New Recreation Facility Fee to fund student recreation activities and facilities at OC starting Winter 2027
October 13, 2026
Starting in Winter 2027, Okanagan College will introduce a mandatory Recreation Facility Fee for eligible students. The fee will fund recreation facilities, fitness centres, gymnasiums, and wellness programming across Kelowna, Penticton, and Vernon campuses. Students who pay the fee will receive access to recreation facilities and programs designed to support physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being....
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Student-built roof and local industry collaboration support solar training at Okanagan College
October 7, 2026
A collaboration among Okanagan College (OC) students, instructors and local industry could be described as a “bright light” for the sector. The OC-led partnership creates new hands-on learning opportunities for people preparing to work in the renewable energy sector, including preparing them with the advanced skills and knowledge to install solar systems. Three students completing the College’s 30-week Carpenter Foundation program worked with their instructor to build an eight-by-12-foot mock roof capable of supporting fou...
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Okanagan College launches new entrepreneurship courses
September 29, 2026
Okanagan College (OC) is expanding opportunities for entrepreneurs with a new suite of short courses and a microcredential offering upgraded programming across the spectrum of entrepreneurship from a first idea to successful business.The new courses launch this fall and are designed around one question: what do entrepreneurs need to move forward with their business or business idea?“The Okanagan has always been built by courageous people with gritty ideas and the relentlessness to persist,” said Hall School of Business and Entrepren...
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Penticton campus housing building officially opens
September 23, 2026
The doors are officially open at Okanagan College’s newest campus housing facility, located on the Penticton campus. The College held a celebration with community members and OC employees on Wednesday (Sept. 23), marking the completion of the project and the opening of the new, 101-bed facility.“Today marks a first for our Penticton campus: the opening of on-campus housing,” said Dr. Samantha Lenci, Okanagan College Provost and Vice President Academic. “With this building, every Okanagan College campus now offers students a pla...
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Take reconciliACTION this Sept. 30
September 21, 2026
September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day to honour the children who did not return home from residential schools, Survivors, their families and communities, and to reflect on the ongoing work of Truth and Reconciliation. September 30 is one day to pause and reflect, but the work of Truth and Reconciliation continues throughout the year.For settlers, continuing to honour the Truth and working towards reconciliation is an ongoing responsibility.At Okanagan College, we invite students and employees to take s...
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City of Kelowna, FireSwarm Solutions and Okanagan College Launch Partnerships to Build B.C.’s Hub for Drone and Aerospace Innovation
September 15, 2026
FireSwarm, the City of Kelowna at YLW Kelowna International Airport, and Okanagan College are collaborating to establish Kelowna as Canada’s Western hub for aerospace and drone innovation - bringing together industry, education, government and technology to build a safer, future-ready city and generate new economic opportunity.FireSwarm Solutions is excited to announce new partnerships with the City of Kelowna and Okanagan College, highlighting the growing significance of YLW Kelowna International Airport as Canada’s largest municip...
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