TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY 51
TOP 7 REASONS
FOR CHOOSING TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY
1. ECONOMIC GROWTH
While almost 70 per cent of its competitors
missed their enrolment targets last
year, one Fraser Valley university has
been plotting a course for expansion.
As headlines on Fortune.com and other
websites reported that U.S. college
enrolment had declined for the fifth straight
year, north of the border in Langley, Trinity
Western University (
TWU) was facing a very
different kind of challenge.
After three consecutive years of
growth—and a 37-per-cent increase in
student inquiries for the fall 2017 term
alone—the largest faith-based liberal
arts university in Canada,
TWU, was
preparing to admit the largest incoming
class in its 55-year history. As a result,
TWU commenced its first building
project in three decades, a 132-bed
dorm, named Skidmore Hall, built in an
unprecedented four months.
Growth is part of the university's
five-year strategic plan. Coupled with
a unique targeted marketing approach,
TWU is planning a 50-per-cent increase
to 6,000 undergraduate and graduate
students. Growth will be realized in its
47 undergraduate degree programs,
19 graduate degree programs and
12 institutes and centres over the
next five years.
2. GOOD NEIGHBOUR
The locals say that having TWU in their
neighbourhood is good for Langley,
good for business and good for the
community. This vibrant, diverse
community that started 55 years ago
with just 17 students has grown to more
than 4,000 students and 400 staff
and faculty. It is the second-largest
employer in the area after the City of
Langley, and contributes economically,
socially, spiritually and culturally to the
community and its surrounding area.
Trinity Western has played a role
in Fort Langley's rebirth from a quiet
historic village to a hip, trendy town. Just
"Like talent scouts discovering the next athletic star, or finding a
great new band on Spotify, the world is discovering Trinity Western
for its high value. There are things here money can't buy"
—Scott Fehrenbacher, TWU's Senior Vice-president of External Relations.
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