r/BCIT • u/Jealous_Abalone_2486 • 23d ago

Best living options?

Hi guys! I’m planning on going to bcit Burnaby campus either this year or next year, and I’m just wondering how cheap is it to live in an apartment?? I wouldn’t mind living in dorms but I would prefer to be alone and have no roommate. Could anyone tell me their experience?

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u/Conscious_Winter_102 23d ago

all my friends who live in dorms do not have roommates. but some have to share kitchens and showers and some don’t.

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u/Daebak49 23d ago

Yes they’re studio dorms with own bathroom and kitchen you can live alone

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u/Jealous_Abalone_2486 22d ago

How cheap are the studio rooms compared to the regular rooms?

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u/sinosijak 22d ago

You can see pricing on the BCIT Housing website here: https://www.bcit.ca/housing/housing-rent-fees/

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u/Daebak49 22d ago

They’re on the BCIT housing website.

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u/sinosijak 23d ago

All of the dorms at BCIT are private bedrooms. You don't share with a roommate in that sense.

The studios in Tall Timber also have their own washrooms and kitchen. Studios are more expensive for that reason. The other housing options (connected singles in Tall Timber, or a room in the Townhouses) will have shared washrooms/kitchens.

In terms of pricing and value, on-campus housing is probably as cheap as it's gonna get in this area, unless you are renting a room in a shared house.

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u/Slight_Asparagus_437 23d ago

You can live in dorms by urself

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u/Key-Hospital-5461 15d ago

I've been living in the townhouses (the cheapest BCIT housing option) for a year, and honestly I don't think it's bad at all. We have cleaning staff who take care of the whole house, except for your own room of course, and your dishes.

Townhouses have capacity for 12 people, 6 on each floor, but at least in my house we've never been full. Usually we only have 3–4 people per floor.

In my first term I had problems with a noisy neighbor, but I moved upstairs and that fixed it. Also, upstairs you can't really hear the noise from the kitchen, which used to bother me too. I had to pay an extra $50 to change rooms.

Fun fact: I chose an all-women townhouse and didn't anticipate that most of my housemates were going to be Muslim haha.

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u/Square_Bison_6641 23d ago

hello how can i join the BCIT Im a Middle East Student what should i do and what is the average of the year budget for the BCIT

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u/Slight_Asparagus_437 23d ago

Are you already in Canada and which program do you want to join plus what's ur grades

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u/Square_Bison_6641 22d ago

i want any program that accepts my grades.

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u/Square_Bison_6641 22d ago

no im not in canada but i can come next year with help of my uncle my grades in mathe is 70% and i have 6.5 in ielts exam

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u/Spiritual-State3229 20d ago

You need to do the research into specific programs that you want to go into. That's the bare minimum if you want to come to Canada. International student fees and requirements are listed on websites of all postsecondary institutions 

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u/Ok_Magazine4975 2d ago

In short, it costs around 50k a year. Note that this varies depends on a lot of reasons

- Tuition: depends on what program you are going to but it would cost around 25-30k

- Housing: depends on where you live but it could cost anywhere from 700 - a few thousand (of course the cheaper the less convenient and probably takes more time to commute to school) (so it would cost you anywhere from 10k - 20k+/year)

- Food, utilities, etc : this is hard to estimate

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u/Square_Bison_6641 2d ago

thanks bro thats help;