Communications, Culture, and Journalism Studies Diploma is a diploma in Journalism programme offered by Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 24,878 per year (CAD 4,763 per year for local students).
Grounded in the foundations of media and writing, this diploma explores how news and communications media function, traces the history of journalism, and examines cultural policy and theory. Particular attention goes to social justice alongside questions of identity, gender, race, class, sexuality and nationality. While entry-level work in fields such as public relations, marketing, advertising, research or publishing is possible, especially in smaller or independent digital settings, the diploma is primarily intended as a liberal arts grounding for further academic study.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Okanagan College's Diploma in Communications, Culture, and Journalism Studies admits under the college's standard route: B.C. secondary-school graduation or the equivalent, and English 12 at a minimum of 60 per cent or an approved alternative. Applicants scoring below 60 per cent may still be admitted with conditions, including restricted course registration, and must complete the English entrance requirement within their first year via English 12, English 12 First Peoples, TPC 12, or an equivalent course at a minimum of 60 per cent. Mature applicants (at least 19, out of full-time secondary school for a year or more) have graduation waived but must still satisfy the same English standard. No IELTS, TOEFL or other standardised language-test score is published for this diploma, and no portfolio, interview, work-experience, criminal-record-check or immunisation condition is stated on the program page.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through EducationPlannerBC (a $30 CAD fee): Okanagan College sets no fixed closing date for most programmes in the 2026-27/2027-28 cycle. Applications for a Fall intake open at 8:30 a.m. on October's first business day of the preceding year, and for a Winter intake at 8:30 a.m. on February's first business day of the preceding year (exceptions apply); Practical Nursing's January intake opens at 9:00 a.m. on April's first business day of the preceding year. Most programmes accept applications until seats fill, though Nursing and Dental programmes set their own fixed or ranked deadlines on their own pages. International applicants also apply through EducationPlannerBC, paying a $100 CAD per-programme fee; the College publishes no institution-wide international closing date and directs applicants to each programme's own page. Admission is otherwise rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
