Thompson Rivers University

TRU's 250-acre main campus in Kamloops is situated on McGill Road in the city's southwest Sahali area, overlooking the junction of the North and South Thompson rivers from which the university takes its name. The campus has 40 acres of gardens and the largest arboretum in BC's interior. Residences provide on-campus housing for 880 students. 

Notable campus items include the Brown Family House--an environmental icon with a green roof, natural lighting, and water-efficient landscaping; an open plaza with monthly live concerts; the defining architecture of the Old Main building, and a showcase of “International Days.”

TRU has a satellite campus in Williams Lake in BC's Cariboo-Chilcotin region, and regional centers in 100 Mile House, Clearwater, Barriere, Ashcroft, and Lillooet. The Open Learning division reaches students worldwide. TRU completed an updated Campus Master Plan in 2013, which set out future development of the Kamloops campus using a "university village" model.

Kamloops, a small city of 85,000 people, is in the semi-arid grasslands of the Thompson-Nicola region of British Columbia's southwestern interior, on the traditional lands of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) people. It is located at the crux of the North and South Thompson rivers. Kamloops has numerous hiking trails; bike parks and ski runs to the northeast. Cougars and bears inhabit the British Columbia Wildlife Park east of town. West, above Kamloops Lake are clay hoodoos (or spires). The riverside Secwepemc Museum & Heritage Park features the remains of a 2,000-year-old village. Kamloops also has a wealth of cultural and historical activities. Kamloops has the third lowest annual rainfall in all of Canada and over 2,000 hours of sunshine annually and very affordable living compared to larger cities. Kamloops is just hours away from major hub in BC, Vancouver, and the United States border.