Capilano University Capilano University English: "Through learning to a greater good" Rank: 72 Canada Capilano University (CapU) is a teaching-focused public university based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, nestled in a natural forested setting on the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, with programming that also serves the Sea-to-Sky Corridor and the Sunshine Coast. The university is named after Chief Joe Capilano Sa7plek (Sahp-luk) who was the leader of the Squamish people (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh) from 1895 to 1910. Capilano College opened on September 10, 1968, with 784 students attending classes after hours at West Vancouver Secondary. The Capilano College Foundation was created in 1970 to provide scholarships and bursaries for students. Capilano University's main campus is located at 2055 Purcell Way in North Vancouver (district municipality), on Metro Vancouver's North Shore. There is also a smaller regional campus, referred to as the kálax-ay Sunshine Coast Campus in Sechelt, British Columbia that serves the communities of the Sunshine Coast. In September 2019, CapU admitted students to CapU Lonsdale, the university's newest location, the Shipyards Development in North Vancouver's Lower Lonsdale. The university also runs the Early Childhood Education programs in Squamish, British Columbia, and holds classes at the Ts̓zil Learning Centre in Mount Currie, British Columbia. Capilano University offers 97 programs through 5 faculties, the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, the Faculty of Business & Professional Studies, the Faculty of Education, Health & Human Development, the Faculty of Fine & Applied Arts, and the Faculty of Global & Community Studies. notable courses being offered are 2D Animation Development, 3D Animation for Film and Games, Academic Studies, Accounting Assistant, Acting for Stage and Screen, Advanced Arts and Entertainment Management and more. Capilano University provides over 250 scholarships and bursaries for current and returning students. The university provides scholarships for academic achievement, bursaries based on financial need, and awards are given based on a combination of top marks, athletic achievement, extra-curricular activities, or other special achievements, and sometimes are also based on financial need. These include the Capilano University Achievement Access Award, Wong and Trainor Award, Capilano University Athletic Award, Xats’alanexw Siyam Award, Indigenous Students Bursary, Borden Ladner Gervais Scholarship, Mary Neil Bursary and Neptune Terminals International Experience Award. This university also molds some of the famous people as of today like singer and songwriter Sarah McLachlan received the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa from Capilano University. In 2018, a short film made by Malibu Taetz, a Motion Picture Arts graduate, was included in the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival which was the second time a CapU graduate received this honor. In 2017, seven alumni from the jazz program and two faculty members were nominated for Juno Awards while other alumni have worked on Oscar-winning animated films like Disney's Zootopia. The university is represented by the Capilano Blues when it comes to athletics. They won the CCAA Soccer Supremacy Award for both men's and women's soccer. To date, Capilano teams have won 14 CCAA National Titles and 59 TOTEM/BCCAA/PACWEST Provincial Championships. Capilano University has six men's and women's varsity sports teams, the Capilano Blues, that play at the provincial and national levels. The Blues are based at Capilano University's Centre for Sport and Wellness on main campus.