Langara College Langara College Latin: Eruditio Libertas Est Rank: 81st Canada Langara College (snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ in Halkomelem) is a public degree-granting college in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which serves approximately 22,000 students annually through its university, career, and continuing studies programs. The college takes its name from the neighborhood in which it is situated, which was named after Spanish Admiral Juan de Lángara. Langara College courses and programs were first offered in 1965 at King Edward Centre as part of Vancouver City College. Since 1970, the current campus on West 49th Avenue has housed Langara's programs for almost 50 years. On April 1, 1994, Langara College was established as an independent public college under the Provincial College and Institute Act. Langara College Continuing Studies was established in 1997. To provide more space, a new classroom and office building was opened in January 1997. The new library/classroom building was opened in September 2007. Langara College began the construction of the Science and Technology Building in 2013 as part of Phase II (of IV) of the Master Plan to upgrade and expand the campus. Construction was officially completed in September 2016. Langara College provides university-level programs and courses and offers a variety of qualifications, including baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and citations. The three 4-year degree programs offered by the college are Nursing, Recreation Management, and Business Administration. Programs and courses at Langara College are delivered in the following subject areas, Arts, Business, Health, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science & Technology. Studio 58, Langara College's School of Theatre Arts offers professional theatre training for actors and production personnel. The program ranked within the Top five theatre schools in Canada in 2006. The school auditions hundreds of people across Canada but only sixteen students are accepted per semester. The school has around 72 students for both its three-year acting program, and two-year production program. The School of Theatre Arts is currently led by Artistic Director Kathryn Shaw. Notable alumni under Langara College are, Ujjal Dev Dosanjh, Canadian lawyer and politician, Sam Sullivan, Canadian MLA Canadian politician, Gary Mason, Canadian journalist, Joel “ joey “ Haywood, professional basketball player and Daniel Doheny, Canadian actor.