FAQs

Q: What does Alumni/alumnus mean?
A: Alumnus is a person who has either graduated or completed a specific number of credits at Okanagan College. Alumni is the plural of alumnus.

Q: Who qualifies to be an alumnus?
A: Anyone who has graduated from or completed 30 or more credits from Okanagan College or any of its predecessor institutions.

Q: How do I become a member?
A: You are automatically a member upon graduation. For those who have not graduate but have completed 30 or more credits and would like to be a member, you must contact the Alumni Office to register.

Q: How many members of the Alumni Association are there?
A: As of August 2005, there are:

• More than 17,000 people who have completed Continuing Education programs
• More than 28,000 people who have received a certificate, diploma or degree from Okanagan College and/or its predecessors
• 22,537 people who graduated from OUC between 1993 - 2005

Q: I graduated from OUC, am I still a member?
A: Absolutely! There is an OUC chapter within the Okanagan College and all alumni of Okanagan University College are automatic members.

Q: I graduated from OUC, where do I go to get my academic transcript?
A: OC will continue to maintain OUC student records and provide OUC transcripts in perpetuity. 

Q: How can I get involved?
A: There are so many opportunities for alumni to volunteer. Contact the Alumni office to talk to someone about what will best suit your time and interests.

Q: Can I get in touch with a former Classmate?
A: Unfortunately due to privacy laws, we are not permitted to give out an individuals contact information without their permission. We are looking into establishing an alumni directory where alumni who would like to be contacted by their classmates can post their e-mail in a secure section of our website that is accessible only by other Okanagan College alumni.

Q: Do you sell my personal information to companies?
A: No. The OCAA adheres to Okanagan College’s privacy policy (linked) which is in line with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPOP).

Q: What does the Alumni Association do?
A: The Alumni Association provides services to alumni of Okanagan College such as insurance and credit card programs, recognises the successes of Okanagan College alumni through it’s Distinguished and young Alumni awards, publishes newsletters to keep alumni current on College news, provides social opportunities for alumni to get together and fund raises for student bursaries to name but a few things.