Articulation Agreements

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Articulation Agreements

Our Colleges have numerous articulation agreements through which students are able to acquire advanced credit for transfer to our articulation partners with international business and hospitality management schools including César Ritz Colleges, Glion Institute of Higher Education, HIM Hotel Institute in Montreux, and, the SHMS Swiss Hotel Management School, a member of the Swiss Education Group. Our articulation agreements offer our students with expedited third year entry into a number of baccalaureate business programs with specializations in Tourism, Hospitality Management, International Business and Business Management.

International Articulation Agreements

Glion Institute of Higher Education, Glion / Bulle, Switzerland

Graduates of Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management’s Hospitality Management Diploma program gain entry to Semester 4 and will be awarded the Associate Degree in Hospitality Administration after one academic semester. A variety of Bachelor of Arts degrees in hospitality with 7 majors to choose from are also offered after two more academic semesters and one internship semester. After the Bachelor’s Degree students can continue their education for another year towards a Master’s of Business Administration in Leadership or Marketing or to a Master of Science in International Hotel Finances.

International Hotel Management Institute, Lucerne, Switzerland

Graduates of Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management’s Hospitality Management Diploma program will be accepted into semester 5 (of a 6-semester program) of the Bachelor’s Degree in International Hotel Management or the Bachelor’s Degree in International Hotel and Tourism Management. Students have the option of continuing on for one more semester to complete an MBA in International Hospitality and Tourism Management.

Les Roches, Intl School of Hotel Management, Bluche, Switzerland

Graduates of Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management’s Hospitality Management Diploma program can transfer credits to Les Roches. Students will be awarded a Diploma in Hotel Management after completing semester 4 and two internships. Only one internship is required for students who wish to continue with semester 6 and 7 semesters towards a Bachelor’s Degree of Business Administration with a major in Finance, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Innovation & Sustainability, Culinary Business Management, Event Management or Spa & Health Management. After the Bachelor’s Degree, students can go on to a one-year Master’s Degree program in Business Administration.

Swiss Hotel Management School, Caux/Montreux, Switzerland

Graduates of Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management’s Hospitality Management Diploma program are guaranteed entry into Term 5 at SHMS (year three first semester). After completing Term 5 and an internship, students will be awarded the Swiss Higher Diploma in Hospitality Management (with various major options). With just one more term of study (Term 6), students can complete the British/SHMS Bachelor’s Degree in International Hotel Management (with various major options). Upon completing the Bachelor’s Degree, students can continue for another year of studies to complete the British Master’s of Arts (with various major options).

César Ritz College, Le Bouveret/Lucerne/Brig, Switzerland

Graduates of Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management’s Hospitality Management Diploma program enter term five of the eight terms Bachelor of International Business program. Each term is 11 weeks and VPC students are required to complete one five months paid internship in order to graduate with a Bachelors in International Business. Students can further enhance their academic qualifications by pursuing a Masters of Arts in International Business in Hotel and Tourism Management or Master of Science in International Hospitality Management.

Johnson & Wales University, Rhode Island, USA

Most Johnson & Wales University programs only accept applications from graduates who complete the Hospitality Management Diploma program at Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management. Students may need to meet further entrance requirements for some programs.

RIMT University, India

This agreement provides qualified students from RIMT University, who satisfy the admission requirements and program criteria set out by VPC Arts and Science, VPC Business and Management, and VPC Hotel Management, the opportunity to earn block transfer credit of up to 30 credits (10 courses) towards designated diploma programs offered by VPC colleges. This agreement also provides specific program and course information to RIMT University students who wish to pursue one of the VPC colleges’ designated diploma programs that enables graduates to earn up to 60 credits for transfer to one of our articulation partner programs.

I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, India

This agreement provides qualified students from I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (PTU), who satisfy the admission requirements and program criteria set out by VPC Arts and Science, VPC Business and Management, and VPC Hotel Management, the opportunity to earn block transfer credit of up to 30 credits (10 courses) towards designated diploma programs offered by VPC colleges. This agreement also provides specific program and course information to PTU students who wish to pursue one of the VPC colleges’ designated diploma programs that enables graduates to earn up to 60 credits for transfer to one of our articulation partner programs.

PTU bachelor degree holders can apply to the VPC Post Graduate Diploma in Hospitality Management; VPC Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Marketing; VPC Post Graduate Diploma in Cybersecurity; VPC Post Gradate Diploma in Data Analytics; and VPC Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology on the condition they meet relative admission requirements.

BC Articulation Agreements

Trinity Western University (TWU)

Graduates of Vancouver Premier College of Business and Management’s Business Management Diploma, Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management’s Hospitality Management Diploma and Hospitality Management with English Emphasis Diploma (formerly named International Hospitality Management Diploma), and Vancouver Premier College of Arts and Science’s General Studies Diploma program earn up to 2-years of credit towards TWU’s Bachelor of Arts Degree in Leadership, which can be completed in 16 months. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required.

Graduates of Vancouver Premier College of Business and Management’s Post Diploma in Digital Marketing and Post Diploma in Digital Marketing with Co-op and Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management’s Post Diploma in Hospitality Management and Post Diploma in Hospitality Management with Co-op earn up to 9 credits towards TWU’s Master of Arts in Leadership. A minimum GPA of 2.7 is required. Students must also demonstrate sufficient written, spoken, and listening skills in the English language to be directly admitted into TWU MA in Leadership or complete a TLC English course of PGS Level 2 or the equivalent based on TWU’s TLC standard (considered Conditional Admission). In order to be admitted to TWU MA in Leadership degree, VPC post graduate program’s students must have completion of a degree.

Capilano University

Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management’s articulation agreement with Capilano University enables graduates of the Hospitality Management Diploma program to block transfer their credits to complete the final 2 years of the Bachelor of Tourism Management program. A CGPA of 2.0 is required along with an equivalent of CapU’s ENGL 100.

Vancouver Community College (VCC)

Vancouver Premier College of Hotel Management’s articulation agreement with Vancouver Community College (VCC) enables the Hospitality Management with Co-op Diploma graduates to enter Semester 5 of the Bachelor of Hospitality Management Degree program at VCC. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is required.

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