registry of Education Quality Assurance (EQA) designated institutions. The college's animation program is recognized by Toon Boom Animation as a Centre of Excellence which is awarded to "exceptional academic programs for Animation and Storyboarding using Toon Boom software". VCA offers three PTIB-approved Diploma programs: Fine Arts (three years full time), Applied Arts Illustration (two years full time), and Applied Arts Animation (two years full time). The college also offers Certificates in Fine Arts which can be studied full time or part time as well as shorter stand-alone courses and workshops. References External links Video of the VCA faculty art exhibition, held in April/May 2017 at the Victoria Arts Council Gallery (official YouTube channel of ExhibitVic) Archived version of the Victoria College of Art and Design official website in August 2009, a month prior to its purchase from Eminata Photograph and description of the Victoria College of Art's building on the website of the Victoria Heritage Foundation Colleges in British Columbia Art schools in Canada