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  <title>New health care training programs at Okanagan College to strengthen B.C.'s laboratory workforce</title>
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  <pubDate>Monday, July 13, 2026 - 08:40</pubDate>
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  <title>Okanagan College alumna aims for a career at the intersection of sport and health care </title>
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  <description>Morgan Taylor has known since she was a little girl that she was meant to help people — she just needed to figure out e</description>
  <pubDate>Thursday, July 9, 2026 - 08:00</pubDate>
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  <title>Outdoor learning space takes root at North Glenmore Elementary in partnership with Okanagan College</title>
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  <description>It started with a patch of unused school ground and an idea.</description>
  <pubDate>Monday, July 6, 2026 - 12:15</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Outdoor learning space takes root at North Glenmore Elementary in partnership with Okanagan College</dc:creator>
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  <title>Okanagan College alumna named BCHL Athletic Therapist of the Year</title>
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  <description>Whether she is working on the ice or on the field, Cassidy Findlay is at the top of her game.</description>
  <pubDate>Friday, June 26, 2026 - 14:13</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Okanagan College alumna named BCHL Athletic Therapist of the Year</dc:creator>
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  <title>Okanagan College carpentry students bring their skills to the Shuswap community</title>
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  <description>Okanagan College (OC) Carpenter Foundation students are no strangers to rolling up their sleeves and getting to work beyond the shop floor.</description>
  <pubDate>Thursday, June 18, 2026 - 15:09</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Okanagan College carpentry students bring their skills to the Shuswap community</dc:creator>
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  <title>Okanagan College student pours her heart out and into her work </title>
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  <description>In the quiet privacy of her home studio, student-artist Julia Harley is building a body of work that is heartfelt, visceral and uncomfortably magnetic.</description>
  <pubDate>Thursday, June 18, 2026 - 08:22</pubDate>
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  <title>Okanagan College expands computer information systems degree with new options to address demand for tech talent</title>
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  <description>Okanagan College is expanding its Bachelor of Computer Information Systems (BCIS) degree with three new options beginning in September 2026: Cybersecurity, Data Engineering and Artificial Intellige</description>
  <pubDate>Monday, June 15, 2026 - 11:57</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Okanagan College expands computer information systems degree with new options to address demand for tech talent</dc:creator>
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  <title>Expanding skilled-trades training in the Okanagan</title>
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  <description>Okanagan College will receive 256 new skilled-trades training seats as part of the Look West strategy commitment to deliver 5,000 new trades training seats in 2026-27.

The Provincial Government made the announcement today in Kelowna at an event featuring Okanagan College student Emily Frick, who spoke of her experience in the skilled trades.</description>
  <pubDate>Thursday, June 11, 2026 - 14:54</pubDate>
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  <title>Rotary Clubs help students thrive with a $100,000 gift to the Recreation and Wellness Centre at Okanagan College</title>
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  <description>Hundreds of golfers, whisky enthusiasts, sponsors and volunteers are helping students across Okanagan College have greater opportunities to thrive in a healthier, more connected campus community.</description>
  <pubDate>Tuesday, June 9, 2026 - 12:42</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Rotary Clubs help students thrive with a $100,000 gift to the Recreation and Wellness Centre at Okanagan College</dc:creator>
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  <title>Okanagan College celebrates standout student achievement at 2026 Skills Canada National Competition</title>
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  <description>Not only do Okanagan College students Emily Frick and Vladyslav Usach have promising careers ahead of them working in the skilled trades, but they will also forever be linked as two of the to</description>
  <pubDate>Tuesday, June 9, 2026 - 09:43</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Okanagan College celebrates standout student achievement at 2026 Skills Canada National Competition</dc:creator>
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  <title>Okanagan College celebrates graduates across four campuses in spring convocation</title>
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  <description>More than 800 students from across the Okanagan and beyond are crossing the stage this week as Okanagan College (OC) marks Spring Convocation and Commencement ceremonies at all four of its campuses</description>
  <pubDate>Saturday, June 6, 2026 - 12:27</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Okanagan College celebrates graduates across four campuses in spring convocation</dc:creator>
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  <title>OC animation students help brand the BC Summer Games</title>
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  <description>The Kelowna 2026 BC Summer Games is shaped by volunteers, and Okanagan College students are helping lead the charge</description>
  <pubDate>Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - 10:13</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>OC animation students help brand the BC Summer Games</dc:creator>
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  <title>OC Student Success Highlights Practical Path into B.C.’s Design and Drafting Industry</title>
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  <description>When Akinkunmi Faluyi graduated from high school, he had a clear creative instinct — a keen interest in 3D modelling and design — but no obvious path to turn it into a career.</description>
  <pubDate>Thursday, May 28, 2026 - 13:56</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>OC Student Success Highlights Practical Path into B.C.’s Design and Drafting Industry</dc:creator>
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  <title>Okanagan College launches Open Studies to expand access to credit courses for learners across the region</title>
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  <description>Okanagan College (OC) is making its courses more accessible to the public with the introduction of Open Studies at OC, the ability for people to take individual courses without taking a full program. "Learning doesn't always start with a program," said OC’s Provost and Vice President Academic, Dr. Samantha Lenci.</description>
  <pubDate>Monday, May 25, 2026 - 09:35</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Okanagan College launches Open Studies to expand access to credit courses for learners across the region</dc:creator>
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  <title>Community rallies as Okanagan College’s Recreation and Wellness Centre enters final stretch </title>
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  <description>With the Don Folk and Family Recreation and Wellness Centre rapidly taking shape on Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus, excitement is building among students, donors and community</description>
  <pubDate>Friday, May 22, 2026 - 09:00</pubDate>
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  <title>Okanagan College hosting 2nd student-led community Pride kick-off celebration</title>
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  <description>Okanagan College, together with students from the OC Pride Community, is proud to host the second community Pride celebration at Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus on May 26 from 4 to 8 p.m.</description>
  <pubDate>Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 12:08</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Okanagan College hosting 2nd student-led community Pride kick-off celebration</dc:creator>
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  <title>Enactus Okanagan College crowned National Champion, advancing to World Championships in Brazil</title>
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  <description>Enactus Okanagan College has been named the 2026 Enactus Canada National Champion after defeating more than 45 universities and colleges from across the country at the Enactus Canada National Expos</description>
  <pubDate>Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 10:20</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Enactus Okanagan College crowned National Champion, advancing to World Championships in Brazil</dc:creator>
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  <title>Okanagan College welcomes alum Ashley Ramsay as Director of Entrepreneurship</title>
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  <description>Okanagan College (OC) is pleased to announce Ashley Ramsay as the new Director of Entrepreneurship within the Hall School of Business and Entrepreneurship.</description>
  <pubDate>Monday, May 11, 2026 - 09:28</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Okanagan College welcomes alum Ashley Ramsay as Director of Entrepreneurship</dc:creator>
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  <title>New Red Dot Players production Marion Bridge opens tonight!</title>
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  <description>The Red Dot Players’ latest performance opens tonight, featuring a cast and production crew filled with Okanagan College students, employees, alumni and community members.</description>
  <pubDate>Thursday, May 7, 2026 - 09:24</pubDate>
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  <title>Volunteers wanted! Support BC Lions games and festival in Kelowna</title>
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  <description>When the&amp;nbsp;BC Lions play two regular season CFL games&amp;nbsp;in Kelowna this summer, a team of volunteers&amp;nbsp;will&amp;nbsp;be</description>
  <pubDate>Tuesday, May 5, 2026 - 08:37</pubDate>
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