Focus College and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) have partnered to create the Focus-BCIT Pathway: a cross-institutional agreement enabling Focus graduates entry into BCIT’s School of Business + Media. If you complete the entire pathway you will have the opportunity to earn a BCIT Advanced Diploma in Business Management and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Degree. This pathway will open up more creative career opportunities and offer sooner career advancement.
Program Overview for Focus – BCIT Pathway
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| Year 1: Focus College | Year 2: BCIT | Year 3: BCIT |
| 1 – 2 years full time | 8 months full time | 1 year full time |
| Advanced Diploma in Business Management | Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (one year) |
Year 1: Focus College
Focus College, with campuses throughout British Columbia in Kelowna, Surrey, Abbotsford, and Vancouver, is pleased to have students from their Software Development and Hospitality and Tourism programs be able to continue their higher learning pursuits at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
With operations started in 1992, Focus College has been a steady, long-term provider of quality post-secondary education in British Columbia for decades. Workplace training was their focus at the outset, but under new leadership in 2012 a shift to long term career focused certificate and diploma programs in Business, Information Technology and Hospitality and Tourism became their mainstay.
Students use the skills and knowledge they gain in these certificate and diploma programs to confidently enter the work force or can now choose to further their learning by following a partnership pathway such as the one now in place with BCIT.
The following Focus programs offer a pathway into BCIT’s Business Management Advanced Diploma:
Advanced Certificate in Software Development
The Advanced Certificate in Software Development (ACSD) program provides practical skills and theoretical knowledge employers need. This is a very practical and intensive program that requires significant energy from the students as they work with their instructors. The ACSD program is project-based, which allows students to use the theoretical knowledge gained in the program in a contemporary project uniquely assigned to each cohort.
Students graduating from the ACSD program must complete and pass the theory courses but are also required to successfully complete their project and then test and defend their project to a panel of industry professionals. Computer experts are needed in many different industries from biotechnology to telecommunications and transport. The ACSD will give learners the practical skills and theoretical knowledge that they need as they move into higher education and employment.
Diploma in Hospitality and Tourism
The Hospitality and Tourism program provides students with the theoretical knowledge to work in this dynamic and vibrant industry. The course includes the study of retail travel practices, tour guiding, marketing, economics, customer care, and communication.
The programs develop skills and knowledge in a range of technical skills such as itinerary preparation, fare calculations, documentation completion, and user skills in computer reservation systems as well as generic skills in business, information processing, management, problem-solving, information and communication technology areas and interpersonal skills.
Year 2: BCIT
Advanced Diploma in Business Management
After completing a Focus College program, you are ready to expand your knowledge and cultivate business management skills in BCIT’s Business Management Advanced Diploma.
Entrance requirements
Focus College program graduates can enter into the Advanced Diploma contingent on:
- A minimum of 65% (C+) overall in their program
- Category 2 English requirement (English Studies 12 67%) or equivalent
Program start dates
Business Management Advanced Diploma
- Full-time: September and January.
- Part-time: January, April, and September.
Year 3: BCIT
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree (optional)
After completing a BCIT Business Diploma you have the option to enroll in BCIT’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA). The degree emphasizes critical and strategic thinking and provides students the opportunity to be better prepared for career advancement by enhancing the skills developed in their diploma programs at BCIT and Focus College.
Enter the workforce
After completion of either a Focus College diploma program or BCIT’s Business Management Advanced Diploma, you can enter the workforce in a variety of creative careers.
Questions about your pathway? Reach out to Focus College at admissions@focuscollege.com.
Contact us
Focus College
Contact: admissions@focuscollege.com
Surrey Campus
13655 104 Ave
Surrey, BC
V3T 1W3
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Contact: pathways@bcit.ca
BCIT Downtown Campus
555 Seymour Street,
Vancouver, BC
V6B 3H6
BCIT Burnaby Campus
3700 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC
V5G 3H2