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Yael Cohen and Helen Jackman
Watt a gift! Okanagan College’s Electronics Engineering Technology Program gets an $80,000 boost from a local engineer

March 6, 2023

Yael Cohen, a Vernon-based communications engineer, recently donated $80,000 in state-of-the-art electronic equipment to Okanagan College’s Electronics Engineering Technology program. The gift included hundreds of electrical components that will be used by program instructors to build in-class electrical circuits and test demos and will be made available to students for use in their end-of-term capstone projects.  “I was fortunate to receive numerous scholarships when I was in school, and I wanted to pay it forward,” says Cohen, an Okanag...

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Electronics engineering alum Emily Schatz sits at a computer desk by a window overlooking the mountain
Meet Emily Schatz, OC Electronics Engineering alum

December 13, 2022

Q: What years did you attend OC? A: 2015-2017 Q: How did you end up at Okanagan College? A: I chose Okanagan College specifically for the technologist program.  Q: How did you choose your program? A:  I wanted to become an engineer. I had heard that a common problem engineers face is not understanding how to design products for the people who are building them. I wanted to gain hands-on experience so I could be a well-rounded design engineer. The ELEN at Okanagan College program wa...

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ELEN alumnus Aaron Edis sits in front of a computer and electronics components.
Meet Aaron Edis, Electronics Engineering alumnus

December 2, 2022

  Q: What’s your hometown? Where are you now? A: Burnaby and Kelowna. I now live in Salmon Arm, B.C. Q: What years did you attend OC? A: 2008 to 2010 Q: How did you end up at Okanagan College? A: I was living in Kelowna at the time and I was interested in Electrical/Electronics, perhaps an engineering degree. I figured the college was the place to start since I could be a technologist after 2 years of school and then had the option to start working if I chose. That, and I had heard...

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ELEN graduate works remotely from home, sitting at his computer desk with multiple screens.
Meet Jedidiah Forrest, OC Electronics Engineering alum

November 29, 2022

Q: What years did you attend OC? A: 2014-2016 Q: How did you end up at Okanagan College? A: Engineering technology programs caught my eye. Needed a career path change. Q: How did you choose your program? A: I applied to all three engineering programs and Electronic Engineering Technology responded first. Q: What did you like most about the program? A: The immersion was incredible. Every day is a science whirlwind, and labs were fantastically engaging. The staff is made of caring pr...

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ELEN student Logan Costa-Hemingway and MP Mel Arnold
Students seize opportunity at CICan Student Showcase on Parliament Hill, Ottawa

February 28, 2020

For third- and fourth-year Bachelor of Computer Science students Jack Humphrey and Christopher Mazur, showcasing their project on network optimization at Parliament Hill was an opportunity that opened doors and forged connections. Held in the National Arts Centre, Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) on the Hill is a two-day conference, running February 26-27, geared towards connecting college and institute leaders with parliamentarians. The Student Showcase did just that, offering students from across Canada in any academic discipline t...

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Okanagan College’s technology programs awarded new national accreditation

October 29, 2018

Four engineering technology programs at Okanagan College have earned a new national accreditation designed to help create streamlined pathways toward professional certification for graduates.TAC Oct 2018 Richard Stamper, Executive Director of Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC), visited the Kelowna campus recently to present certificates recognizing national program accreditation for the College’s Civil Engineering Technology, Electronic Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology and Water Engineering Technology programs. E...

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