Defunct university in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Quest University
Other name
Quest University Canada
Former name
Sea to Sky University (2002–2005)
Type
Private, not-for-profit liberal arts university
Active
2002 (2002)[a]–April 2023 (2023-04)
Chancellor
Chief Dale Harry
President
Arthur Coren
Location
Squamish
,
British Columbia
,
Canada
Colours
Dark green
gray
copper
aqua
Affiliations
CUP
Mascot
Kermode Bear
Website
questu.ca
Quest University (officially Quest University Canada) was a private, not-for-profit,[1] secular liberal arts and sciences university. The university opened in September 2007 with an inaugural class of 73[2] and suspended academic operations in April 2023.[3] The university had an enrolment of around 200 students around the time of its closing.[4]
Quest's curriculum was considered unconventional.[2] It used the block plan, adapted and modified from the block plan at Colorado College. Students needed to complete 32 blocks to graduate. Classes were seminar-style and capped at 20 students. There were five divisions (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Mathematics, and Social Sciences) instead of traditional departments. In lieu of declaring a major, students wrote a personalized Question. Studies culminate in a major work called a Keystone project.[5] Upon graduation—usually after four years study—students were awarded a degree of Bachelor of Arts and Sciences.
The campus was located on a 60-acre (24.3 ha) hilltop on the edge of Garibaldi Provincial Park. It was approximately 75 km (47 miles) from Vancouver and 60 km (37 miles) from Whistler, British Columbia.
Quest University Canada was fully accredited and approved by the Degree Quality Assessment Board (DQAB) under the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education.[6][7] Quest was also registered as a British Columbia Education Quality Assurance (EQA) approved post-secondary institution.[8]
The university closed at the end of the 2022–2023 academic year, when all academic operations ceased.[9]
On August 16, 2023, the government of British Columbia issued a press release announcing that Capilano University had purchased Quest University's campus for $63.2M with supplemental funding provided by the government of British Columbia.[10] The same press release specified that Capilano University plans on offering courses at the campus starting Spring 2024.[10]
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^"Quest University Canada". Maclean's. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
^"Academics". Questu.ca. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^Education, Ministry of Advanced. "Degree Authorization – Province of British Columbia". 2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^"Approvals and Consents". Retrieved 2 April 2011.
^Education, Ministry of Advanced. "Education Quality Assurance – Province of British Columbia". 2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^"Quest University in Squamish, B.C. to close in April". Global News. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ abSkills, Post-Secondary Education and Future (16 August 2023). "Expanded education opportunities coming to Squamish | BC Gov News". news.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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