Welcome to the Vernon Campus of Okanagan College.
Located in the North Okanagan, just five minutes from the City of Vernon, the Vernon Campus of Okanagan College offers a wide range of educational programs and training. While studying at the Vernon Campus, students can participate in an assortment of recreational activities available in the North Okanagan including downhill and nordic skiing at Silver Start Mountains and Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre, world class golf courses, great beaches and hiking trails, outstanding mountian biking, rock climbing and numerous team and individual sport activities. In addition, there are wellness resorts, spectacular farmers' markets
The largest community and the commercial centre of the North Okanagan is the City of Vernon with a healthy, diversified economy centred on services, manufacturing, forestry, and tourism. In 2010, Vernon was ranked the third best city in BC by MoneySense Magazine based on prosperity, affordable housing, lifestyle and weather, and was ranked number one in entrepreneurial spirit by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
The Vernon Campus of OkanaganThe faculty and staff of Vernon Campus offer quality programs and services that can help you achieve your educational goals and success in the world of work. Our instructors are committed to providing you with interesting and thoughtful learning, and our staff are here to provide you with the support you might need to help you through the year. The beautiful location of the Vernon Campus offers small class size and an array of excellent student services including course/program advising, disability services, counselling, First Nations services, a Student Success Center and a full service library.
At the Vernon Campus we offer a wide range of educational opportunities including first and second-year university transfer Arts and Science courses, Business Administration programs, adult upgrading, literacy programs, health programs, and specialty programs such as the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, Writing and Publishing diploma, and a number of Continuing Studies offerings. We are here to provide you with an environment where you can both explore a wide range of interests and develop areas of specialization.
Our students come from this area of the Okanagan, but also from Japan, Korea and China as part of our International Studies program. As a result, the cultural community at the Vernon Campus of Okanagan College is diverse and exciting.
Whether you are a new or a returning student, you can be assured that Okanagan College is committed to offering you excellence in educational opportunities. I hope that you find the information you are seeking on our web page and please do not hesitate to contact us if you want to learn more about the educational opportunities at the Vernon Campus in the North Okanagan.
~ Jane Lister, Regional Dean, North Okanagan
