jass

Worst college in Canada. Instructor specially English instructor like Orion is the worst. They are frustrated with thier life and make the students suffer. Don’t waste your time and money here, choose a better college.

Wafa Qahtan

It’s a great place to study there. I have done at Columbia College LINC, ESL, and currently Accounting Assistant. They all have been good, very helpful in registering and answering the questions. They have a good facilitators. I build my skills in this college.

jatinde jammu

It is realy great collage

Sim S

I took dental assisting here and I have learned so much. They really do prepare you for the outside world. All the facilitators are like family. I miss you guys

Aman Matharu

It's a great place for upgrading courses. Heather Nelson and Joanne Briske are Amazing mentors and instructors. Thanks to both of you. I would highly recommend this college.

Séraphin Sonna

I am really proud of my second term of learning English at Columbia College. I had the chance to meet Ms. Tammy Biickert who transmits with an unprecedented methodology. It's very encouraging and I just have to say thank you to all the people who have so far helped me improve my English level and I promise to work tirelessly to deserve your work. Thank you again.

Sarah Bailey

Wonderful program! Had such a blast doing my ortho module with the instructors at Columbia college, everyone was so positive and willing to help

daniel peter

According to my personal experience ,it is One of the worst academic college in calgary ,actually i don't encourage anybody to go there and try to pursue their dreams .it is totally a waste of time and money.my advice to you is take your time and make the right decision , there are a lot of important questions to answer before you decide where to study.

Jaspreet Khabra

Not too good not too bad ...quite fair enoughhh

Reet Kaur

it's good place for Indian students.....

Jasleen Kaur

Worst college....???? don't even help students.... rather they confuse alot

Jethalal Gadha

Tappu ke papa kehna chahte hein k, In the pictures the college releases on social media, it tries to show that students come from very diverse backgrounds, but mostly Indian study there. Any comments why this happens??

Akash palvn Thind

Superior look

Navdeep Singh

Biased instructors

Humjit Singh

Good

Mamee2

Quality service

Samina Mohamed

I just learned from my brother who is currently an ESL student at Columbia College that, apparently, one of the teachers has been let go. And it's not just "a teacher"; it's someone who has made a huge difference in many people's lives. I was a student there, myself, about 6 years ago, and attended a PFP course. This course had 3 levels in one, but the teacher did an excellent job, attending to the needs of each and every student. She prepared me for a college, and actually, thanks to her hard work, I was one of the 3 top students in the college's program. I was afraid before that while not being a native speaker, I would have to struggle and may not even finish the program. As soon as I started the program, it turned out that I was way ahead of the others, even though most of the students were Canadian-born, and had completed grade 12 in Canada. I was so proud of myself, it all made me realize that no matter where you were born or what your first language was, you could still excell if you have had a teacher like Joanna. She put so much individual time and attention to my progress that now, a few years later, I just cannot find words to express my gratitude. She gave me confidence and showed me that anything was possible as long as you followed your bliss and believed in yourself. My brother always tells me that every student that has ever had Joanna as a teacher felt like a lucky winner because each and every minute of her class time was very meaningful and added up to the student's progress. No time was ever wasted in her class. Plus; she is a very compassionate person who is not only a teacher, but a mentor to her students. Even though she made the students work very hard, she was also their best friend. She did not hesitate to put her personal time into helping a student. She even once drove my classmate home because this classmate had no money for a bus ticket. So now, when I hear, that apparently Joanna was dismissed, I want to believe that it must have been some other Joanna, and not Joanna Wysocka that used to teach me in the past... NOT THE SAME Joanna who has helped so many of us to regain our confidence and be successful in our lives. Please tell me it's someone else, otherwise I will never tell my friends or family to enroll in this college. I have had a great job as an Ed assistant for the past 3 years, and I cannot deny that a bigger portion of my success I owe to this amazing teacher and person. God bless you, Joanna. I will never forget you, and my prayers are and always will be with you.

Honesty Observer

Do not go there if you are open to change and want to increase your knowledge.

