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EDUCATION
General
The education level of the North Okanagan
population has increased substantially over the past four years.
The last Canadian census taken in 2001 indicates that there are
higher-than-average skills in technical and diploma educational
experiences. However, the Okanagan College became a university college
in 1993 offering university credit courses, conferring degrees
and transfer credits to other Canadian post secondary institutions.
The first graduating classes of Okanagan
University College
in 1997 and the migration of highly educated professionals to
the area have resulted in a higher university-educated workforce
than in previous years.
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on education levels.
There are many educational opportunities in the North Okanagan
or just south of the Region in the Central
Okanagan.
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Elementary/Secondary Schools
The North Okanagan has two School Districts
encompassing the elementary, middle school, secondary and alternative
schools in the area. Diverse educational opportunities such as
French immersion, Montessori, special needs education and learning
programs like Open Door schools are available in the region. The
provincial Ministry of Education publishes a complete listing of the schools in each district every
year.
School District
#22:
Located at the north end of the Okanagan, the School District
#22 serves approximately 9,500 students from the communities of
Vernon, Lumby,
Whitevale, Coldstream, Cherryville,
Lavington, and surrounding areas.
School District #22
1401 - 15th Street
Vernon, BC V1T 8S8
Telephone: (250) 542-3331
Fax: (250) 549-9200
School District
#83:
The North Okanagan - Shuswap School
District #83 serves over 8,500 students from Armstrong, Spallumcheen,
Enderby, Sicamous,
Salmon Arm, and surrounding areas.
School District # 83 North Okanagan-Shuswap
Box 129, 220 Shuswap St. NE
Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N2
Telephone: (250) 832-2157
Fax: (250) 832-9428
In addition, there are a number of Private schools available for
school-age children.
Pleasant Valley Christian Academy
1802 - 45th Avenue
Vernon, BC V1T 3M7
Telephone: (250) 545-7852
Fax: (250) 545-9230
St James Catholic School
2700 - 28th Avenue
Vernon, BC V1T 1V7
Telephone: (250) 542-4081
Fax: (250) 542-5696
Vernon Christian School Society
6890 Pleasant Valley Road
Vernon, BC V1B 3R5
Telephone: (250) 545-7345
Fax: (250) 545-0254
Creekside Montessori Children’s
School
3508 25th Avenue
Vernon, BC V0E 1V0
Telephone: (250) 545-7150
Shihya Spallumcheen
Indian Band School
872 Jack Pine Rd, Box 3010
Enderby, BC V0E 1V0
Telephone: (250) 838-2246
Fax: (250) 838-6496
North Okanagan Seventh Day Adventist Junior Academy
RR3, C9, Evan Site
4699 North Grandview Flats
Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0
Telephone: (250) 546-8330
Fax: (250) 546-8343
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Post Secondary
High-quality post-secondary educational institutions in the North
Okanagan region include Okanagan
College and
the Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy. Other post secondary
institutions operate in nearby regions and are accessed easily
from the North Okanagan.
In Spring of 2004 the provincial government announced
changes to the public post-secondary system that had significant
impact for the Okanagan Region.
Okanagan University College
will evolve to become two new post-secondary institutions –
Okanagan College
and University
of BC –
Okanagan dramatically increasing access to post-secondary education
in the region.
Okanagan
College:
Okanagan College
(OC), formerly Okanagan
University College,
is a comprehensive, post-secondary educational institution that
offers a diverse array of high quality programs for the Okanagan
and surrounding regions.
Okanagan College
opens its doors September of 2005 and will be the largest college
in BC outside the Lower Mainland and Victoria with space initially
for more than 4,400 students expanding to more than 5,200 students
by 2009/10. OC offers applied degree, diploma and
certificate programs in trades, technologies, business, computer
information systems, vocational, health, continuing education
and university transfer.
