ic ▁University ▁whose ▁four ▁camp uses ▁are ▁all ▁outside ▁the ▁city ▁proper . ▁Six ▁private ▁institutions ▁also ▁operate ▁in ▁the ▁region : ▁Tr inity ▁Western ▁University ▁in ▁Lang ley , ▁U OP X ▁Canada ▁in ▁Burn aby , ▁and ▁University ▁Canada ▁West , ▁NY IT ▁Canada , ▁Fair le igh ▁Dick inson ▁University , ▁Columbia ▁College , ▁and ▁S pro tt ▁Shaw ▁College , ▁all ▁in ▁V ancouver . ▁ ▁V ancouver ▁Community ▁College ▁and ▁Lang ara ▁College ▁are ▁public ly ▁fund ed ▁college - level ▁institutions ▁in ▁V ancouver , ▁as ▁is ▁Douglas ▁College ▁with ▁three ▁camp uses ▁outside ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁in ▁Burn aby ▁provides ▁poly techn ic ▁education . ▁These ▁are ▁augment ed ▁by ▁private ▁and ▁voc ational ▁institutions ▁and ▁other ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁of ▁Metro ▁V ancouver ▁that ▁provide ▁career , ▁trade , ▁and ▁university - trans fer ▁programs , ▁while ▁the ▁V ancouver ▁Film ▁School ▁provides ▁one - year ▁programs ▁in ▁film ▁production ▁and ▁video ▁game ▁design . ▁ ▁International ▁students ▁and ▁English ▁as ▁a ▁Second ▁Language ▁( ES L ) ▁students ▁have ▁been ▁significant ▁in ▁the ▁en rol ment ▁of ▁these ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁institutions . ▁For ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 ▁school ▁year , ▁ 5 3 % ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁School ▁Board ' s ▁students ▁spoke ▁a ▁language ▁other ▁than ▁English ▁at ▁home . ▁ ▁Arts ▁and ▁culture ▁ ▁Theatre , ▁dance , ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁ ▁Theatre ▁Prom inent