Academic calendar
Fall Term 2026 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Term 2026Relevant now
- Winter Term 2027
- Spring/Summer Term 2027
Campus language
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Showing 23 of 23 terms
A
- Asian Kitchen
- The student-led kitchen at the Downtown campus serving various Asian cuisines.
B
- BCFS
- British Columbia Federation of Students, the provincial advocacy group VCC belongs to.
G
- GEC
- Global Education City, the primary off-campus student housing provider recommended for VCC students.
- GEC Kingsway
- The specific off-campus residence building frequently used by and recommended to VCC students.
I
- IE
- The International Education department, which handles services for international students.
J
- JJ's
- JJ's Restaurant, the student-run fine dining room at the Downtown campus.
P
- Pride Collective
- The campus group supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ students and employees.
Q
- Quizine
- The main cafeteria located on the 2nd floor of Building A at the Broadway campus.
- Quizine Kitchen
- The international culinary arts cafeteria serving upscale diner-style food.
S
- Seiffert
- Shorthand for the Seiffert Market + Bakeshop at the Downtown campus, known for student-made baked goods.
- Seiffert Market
- The student-run bakeshop and meat market at the Downtown campus.
- Seiffert’s
- Seiffert’s Market, the student-run bakery and deli shop at the Downtown campus.
- SUVCC
- Students' Union of Vancouver Community College.
T
- The Bistro
- The casual cafeteria and coffee shop located at the Broadway campus.
- The Broadway
- Shorthand for the Broadway/King Edward campus.
- The Caf
- General student shorthand for the main campus cafeterias.
- The Clark
- Occasional student shorthand for the VCC-Clark SkyTrain station serving the Broadway campus.
- The Downtown
- Shorthand for the Downtown campus.
- The Salon
- The VCC Salon & Spa, where students provide discounted hair and skin services to the public.
- The Shop
- General term used by trades students to refer to the automotive or mechanical work bays.
V
- VCC
- The common shorthand for Vancouver Community College, used to distinguish it from private career colleges.
- VCC Confess
- The popular student-run anonymous confession page on Instagram.
- VCCFA
- Vancouver Community College Faculty Association.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 16th of the month
- The specific day each month when students can first load their U-Pass for the following month.
- Annacis Island
- The campus dedicated to Heavy Mechanical Trades in Delta, BC.
- asian_kitchen
- Asian Kitchen
- Broadway
- The campus located at 1155 East Broadway, also known as the King Edward campus.
- Building A
- The main building at the Broadway campus housing student services and the library.
- Building B
- The secondary building at the Broadway campus, currently adjacent to major expansion construction.
- CCEAI
- The Centre for Clean Energy and Automotive Innovation, a major new expansion building at Broadway.
- Compass Card
- The physical transit card onto which students must link and load their monthly U-Pass.
- Downtown
- The campus located at 250 West Pender Street in the city center.
- downtown_campus_cafeteria
- Downtown Campus Cafeteria
- Hamilton
- Common reference to the Downtown campus, specifically its main entrance on Hamilton Street.
- jj_s_restaurant
- JJ's Restaurant
- MFA
- Multi-factor authentication (via Microsoft Authenticator) required for all student account logins.
- Moodle
- The online learning management system used for course materials and assignments.
- myVCC
- The primary student web portal for grades, registration, and email.
- quizine_kitchen_broadway_cafeteria
- Quizine Kitchen (Broadway Cafeteria)
- seiffert_market_bakeshop
- Seiffert Market + Bakeshop
- the_bistro
- The Bistro
- U-Pass
- The universal transit pass for students, loaded onto a physical Compass Card.
- VCC ID
- The official student identification card required for library and campus services.
- VCC-Clark
- The Millennium Line Skytrain station located directly across from the Broadway campus.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Term 2026 runs Sep 8, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 23 approved campus terms and 21 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.