UNBC, LaSalle College strike academic partnership

LaSalle College will become the Vancouver location of UNBC’s Master of Business Administration Program.

It’s part of a collaboration partnership between the two schools that was announced on Thursday.

“We are pleased to collaborate with UNBC, one of Canada’s top research universities, to provide greater access to learning opportunities for students of both institutions,” says LCI Education Chief Learning Officer and Executive Vice President Dr. Jason Dewling, on behalf of LCV.

“Both organizations are committed to providing access to further education. This partnership gives our students a pathway into UNBC programs, and it gives UNBC students access to the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program in the City of Vancouver.”

Under a new pathway agreement, students who complete the Associate of Arts (AOA) degree at LaSalle and are admitted to the Bachelor of Commerce with a major in General Business at UNBC will be able to transfer directly into the third year of the Bachelor’s degree program.

In addition, this will offer a seamless transition for students aiming to advance their studies after completing the accelerated 18-month AOA degree program in Vancouver.

“This alliance is about more than just articulating students from a two-year program into a four-year degree program in business. This is seen as a strategically important move for the UNBC Bachelor of Commerce program as we lean into teaching sustainable business and economic development,” says UNBC Faculty of Business and Economics Dean Dr. Ron Camp. “To achieve a sustainable future, graduates need to be able to visualize and design that future and that is where we see the strengths of LCV really supporting UNBC’s programs. LCV’s focus on design thinking will help to enhance the design discussion in UNBC classes. Through this collaboration we believe that UNBC and LCV will be leading the way in designing a sustainable future for B.C. and the world.”