Vanessa Boot

COLUMBIA COLLEGE RAISES THE STANDARD OF QUALITY THAT EVERY SCHOOL SHOULD LEARN FROM! I will be starting the Dental Assisting program in two weeks and my experience with Columbia College so far has exceeded my expectations. It’s important to mention I’ve never been particularly good at school and hesitated to do this program for a long time since I didn’t feel confident in myself I could do it. I’ve been to college before and felt like there were so many things that I could have used a lot more help with throughout the whole process. Columbia has an Advisor (Leslee) that has literally helped EVERY student with EVERY step of the way. She encourages us to message/meet with her if we need absolutely any help with anything, including student loans. (which in my experience, most schools just want the $, and you are on your own for the rest) It’s very obvious everyone that works there is 100% dedicated to help you succeed and be the best student you can possibly be. I’m so happy I decided to go to Columbia because I feel like I’m not alone and that there is a team of staff who loves their job and will help me to be successful. This program is condensed so they have given us fair warning that it will be quite stressful and given us the tools to do it. A month before the program starts they have their first orientation to introduce the staff etc and they assigned an online course that is all about HOW to be a good student. (How to take notes, how to read and remember, taking tests, how to succeed with your personal learning style etc etc etc!) I feel SO prepared to start school and not nervous like I would have been otherwise. I feel confident that I will do well in school with their help. You are never alone and they are always asking what they can do to help and be better at their jobs. I’m very excited to start and am thankful I chose Columbia.

T N

Gary Mangel should not be teaching students because he is intolerant and Islamaphobic. Time to get rid of this scumbag.

Noorinder Singh Dhaliwal

I am excited to join this college.

Sherry Obenauer

I have been employed at Columbia College since September 2007 and have had the pleasure of teaching in a variety of departments, including ESL, AU, and ET. This flexibility in placement and diversity in departments has allowed me to be able to teach a large number and variety of courses to students from all over the world. I absolutely love and appreciate the opportunities and challenges that have resulted which have permitted me the ability to learn, grow, and develop new skills. While here, I have had the pleasure of meeting many unique individuals with fresh perspectives and ideas to improve the college and the programs offered. The management allows me great freedom to do my job to the best of my ability while appreciating my ongoing contributions. The teaching staff is very competent, friendly, helpful, and hard working. I take great pride and joy in playing a small part in the improvement of my students' lives. Although no organization is perfect, the Columbia College team is always striving towards excellence, growth, and development of its staff and programs.

Steven Daniel

Amazing place to learn and grow, especially for new international students.

Dora Samuel

I am ESL student and I am very sad today. I come to school after break and my lovely teacher Joanna is not here. They tell me she not working here any more. Student love teacher and we write always good about teacher Joanna.She very good, she explain clear, best and excellent teacher. Friendly and care about student, treat everyone the same. Every body say she is best. I miss Joanna, evrybody cry today. School no good when they keep bad teachers, and good teacher go. I want diffrent school next time.

Amber Stankoven

Heather was great to deal with & always responded so promptly to emails and answered any questions I had. I took the Prostho Module & Maralee was my instructor and found her very helpful and personable. I really enjoyed having her as my instructor.

pushapppreet kaur

Awesome instructors. Kudos to Heather and her team ! Upgraded two dental asisiting skills and they really made sure I was fully comfortable and thoroughly understood the skills.

nikhil chopra

siraaaa college

B V

I would give it zero stars if I could, don't waste your money at this college, there is no diversity. Some of the instructors, especially in the english department are racists and nothing is done about it. They will take your money and treat you like garbage...some of their staff is outright rude and disrespectful. I have never had such an experience at another college, glad I left

Imrana Mohiuddin

The staff and faculty at Columbia College are very professional and helpful.They supported our cohort from day 1 and continued to do it even after we graduated and needed help with resume making and interview.It was pleasure to study at Columbia and most of our cohort got jobs less than a month of our course completion.I would strongly recommend Columbia College for any of your career paths.

Jill Schultz

I have taken a course at Mount Royal University, over twenty courses at U of C, and completed a business program at Columbia College many years ago. The education I received at Columbia College was on par with the other more popular institutions, and in many cases of higher quality when it came to content focus and attention/support. I worked hard. All courses were related to my subject of interest (business at the time - not sure if they are still offering this program). I have been a successful business owner for the last seven years and want to encourage others to consider this college if they are looking to grow and invest in themselves.

Odlaw

It’s been a while since I’m out of this college but some teachers here know how to make themselves to be considered as middle school teacher or probably they want to fill in their boss-wannabe ego.

Briitanylee A

I would not recommend this college to anyone. The level of respect towards students is poor. They do not treat students equally. Considering how expensive this college is you would think it would be more organized. They do not support there students, unless they are ESL. Complete waste of time and money. The unprofessionalism is sickening.

D N

Their students clog up the skytrain all the time.

