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Vice-President Academic and Provost

West Shore campus

May 1, 2023 (updated: July 16, 2025)

In partnership with Royal Roads University and Camosun College, UVic announced in 2022 that it will offer courses at a new post-secondary site currently referred to as the West Shore Campus.

The three institutions are collaborating to establish a dynamic community-based education hub, offering a rich array of learning opportunities and life experiences to fuel a thriving future for learning from the West Shore area and elsewhere. The campus will also include space for the Justice Institute of BC and School District 62.

Construction is almost complete on the new building located at 798 Goldstream Ave. in Langford, with an anticipated opening in September 2025.

Academic offerings

The partnership between UVic, Royal Roads University, and Camosun College aims to increase access to quality post-secondary education with programs and courses designed to meet student demand, community interest and the economic and labour market needs of communities in the West Shore and the province.

This is a pan-institutional initiative for UVic, with the Vice-President Academic and Provost (VPAC) portfolio responsible for collaborating with partner institutions on academic programming, academic and student-related policies, student supports and services, and academic infrastructure. We are also working through labour relations considerations.

Beginning fall 2025, UVic plans to offer a variety of contiuing studies and profesional programs for the West Shore community. Please visit the Division of Continuing Studies website for more information on their course offerings.

Courses in additional areas and disciplines (e.g. engineering and computer science, humanities, fine arts) and hands-on learning for youth may be offered in future years. 

FAQs

UVic plans to offer primarily in-person courses.

The Division of Continuing Studies will offer a range of courses at the West Shore campus. Please visit their website to browse their catalogue and register.

When filling out their application or registering for continuing studies courses, UVic students will choose the program they wish to study. Information about the program and location will be included in all promotional materials.

We expect the West Shore campus will primarily be staffed with UVic instructors and staff that support programs offered at the campus. If you teach or support one of these programs, please contact your supervisor with any questions.

Additional information

This new and innovative initiative would not be possible without the dedication of many leaders, faculty and staff across all portfolios of the university. If you are working on this project and have questions related to our academic offerings, please reach out to the VPAC Project Officer at vpacproj@uvic.ca. 

Please note that, in addition to initiatives led in the VPAC portfolio, there are parallel processes involving other portfolios that are not covered on this project page, including with respect to infrastructure and marketing, among others.

We will add additional information and FAQs to this web page as the project progresses.