The College is fully licensed, bonded and accredited under the auspices of the provincial government of British Columbia’s Ministry of Advanced Education, under the authority of the Private Career Training Institutions Agency (PCTIA).

The Blanche Macdonald Centre has an unparalleled reputation. We are known for our excellent teachers, our progressive curriculum and the high standards we expect of our students and of ourselves. The College attracts students from all over the world and from every educational, ethnic and social background, creating a truly diverse and enriched learning environment.

We believe that each student’s education includes not just intellectual but personal growth. It is our hope and belief that you will discover friends and mentors within our walls and that these rich connections will endure a lifetime.

Equally prominent in television, BMC Makeup grads have worked on such hits and special events as Gossip Girl, Project Runway, Law & Order – SVU, Supernatural, Smallville, The L Word, Stargate SG-1, The Outer Limits, The X-Files, the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes and the MTV Awards, to name a few.

Blanche Macdonald Makeup Artists have had the honor of doing the makeup on top newsmakers like US President Barack Obama, former Prime Minister Paul Martin, Hillary Clinton and Wolf Blitzer to prominent celebrities and musicians including Ellen Degeneres, Nellly Furtado, Elvis Costello, Sarah McLachlan, Ashanti, Seal, LL Cool J, Alicia Keys, Lily Allen and Justin Timberlake.

From the runways to fashion editorials, our graduates have worked with Alexander McQueen, Zac Posen, Carolina Herrara, Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Flare, Fashion and Vanity Fair.

Once you have these decisions made, it’s off to the actual construction of the garment: selecting the fabrics, patternmaking and sizing and cutting the fabric. Then sample garments are produced, costing details and specification sheets are created and then the promotion of the garment and your collection begins. PR kits, media releases, advertising campaigns, fashion shows, trunk shows and the list goes on.

Creative individuals who have a flair for the tactile, flourish in dynamic environments with endless deadlines and have a voracious appetite for textiles, fabrics, patternmaking, illustration, construction and fashion collections, will do well in Fashion Design.

Blanche Macdonald Fashion Design graduates have successful careers that run the continuum, with multi-million dollar corporations like Reebok, Adidas, Lululemon, Please Mum and Aritzia, widely acclaimed entrepreneurial ventures such as Dace, Urban Baby Designs, Tension Clothing, T, Coy Cat, Sweet Chemise, Jason Matlo, Obakki and Patricia Fieldwalker Designs to the much buzzed-about indie collections Jayn Simpson, kdon and Damsel Funk.

By covering the complete range of the fashion industry, graduates of the Fashion Merchandising Program are well equipped to handle the dynamic, complex and creative world of fashion.

Those who wish to apply their business sense in a retail, wholesaling or manufacturing environment will be challenged by the buying, advertising and entrepreneurship classes in Fashion Merchandising. Students who are creative but don't see themselves in design can apply their artistic interests in Fashion Merchandising to visual merchandising, fashion styling, store concepts or fashion show production.

Our graduates’ resumés list a diverse range of companies and credits from such fashion publications as Fashion, Interview, Vanity Fair, Ocean Drive, Marie Claire and Elle Canada, international companies like Burberry, Zara, Gucci, Betsey Johnson, LaCoste and Miss Sixty, to such personal entrepreneurial ventures as body politic, Oliver & Lilly’s, Together Productions Creative Group and Escargot Kids.

Throughout your training, practical skills are honed and sharpened with countless hours spent working on outside clients. This is not a program that can be condensed into a few short months. In order to ensure your successful outcome as a top hair professional, you need to have the hundreds of hours of practice and practical application. Only by cutting, colouring, and creating on a continual basis can you develop the skills, the discerning aesthetic, the competence and the confidence that you need to compete and excel.

The program incorporates 4 salon internships, numerous professional photo shoots, Pivot Point delivery system, student career building with an e-portfolio and web site creation. Your training includes extensive practical hours and training with cutting, texturing hair, hair design, hair styling techniques, colour formulas, colour application and correction, highlighting, foils, perming, chemical relaxation, thermal straightening techniques, hair extensions, hair pieces, wigs, hair ventilating and hair laying, script breakdown for hair plots, continuity for TV and Film, hair competitions, client development, self marketing, entrepreneurial skills and much, much more.

There are multiple core levels in your professional esthetics training. On completion of these requisite levels, you will have gained a substantial knowledge of current esthetic techniques, treatments, products and equipment, supported by an understanding of basic anatomy, chemistry and physiology. You are taught to uphold high standards of professional presentation, conduct, and hygiene. You will develop an extensive practical repertoire in makeup, nails, body care, eco beauty, relaxation massage, wellness training, cosmetic rejuvenation, medical esthetics, and more.

This specialized knowledge is rounded out with coaching in effective communication and retailing fundamentals, entrepreneurial studies, managerial and leadership skills with guidance in industry-specific career development. The full-time program is enhanced with the application of Internet technology – learning how to market yourself as a professional Esthetician / Spa Therapist, your spa or your business through the Internet with website essentials, e-marketing and social networks.

You will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to practice your new-found profession as an Esthetics professional in a variety of areas – from day spas, destination spas, hotels and resorts, cruise lines, medical laser and anti-ageing clinics etc. and in a variety of ways – as estheticians, laser technicians, spa therapists, make-up artists, nail technicians, spa managers, cosmetic retailers, business entrepreneurs to wholesale and beauty pharmaceutical sales reps, distributors and technical trainers.