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Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Surrey

School info
3.1
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.2
Food
2.7
Clubs
2.6
Facilities
3.2
Internet
3.3
Location
3.4
Opportunities
3.1
Safety
3.7
Social
2.5
Happiness
3.4

Basic Information

Location

  • Surrey, BC

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Public university
  • Established: 1981
  • Founder: The founder of Kwantlen Polytechnic University is not a single individual but rather an institution. Kwantlen Polytechnic University was formed by splitting from Douglas College in 1981, and the name "Kwantlen" comes from the Kwantlen First Nation. Therefore, the founders can be listed as: Kwantlen First Nation, Douglas College

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • Kwantlen Polytechnic University offers more than 140 degree programs across its five campuses
  • including the Surrey campus

Key Area

  • Healthy Communities
  • Sustainability Thinking
  • Technology
  • Applied Genomics
  • Lifespan Cognition

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: The total number of students enrolled at Kwantlen Polytechnic University is approximately 20,000 annually. However, the exact number for the Surrey campus specifically is not provided in the sources
  • Undergraduates: The total number of students enrolled at Kwantlen Polytechnic University is approximately 20,000 annually, but the specific number for undergraduate students at the Surrey campus is not provided in the sources. However, it can be inferred that a significant portion of these students are likely enrolled in undergraduate programs, given the overall enrollment figure. Therefore, a rough estimate for undergraduate students at the Surrey campus could be around 15,000 to 18,000, but this is an approximation based on the total enrollment and not a precise figure from the sources
  • Academic Staff: 1,400 academic staff in total across all KPU campuses, including Surrey
  • Administrative Staff: The exact number of administrative staff at Kwantlen Polytechnic University - Surrey is not provided in the sources. However, based on the information given, it appears to be a significant number, but without specific details, it is difficult to give an exact count. Therefore, I can only provide an approximate range based on the roles listed: - **Administrative Assistants**: 10-15 (e.g., Kathleen Huxtable, Lily Yew, Leisha Zeron, etc.) - **Associate Vice Presidents**: 5-6 (e.g., Peter Smailes, Gayle Bedard, etc.) - **Associate Registrars**: 4-5 (e.g., Krista Gerlich-Fitzgerald, Molly Kirsch, etc.) - **HR Associates**: 4-5 (e.g., HR Support Assistant, Talent Acquisition Specialists, etc.) - **Payroll Team Members**: 2-3 (e.g., Payroll team members mentioned in the Payroll section) - **Other Administrative Roles**: Several more roles are mentioned, such as Confidential Assistants, Executive Assistants, and Divisional Business Managers. Given these roles, a rough estimate could be in the range of 30-50 administrative staff members. However, this is highly approximate and should be taken as a rough estimate rather than an exact count. **Approximate Range: 30-50**

Notable Alumni

  • Kim Baird
  • Shane King
  • Carol Prantner
  • Stephanie Cadieux
  • Joel Solomon

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 5
Overall good
Overall 5
Kpu is not only an institution, it is the second home for international students. Best place in Surrey to get education.
Overall 5
I live my university kpu and love spending time here in terms of study and friends
Overall 5
i love this university ,honestly i love to study here ,the campus is really sooo good ,the food is amazing ,beautiful infrastructure ,and best professors .
Overall 5
This is great school having great prof and a lot of courses.
Overall 5
Beautiful campus
Overall 5
AMAZINGG
Overall 4.9
Best University , Instructors are so good
Overall 4.8
Great
Overall 4.8
Bring your food. Save $. For student life, they're always working on it. Email your ideas so they KNOW what YOU want. Perhaps sign up to LEAD clubs. & SHOW UP. Volunteer for Instant friends. Email the KSA with any suggestions/questions you have. They have their meeting minutes online. It isn't your responsibility to take initiative but still try.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.2
Very bad
Overall 1.2
Horrible school
Overall 1.2
STAY AWAY!!! TRYING TO GET ANYTHING RESOLVED WITH ADMINISTRATION IS A HEADACHE! CHARGE FEES BUT CAN NOT GIVE YOU AN EXPLANATION ON WHY THEY ARE CHARGING YOU! DEFINITELY NOT A MULTICULTURAL COLLEGE
Overall 1.4
Go to this school if you want to cry unemployed. IT program oversaturated, guarantee international students, program outdated 9 years. (Research it!)
Overall 1.5
Go to UFV, being in the middle of surrey is super sketchy, the schools atmosphere is really bad, its not a fun place to go, I switched to UFV and loved it 10x better
Overall 1.5
Horrible fine arts program. Teachers were harsh graders some cant even drawpaint or sculpt. Critiques were harsh and it turned students against each other even with a good prof. Threats were even made. Students destroy artworks of students they dont like or competitive with and then counselling goes around looking for a scapegoat. Avoid Ceramics.
Overall 1.6
The reputation is bad compared to other unis in the area, too many international students, cant get any classes I want as there are very limited classes and a lot of students registering for the same ones. The campus is nothing special and the gym is the smallest i have seen even smaller than colleges. The registeration system is awful.
Overall 1.6
SO hard to get into the course you need they dont offer enough mandatory course for you the majors and minors so youre waiting around for a chance to get into the class you need. Because the class are small its kind of like high school so if you dont speak a foreign language you sit in silence. The teachers are a mash of awful bad and awesome
Overall 1.8
KPU keep same bad instructors over years, even though, they are receiving students reviews every semester! Some instructors force students to buy an expensive textbook or subscription for some websites while we can do homework on Moodle. Basically, hey make us pay more expenses to make the correction process for homework easier for instructors!!
Overall 1.8
Nothing can be solved ever, when you send an email there will always be more and more. I do not recommend this place at all. If it works by chance, it works, but if not, it is impossible to do anything.