Applying to VCC
How to Submit Transcripts
Due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, postal service to and from VCC is currently on hold. If you are a current or prospective VCC student and have sent payments or documentation through the mail, or if you want a VCC transcript sent to another institution, please follow the Canada Post Mail Disruption Guidelines to ensure all payments and documents are received.
What is an official transcript?
All academic credentials, transcripts and test scores submitted to the college must be official. Unofficial copies may be accepted for initial admissions assessments and conditional offers of admission, but you must provide official copies before receiving an unconditional offer, unless you are notified otherwise.
Transcripts are considered official when they are:
- received by VCC through mail from the sending institution, and
- the transcript is in a sealed, untampered envelope, and
- the transcript has the institutional seal, stamp, or signature.
or
- received by VCC electronically from the sending institution through a verified transcript service.
How to submit official transcripts
High School transcripts:
- BC High School transcripts can be shared electronically with VCC through the Student Transcripts Service (STS)
- All other high school transcripts must be sent by the school or issuing authority to VCC by mail (see addresses below)
- Physical documents sent to VCC are not returned or copied for students.
Post-Secondary transcripts:
- BC post-secondary transcripts can be sent electronically to VCC by the following institutions:
- Douglas College
- Langara College
- Thompson Rivers University
- University of the Fraser Valley (UFV)
- All other post-secondary transcripts must be sent by the institution to VCC by mail (see addresses below)
- Physical documents sent to VCC are not returned or copied for students.
Transcripts in a language other than English:
- An official copy of an authorized English translation must be submitted in addition to the original transcript. Translations must be literal, complete versions of original records, and the documents must be translated by a recognized translation service.
- MOSAIC (Multilingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities) is one recognized translation service provider.
- The Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia has more information about certified translation services.
- NOTE: Transcripts issued in French from Canadian institutions do not need to be translated.
For more information about official documents please call 604.871.7000.
Mailing information:
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Broadway campus Attn: Registrar's Office |
Downtown campus Attn: Registrar's Office |