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International students now a big part of Okanagan College
KELOWNA – A push over the last few years to recruit more international students to…
Valley population growth keeps enrollment climbing at Okanagan College
OKANAGAN – Continued robust enrollment at Okanagan College is reflective of population growth in the…
No Trump Bump, just good marketing as Okanagan College international student numbers soar
OKANAGAN – International student enrollment jumped by almost a third this year at Okanagan College…
Marijuana 101: Okanagan College launches new course about pot industry
OKANAGAN – A new course at Okanagan College will teach students about the emerging marijuana…
Kelowna’s mobile overdose prevention unit gets high tech gift
KELOWNA – The people using the mobile overdose prevention in unit will be able to…
McDONALD: Seven things I love about Kelowna (and six I don’t)
I’m just sick of writing about natural disasters, floods and fires. I don’t want to…
Apocalyptic literature course promises doom and gloom at Okanagan College
PENTICTON – Okanagan College is offering a unique English course that will focus on the…
New Health Sciences Centre for Okanagan College in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new Health Sciences Centre is being built at Okanagan College in Kelowna…
Indigenous garden to hold prominent place on Okanagan College campus
KELOWNA – Okanagan College will have a new addition to its Kelowna campus this summer…
Tuition increase coming for Okanagan College students
KELOWNA – Students at Okanagan College will be paying more to go to school. A…
Okanagan College gets $416,000 to deliver training for office jobs
VERNON – Job seekers looking for work in office administration, entry-level bookkeeping and basic accounting…
Okanagan College launches pilot program for trades training
KELOWNA – Okanagan College is set to receive more than $218,000 for a pilot program.…
Over $6M for Okanagan College trades training facility in Vernon
VERNON – Okanagan College's trades training centre just got a substantial funding boost from the…
Okanagan College Trades Complex opens after $35 M facelift
OKANAGAN – The new and improved Trades Training Complex at Okanagan College in Kelowna is…
Vernon MLA personally intervened to ‘nix’ proposal without seeing application
"I THINK I DID THEM A FAVOUR" VERNON – The director of an Okanagan festival…
Lots of newbies as students descend on UBCO and Okanagan College
KELOWNA – If you a see a young person walking around looking a bit lost…
Okanagan College pulls the plug on new Salmon Arm campus
SALMON ARM – Plans for a new Okanagan College campus located in downtown Salmon Arm…
Kelowna red seal electrician wins gold in nationwide contest
KELOWNA – Canadians don’t just win gold medals in hockey. Zach Andrews, a 31-year old…
Okanagan College considering sexual violence policy
OKANAGAN – Okanagan College is considering a new policy governing sexual violence and misconduct. A…
Society says amphitheatre plans were ‘short-circuited’ by government decision
VERNON – A crushing blow from the provincial government means an amphitheatre will not proceed…
Amphitheatre plans shot down by Vernon MLA
VERNON – A proposed amphitheatre at Okanagan College’s Vernon campus has been nixed by the…
Okanagan College adapts to budget cuts by upping revenue
INCREASES TO INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, CORPORATE SERVICE CONTRACTS HELP OFFSET DECLINE OKANAGAN – It’s a milestone,…
Much to be done before shovels hit the ground on proposed outdoor amphitheatre at Vernon’s Okanagan College
VERNON – Proponents of an outdoor amphitheatre at Okanagan College are hopeful solutions can be…
Okanagan writer, teacher Dona Sturmanis dies from cancer
KELOWNA – Local writer, poet and teacher Dona Sturmanis has died after a battle with…