Raneem Kedda

Had a very good experience doing course with Columbia college, they managed to register me in a short notice, highly recommended for continuous education.

Weng Feng

This college is greatly biased. There are only a few students which college represents at their sources. 1. College shows diversity by choosing people of different backgrounds but not Indian students, but Indian students are very large in number in number. 2. Admissions department is full of arrogant people. 3. Try using the microwaves in student lounges and the first thing you will notice is that they are never cleaned at all. The smell foul. 4. I took a Math class last semester, my teacher was weired that despite going to his twice a week, I got a 'F'. Every time, he made me feel that I am weak student and it is problem of my own. He suggested me to hire some tutor instead for $50/hour from UBC. 5. The Student services is getting worse. When I had come to this college two years ago, everybody at student services wanted to help me. The students who work there were polite and humble, but now they have hired students who have no patience, they swear a lot and sometimes I got reply 'this is not our problem'. 6. The IT department which opens at 8am as per the time table they have posted on their door, no one showed up even after 8:30 and I needed an adapter from them for presentation. If I were to make decision today that I join Columbia college or go somewhere else, I would have chosen second option. Be wise and don't waste time and money at this college.

Destiny Abesamis

I would like to thank all the admin and staff of Columbia College Calgary most especially to our Program Manager of HSPD, Tobias Mwandala for all your hardwork and patience to us, to all my Facilatators especially to Mary Ann, Susan and Lola. To Ms. Caroline Ellis thank you for your excellent services. And to my Admission Advisers Ms Joanne and Mitra. More power to you!

RB

I wanted to read reviews of practical nursing students, but there aren't any except one that was posted 2 years ago. I guess they really are afraid of posting anything negative about the school haha! I want to know if its worth spending $40,000 for practical nursing at Columbia College. oh and I rated this place 1/5 because Google won't let me post comment without rating (it has no relevance to my comment as I know nothing about this place)

Shayan

Run away, run away as fast as you can.

booblik at

The best place for international students to start their educational path! Staff, including teaching faculty and administration, is extremely knowledgeable, attentive and caring. I transferred to UBC after 2 years of studying in the University Transfer program here and would like to mention that these were the best 2 years of my life! I made friends for life, learned more about my profession and gained valuable skills, which helped me succeed in Canada. I am currently working in Canada and will be applying for Permanent Residency soon, and none of this would have happened if I did not choose Columbia College as my starting point. Thank you, CC, for all the beautiful memories and opening the doors for greatest opportunities in Canada for me!

Sal Khan

Don't waste your time and money here

Elsa Morales

Go diferent school. Teacher no explain good in columbia College.Manger fariba always angry and screeming at Students. We are adult no childrens.we come here to learn, we no need screeming. Parking no good when snow. we need better, we pay.thank you.

Samer M

I am studying Accounting Assistant. I benefited a lot from my studies with Columbia college and there teachers they were very helpers.

Neha Kumari

The college is worst for international students. No one cares for the knowledge and quality education. Even the English department is garbage and racists. Admistration is joke. No resources to international students. Worst experience at the college ever.

Emma Micheal

This is a terrible terrible place. The administrative and teaching staff treat you like dirt. They feel more superior than international students thereby belittling international students. Counsellors gossip about students issue. The Principal and some counsellors are very rude. This is a money hungry school. They make up policies that ensures that they get your money. Teachers talk down to international student. No acknowledgement of ideas or opinions. Poor advice from counsellors. They don’t care about students at all. The facilities you get charged for are low budget. Very small space. Terrible experience. Please go somewhere else. Don’t rush

Navneet Sandhu

can i transfer my credits to columbia college ?

Balwinder Gill

(Translated) Eh College robbed (Original) ਲੁੱਟ ਕੇ ਖਾ ਗਿਆ Eh ਕਾਲਜ

Winson liao

From my personal perspective, Columbia College is optimal option to start your academic journey. I finished my secondary and university transfer program from 2016 to 2018. Finally, with cumulative GPA 3.85, I got the Simon Fraser offer with entrance scholarship and University of British Columbia offer at the same time, and I choose the University of British Columbia offer at the end. I spent the happiest academic two years at Columbia College, and I am always grateful to all the instructors and counselors I have ever met at Columbia College because they lead me to the path to UBC.

Kiranjit Kaur

When would you gave offer letter for may intake 2019? Is there anyone who get?

Mohit Ahir

Amazing place????????

