Aboriginal Admissions Policy

The College is committed to enhancing the participation rate of Aboriginal peoples in postsecondary education to a level which is representative of the Aboriginal population of the region served by the College. It will strive to increase and maintain its Aboriginal student population to a level reflective of this ratio. The College, in collaboration with faculties and departments, will annually set aside a predetermined number of places specifically for Aboriginal students, the number being commensurate with student interest, available teaching and learning support resources. While the number may vary from program to program, it will not normally exceed six percent of the intake capacity for any given program in a particular year.

Pursuant to College policy, qualified Aboriginal applicants will have access to the predetermined number of reserved places specific to each program during the period from November, (first allowable application submission date) to March 15 (or the last day applications are being accepted) each year for programs commencing the immediate following September and up to eight weeks before commencement of classes for multiple intake programs. Any remaining, unused reserved space will revert to the general application pool.

Qualified Aboriginal students who apply beyond the time limit or who apply within the time limit but after the predetermined number of reserved seats for a given program have been filled, will be admitted in accordance with the general admission policies of the College, subject to the availability of space.

An Aboriginal applicant is a person of Native ancestry who is one of the aboriginal peoples of Canada defined by the Constitution Act of 1982 to include the Indian, Inuit and Metis peoples of Canada.

Please note that the above policy has been copied from the Okanagan College calendar for the purposes of convenience and is not official. Only the online calendar can provide official admission information.