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* Capilano College offers
more than academic life—

‘PERCHED ON a hill, near. the 1968 to just over 700 students. Capilano’s comprehensive cur.
north end of the Second Narrows: “What may have seemed like a ‘riculum is comparable’ to the bes

Bridge, surrounded, by woods and

a profusion of. blossoming- spring
flowers, lies the . well-known

_ Capilano College... #
_ |, This beautiful campus, serving
the Nerth Shore, Howe-Sound and?

the Sunshine Coast, is one:of 15
community colleges i in: ‘the province

- offering a wide range of arts,
isciences, 2nd. business* courses for.

B.C. "s post-secondary ‘students.
But Capilano is not only for,

rai
students; it is a-major tourist at- =
traction on the North Shore, draw- °

ing hundreds of visitors annually.
People of all ages’ come from

- around) the ~ Lower. Mainland. to”
view this fine Structure, and to, en- _
‘joy*what Capilano is best known:
for, = beautiful paths .and
“walkways, and. a. good, variety ‘of.
: - colorful flowers, shrubs and trees.

~ The coliege.opened in September

large student population at - the

jtime has since grown to become

one of B.C.°s finest academic:in-
stitutions, with over 12,000 full-
and part-time students.

' Capilano, College actually: con-:
sists of three. campuses,: but ‘the |

main campus is Lynnmour in the

- District of North Vancouver,
Lynnmour consists of two levels, a
which are connected by. wooded

pathways’ and rows ‘of. wild

flowers. The other two campuses...

are located in: Sechelt ' and
Squamish:

wc This year. Capilano College is:
celebrating i its 20th anniversary, -

Aithough 20 years has meant a
lot of change and growth, ‘‘Cap,”

‘as it is known to the students, has
maintained an‘excellent curriculum :
and prides’ itself on its fong-stan- ;

ding tradition of quality, education.

_ offered in the province. ~:

It offers a wide range of sere

vices; including . career, and voca-".

tional ‘training. and’. academic’
studies —- which can be transferred -
to any one. of: B. Co's three univer-"
sities _-—— “upgrading and_ refresher
courses for: adults, contract: train-
ing for business and industry, and.
a full range of community services, -

Certificates “and diplomas «are...

provided: io, students’ to, help
«g Prepare them ‘for the competitive
= dob marketplace. - 1 :

~ Capilano College is proud of. its.
status “in, the - North Shore ‘com- >

c sent reputation, the :
college. is more: ‘than just anothei
a dynamic sure
_ Of leadership and plays a:key role.
in the civic and cultural life. of the

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Dr. tin West’ Vancouver with aint. B.C. Arts Festival...