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Langara College
Langara College (snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ in Halkomelem) is a public degree-granting college in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Langara College started in 1965 as part of Vancouver City College and in 1970, it opened its West 49th Avenue campus. On April 1, 1994, Langara College was established as an independent public college under the Provincial College and Institute Act. The College is also known as snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓, house of teachings, a name given to the college by the Musqueam First Nation.
Langara is a post-secondary institution that provides University Studies, Career Studies, and Continuing Studies programs and courses. The college takes its name from the neighbourhood 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 over 50 years, celebrating their 49th anniversary in 2019. 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.
In 2023 Langara graduate Balbir Singh was one of roughly 150 students who faced deportation due to entry to Canada beginning with a fake college acceptance letter.
First-year Langara international students were barred from using Greater Vancouver Food Bank in 2024.
Langara staff returned to mass layoffs in 2025 following reduced international enrolment. Layoffs at the college had begun earlier in the year. Faculty claimed in March that college leadership refused to respond to their claim 200 faculty had lost work.
The name is a reference to the neighbourhood the college is within, itself a reference to Juan de Lángara, as the area was charted by the Spanish navy.
Musqueam, whose unceded territory Langara currently occupies, gave the traditional name snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ meaning 'house of teachings' to the college in January 2016. snəw̓eyəɬ references advice given to children to guide them into adulthood and build their character. This is the first time that a British Columbia First Nation gave an Indigenous name to a public, post-secondary institution.
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Langara College
Langara College (snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ in Halkomelem) is a public degree-granting college in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Langara College started in 1965 as part of Vancouver City College and in 1970, it opened its West 49th Avenue campus. On April 1, 1994, Langara College was established as an independent public college under the Provincial College and Institute Act. The College is also known as snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓, house of teachings, a name given to the college by the Musqueam First Nation.
Langara is a post-secondary institution that provides University Studies, Career Studies, and Continuing Studies programs and courses. The college takes its name from the neighbourhood 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 over 50 years, celebrating their 49th anniversary in 2019. 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.
In 2023 Langara graduate Balbir Singh was one of roughly 150 students who faced deportation due to entry to Canada beginning with a fake college acceptance letter.
First-year Langara international students were barred from using Greater Vancouver Food Bank in 2024.
Langara staff returned to mass layoffs in 2025 following reduced international enrolment. Layoffs at the college had begun earlier in the year. Faculty claimed in March that college leadership refused to respond to their claim 200 faculty had lost work.
The name is a reference to the neighbourhood the college is within, itself a reference to Juan de Lángara, as the area was charted by the Spanish navy.
Musqueam, whose unceded territory Langara currently occupies, gave the traditional name snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ meaning 'house of teachings' to the college in January 2016. snəw̓eyəɬ references advice given to children to guide them into adulthood and build their character. This is the first time that a British Columbia First Nation gave an Indigenous name to a public, post-secondary institution.
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