Flagship WCC campus opens in Surrey
Western Community College (WCC) has officially opened a “flagship” campus in Surrey’s Health & Technology District, marking a major expansion of private post-secondary options in City Centre. The new CC4 campus spans four floors of the City Centre 4 tower on 137 Street, just north of Surrey Memorial Hospital.
The same building is now home to a new Stong’s Market on the ground floor, while a Hilton-owned Homewood Suites hotel is planned for the top nine floors, creating a stacked mix of education, retail and hospitality in one site.
Labs designed around health, trades and hospitality
WCC says the 65,000-square-foot campus is built around career-focused programs, with advanced labs and collaborative spaces tailored to industry needs. Facilities include:
- A dental lab with a fully operational public clinic
- Medical laboratory assistant and pharmacy technician labs
- Health-care assistant labs and a massage therapy lab with a dedicated RMT clinic
- A hospitality lab and commercial kitchen for hands-on culinary training
Classrooms, an auditorium, trades lab, student lounge, library and offices are located on the fourth floor, with more labs and teaching spaces on the ninth, 10th and 11th floors.
‘Launchpad for talent and economic growth’
WCC president Gurpal Dhaliwal says the campus was designed with both students and employers at the centre, from simulation labs to flexible classrooms and short, employer-ready micro-credentials. The goal is to help students move quickly from training into meaningful jobs across health care, hospitality, technology, aviation and skilled trades.
Board chair Anita Huberman calls the new site “a launchpad for talent, innovation and economic growth in Surrey and across B.C.,” arguing that WCC is building direct pathways into sectors where local employers are struggling to find workers.
Part of a growing education and hotel hub
CC4 is one of several towers in Surrey’s Health & Technology District, which clusters medical, research, education and tech organizations around Surrey Memorial Hospital. Student housing for WCC is planned in a future City Centre 5 tower, targeted for 2027.
On the upper levels of CC4, Hilton’s Homewood Suites brand will open a 189-suite, extended-stay hotel managed by Aquilini Group, featuring “home-like” suites, pet-friendly stays and a 6,000-square-foot rooftop amenity space. Together, the new campus, market and hotel signal another step in Surrey City Centre’s evolution into a dense urban hub for learning, work and everyday life.
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