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Free assessment testing ensures you're placed in the course that's right for you.
Small class sizes and a student-focused environment ensure you get the 1-on-1 support you need.
The Faculty of Academic and Career Preparation (ACP) knows that upgrading your education creates opportunities. Whether you are learning English as an additional language or your first language is English, we offer upgrading courses that will help you meet your educational and career goals. We also offer programs for people with diverse learnings, the Employment and Community Studies program and the Learning Communities course.
ACP courses can be taken full- or part-time to give you flexibility with your schedule. And with courses offered at KPU Richmond, KPU Surrey, KPU Langley and online you've got lots of options for learning at a location that's convenient for you.
*We offer tuition-free courses to eligible students, typically charged the domestic rate of tuition:
You will still need to pay for required fees and textbooks. You may qualify for a grant to help cover these costs.
Visit tuition-free ABE/ESL courses for more information or contact the Future Students' Office: study@kpu.ca or 604-599-3030.
English Upgrading offers English courses for students looking to complete their BC Adult Graduation Diploma (Adult Dogwood), improve their employment opportunities, or satisfy KPU's English proficiency requirements for undergraduate university programs.
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