Offered by Vancouver Community College in Vancouver, Canada, Foundation in Academic Upgrading Grades 10-12 is a foundation in Upgrading/upskilling programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English.
At a glance
Degree:Foundation
Field:Upgrading/upskilling
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
We have no tuition fees on record for this programme yet — see the official programme page.
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This programme supports students in earning high school credits across core academic subjects such as English, mathematics and science, studied full-time or part-time at an individualised pace. Credits earned are tuition-free and count toward university or college entry. Learners can study in a scheduled group setting or arrange individual sessions with instructors, moving at a self-directed pace.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Academic Upgrading Grades 10-12 requires applicants to demonstrate English Language Proficiency and to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident; course-level prerequisites, where they exist, are set out in individual course outlines rather than at the programme level. The page states no IELTS, TOEFL or other standardized test score and no minimum grade point average. Applicants must be 16 or older or a secondary-school graduate, with some exceptions, and must submit official transcripts and any other required supporting documents; a complete application also includes the fee or deposit. Seats are offered to eligible applicants in order of application completion date. Self-identified Indigenous applicants are encouraged to connect with VCC's Indigenous Education and Community Engagement team for enrolment support and advising.
Application Details
Start Date:Continuous entry, with starts available in every month of the year. VCC's academic year runs in three terms: Winter (January to April), Spring/Summer (May to August) and Fall (September to December).
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply through EducationPlannerBC. VCC publishes this programme's windows term by term on its When to Apply page: Winter 2027 term — open 1 July 2026, close 1 April 2027; Spring/Summer 2027 term — open 1 November 2026, close 1 August 2027; Fall 2026 term — open 15 March 2026, close 1 December 2026. Seats go to eligible applicants in the order their applications are completed, so the programme can close before the listed end date once it fills. VCC flags this programme as one that still accepts late applications after the close date. VCC's page for this programme states it is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and points international students to VCC International, which lists separately the programmes and intakes open to them; there the application periods open on 1 February, 1 June and 1 October of the previous year for the Winter, Spring/Summer and Fall terms, with no fixed closing date — a programme accepts applications until roughly three to four months before classes begin, or until its seats are gone.