Mina zaghloul

I would like to thank Lori Kennedy for her efforts to improve our English on online classes. It was hard for us in the beginning. However, she made that much easier. Also, she is so smart, organized and creative. Thanks again. ( LINC, CLB5 )

Prabh Kaur Gill

They treat u like 8th standard student...... spoon feeding .... this is all they do ... Everything is high.... requirements r high... fees is high..... but ur future will be dark ... if u r coming here change as soon as u can .... it is a small box ... where u can find indians ... indians and indians .... nothing else...... nd ur grade will depend on ur teacher not on ur knowledge....

Amira Rafih

Just completed the Orthodontic Module this past weekend and it was such a great experience! The instructors were super friendly, helpful and their lessons and demos were very clear and easy to understand! I would recommend doing the Ortho module at Columbia to anyone I know !

Anmol Singh

best college for international students who want to do associate degrees or transfer programs , huge amount of benefits according to other colleges , i recommend if you want to transfer to ubc sfu or anywhere in canada. instructors and advisors are the best

natia goniashvili

would like to share my great experience with continuing education team for dental assisting for the amazing orthodontic module .Heather nelson you are the great and your team was wonderful.thank you so much for you hard work and help.Natia Goniashvili

Patrick Simmons

A great place to work. Enjoy the hard work of our students and watching them grow and be successful in each of their programs.

Jyoti Sharma

I don't know about other instructors but biology and chemistry staff is awsome..

Nataila Beckham

Worst Experience! Teachers are educated but they don’t know how to teach adults they treat students like school kids ! Zero service small classrooms , I don’t know why alberta government is paying money to this institution just ! Full of fakeness and the Lady the day care supervisor she doesn’t know how to talk 0 professional level .

sandy wang

I just graduated from Human Services Professional Diploma Program. I enjoyed the learning journey here. especially, like the course design and the books we used. The teachers are experts in the field and ready to help. Registrar and department make decisions that are consideration of students' opinion.

Medeu Zhussupov

Columbia College is a good place to find new friends especially for international students. I like most of the teachers for their dedication and friendliness.

Sadeen El

The wares place to go there not recommended at all

Kate Hoyano

I needed to complete the tooth whitening module for my RDA re-certification and I emailed Columbia for help. Heather went above and beyond from the start of the process to completion. Her responses we very prompt and very helpful which made my experience excellent. She requested that my certificate be delivered as quickly as possible which was much appreciated. Thank you Heather! I wish everyone I dealt with would be as dedicated to client satisfaction as you are.

Amber Steininger

Absolutely atrocious college, do not go there. Overpriced education for lack of organization and supplies, especially considering you must teach yourself, unbelievable lack of professionalism, lack of student resources, and tons of human rights violations. The majority of the Dental Assisting Program instructors are unprofessional, self righteous, inconsistent and often cannot agree on policies or get along with each other. The program taught me very little relevant information and skills needed for the industry, a sentiment many of my fellow classmates share. I have since met a several people in the industry who have previously attended the program wishing they had gone to SAIT or anywhere else instead because they too have experienced these very same issues. To anyone thinking of going to this college I say to you, save yourself the money and unnecessary stress and look elsewhere for your education.

Gurdeep singh

Superb college

Anne Margrit

It's so funny how they advertise this school with how the teachers and students look but when you get here it's like your in a 3rd world country worse then the slums of Calcutta!

Jane Smith

A wonderful place to work and study. I see many grateful students. Management is understanding and supportive. Tom Snell greets each and every student individually. I had students stay in the program after they have heard his inspirational speech. Thanks to Fariba`s integrity and professionalism the language programs are thriving. Columbia College is the best employer, in my opinion.

navneet kaur

Overall awesome place to study in Canada but the only flaw is in college reception administrators. Two ladies there , treated us badly when we tried to pay fees for next semester .

Hadia Zeineddine

I had the pleasure to attended the dental assisting program. I met many amazing facilitators who care about your learning. Dana Parkson, is helpful, caring, and amazing Head Chair at Columbia College. She helped me out a lot during my practicum. I recommend attending the dental assisting program.