Okanagan College
serves the Shuswap-Revelstoke, North,
Central and South Okanagan and Similkameen
regions with four campuses in Salmon Arm, Vernon,
Kelowna and Penticton
and education centre in Revelstoke,
Armstrong, Summerland and Oliver.
For more information, contact:
Okanagan
College - Kalamalka
Centre
7000 College Way
Vernon, BC
V1B 2N5
Telephone: (250) 545-7291
Fax: (250) 545-3277
OC Education Centre - Armstrong
RR#2, C-5 Smith Drive
Armstrong, BC
V0E 1B0
Telephone: (250) 546-3593
University of BC - Okanagan:
UBC – Okanagan will open its doors in September 2005 and
is dedicated to offering students a distinct, learner-centred
education. UBC – Okanagan is expected to grow from approximately
3,800 undergraduate and graduate students in 2005 to 7,500 in
2009.
Program areas for UBC-O are anticipated to include
applied sciences, arts, education, health and social development,
management and
sciences. UBC – Okanagan will provide a
growing base of academic programs and research opportunities for
the region.
For more information, contact:
University
of British Columbia - Okanagan
3333 University Way
Kelowna, BC
V1V 1V7
Telephone: (250) 491-6521
Fax: (250) 491-6522
Thompson
Rivers University:
Not far from the North Okanagan is the Thomspon Rivers
University, formerly
University College
of the Cariboo in Kamloops, BC. UCC has become BC’s newest university
offering developmental, trades, technical, career, academic and
educational programming.
Thomspon
Rivers University
will offer Masters’ Degrees in applied and professional
fields as well as doctoral programming in partnership with other
universities.
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Specialized Education
Okanagan Valley
College of Massage Therapy Ltd.:
The Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy offers programs
that are specially designed to prepare students to successfully
meet the requirements set by the College
of Massage Therapists
of BC. As well, the educational institution has a large massage
and hydrotherapy clinic, which allows the students to gain practical
experience as an integral part of their education.
For more information, contact:
Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy Ltd.
#200, 3400 - 30th Avenue
Vernon, BC V1T 2E2
Telephone: (250) 558-3718
Clinic: (250) 558-3719
Fax: (250) 558-3748
TRU
Advanced Technology Centre:
The Advanced Technology Centre is an innovative business centre
providing programs that will assist people in areas of business
such as the start-up of small companies, assisting existing businesses
with technological information and market competitiveness, and
providing advice on technological upgrades or technology transfers
over industries. The Centre concentrates on four areas of excellence:
- Wood Products Consulting
– working with clients to seek ways to improve profitability
through the application of technological solutions, training
and product development
- Business Consulting –
consulting services for manufacturing companies
- Business Incubation –
providing access to a full range of business, financial and
technical services including business mentorship on a cost shared
basis
- University and Industry
Liaison Services – providing management expertise in areas
such as contact negotiation, intellectual property, prototype
development, commercialization, and links to financing and venture
capital.
The Advanced Technology Centre is located on the
University College of the Cariboo/Thompson
Rivers University campus in Kamloops, BC.
900 McGill Road
Kamloops,
BC V2C 5N3
Telephone: (250) 371-5586
Fax: (250) 371-5821
Interior
Film and Television Training Centre:
Tripod film & Video Productions was established in the Okanagan
region in 1997 to develop a multi-purpose training centre. Its
mandate is to develop an industry infrastructure and create a
new labour market through training and production. The Interior
Film & Television Training Centre, located in Kamloops, offers full- and part-time
instruction. The training covers all aspects of the film and television
industry, film production, script supervision, production technology,
design department, non-linear editing (panasonic
post box), production scheduling, sound, lighting, camera techniques,
movie magic scheduling, broadcast technology, journalism, post
production audio and multiple student shoots, efp
and eng productions, and commercials. For more information visit
the website or contact the Centre at:
Interior Film and Television Training Centre
S212 – 750
Cottonwood Ave
Kamloops,
BC V@B 3X2
Telephone: (250) 554-9700
Fax: (250) 554-9707
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