Okanagan College offers Communication Advanced Certificate, a certificate in Communication Studies programme in Kelowna, Canada. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 3,000 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Communication Studies
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 3,000 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Communication Advanced Certificate provides you with skills in applied communications. You'll develop competence in areas such as professional writing, public relations theory and practice, management communications, marketing writing, and visual communication. The certificate may be of interest if you are looking to complement your previous post-secondary experience by focusing on an applied, career-related field.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Okanagan College's Communication Advanced Certificate requires successful completion of 60 credits of post-secondary study from Arts, Science or Business, or an Engineering Technology diploma. Applicants whose prior instruction was in English meet the language requirement with a minimum GPA of 67 per cent across the Communications or English courses within those 60 completed credits. Applicants whose prior instruction was not in English must instead present a standardised score: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with no band below 6.5, TOEFL iBT 101 with no section below 94, or Cambridge English 192 with no component below 180; the program invites applicants with other tests to confirm an equivalent score with Admissions and the Communications department. Up to six credits of first-year Communications or English from prior post-secondary study may be applied toward the certificate; no portfolio or interview is stated.
Application Details
Start Date:Intakes published by Okanagan College for this program: September 2026 (Kelowna); January 2027 (Kelowna). Campus availability differs by intake and the program page shows which are still open.
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants: there is no fixed closing date. For a Fall intake the College starts taking applications at 8:30 a.m. on October's first weekday of the preceding year, and for a Winter intake at 8:30 a.m. on February's first weekday of the preceding year, then keeps accepting them until the seats are gone - so apply early. Apply through EducationPlannerBC; the fee is $30 CAD. This program is offered to domestic applicants only.