Louise Summers

As a recent graduate from the Dental Assisting Professional Diploma at Columbia College, I felt it was important to write a review about the college. As a mature student I was worried about going back into education. The teachers and support staff at Columbia as fantastic. The teachers are well educated and knowledgeable. I always felt supported. They provide you with all the skills you will need to go into the real world. You will work hard and it will be worth it. I would highly recommend this course.

simar kaur

I went all the way from Ontario to Alberta to do a continuing education course in dental assisting and I must say it was an incredible experience especially my course instructor Heather Nelson was amazing. The way she taught me and took interest in teaching me was really commendable. I highly recommend Columbia College it was definitely worth the money I spent in travelling and learning.Thank you Heather.

Kat Anderson

This review is regarding the Dental clinic at Columbia College. I learnt about this place and thought I would try it to support the students. Not impressed with the Columbia College dental clinic. I get it that the Students are learning; but they have no knowledge with even the basics and terrible people skills. Students have no idea what they are doing and language skills were an issue. Would never go there again!

gurbhej singh

Not yet I haven't been there

amandeep singh

If you are an International student then it's better to back off because they are the wolfs who gonna snatch your whole money and moreover it is a total scam, you'll see jus do some research before choosing it.

Lisa Hussain

I want to personally say thank you to the continuing educators at Columbia College. Specifically Heather, Maralee and Joanne. I recently found myself in serious predicament in regards to keeping up to date with CADA's membership requirements to hold my license after 3 years of being on leave of absence. The course I needed was the clinical refresher course to be able to reinstate my license before December 1, 2019. The next course was being held December 6, 2019 which would have been 6 days past the deadline. Heather made this happen for me, if she had not changed her schedule around and asked Maralee and Joanne to come in on a long weekend (something they do not usually do); I would be without my license and would have had to cancel my membership with CADA. In turn I would have had to reinstate after letting my license go past 3 years mark. I cannot express enough gratitude to Heather and Maralee for going out of their way to come in just for me. The course itself was not at all what I was expecting, I was nervous and unsure if the skills I inherited in school ( 8 years ago) would be sufficient enough to demonstrate in the refresher course and prove myself competent. I had no reason to worry , in fact I had a great day and thanks to Maralee I felt more at home in the clinic then I did when I went to CDI. It was like riding a bike, you never forget your skills. Thanks to Maralee's guidance during the course I quickly became confident in demonstrating my capabilities as a dental assistant. Thank you again to these wonderful women who are dedicating their extra time in helping others!!! I would highly recommend Columbia to any of my fellow RDA's. I also would gladly jump to any opportunity to help Columbia College, please keep me in mind if you ever need anything that I could possibly help you with.

Jiven Preet

One day i will come in this collage

Josephine Tapgun

starting in january, cant wait..

Jot Gill

Hello team, my name is Harjot and I just want to know that when I will get my offer letter ? I applied for your college on 2 November for may 2022 intake, it almost pass out 19 days but I didn't get any response from your side..!

Nick Lefevre

It is one of the worst school for LINC and ESL program. All they care is to get Government's subsidy and they fail students on purpose even if they perform well on assessment. They find excuses to not pass you on assessments as they pre-determine who they want to pass to next level and who not. It has happened to me and many of friends and I am definitely going to complain to the Government to do an inquiry on the deceptiveness! Please DO NOT go there if you want to advance in your career!

Steffi Dhillon

Great experience.

Carissa Liu

Columbia college has some of the most amazing staff/teachers I've met. Throughout my online course Heather had coached me through the whole way making sure I was on top of my game including helping me work out a schedule for the course. She was ALWAYS available to answer emails and I've honestly felt she went above and beyond my expectations as a mentor. Pros: inclass teachers knew what they were doing and usually had tips and tricks to help students understand the how toos of the topic. (I took your orthodontic theory and clinical course) Only con I had for this school is their building (especially washrooms) are a bit outdated.

Yvette Bernabe

Awesome staff! From my experience to their receptionist, admission advisor, Instructor, to the Coordinator of HCA program, GREAT experience overall! Columbia College has a great staff super organized. Special thanks to Ms Caron and Ms Joann who was there until the end of our finish line to this program. Also, to the Asst. Registrar, Ms Carolline, thank you so much for all your quick response to my email inquiries and requests. Thank you for all the support until we finally completed our program, you make us feel so important. It’s been a pleasure to meet the President of the College- Dr. Tom. From the start of our class, he gave his warmth welcome to all of us, visiting every class even we were in the evening class as well us giving his admiring speech when we finally completed our practicum. We are so grateful, even we belong to a small class but still they let us feel we are so important and they are celebrating with us to our success! And that’s unexpected to see the President on our last day. Thank you so much! I highly recommend this College to everyone.