At Okanagan College in Kelowna, Canada, Micro-credential in Graphic Design Essentials Micro-credential is offered as a micro-credential in Applied Design programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 1,700 per total for local students.
The micro-credential offers a foundation in core know-how and skills connected to graphic and digital design, balancing theory with hands-on practice across various Adobe Creative Suite applications used to prepare designs for websites and publications. Topics include design principles, digital asset creation, layout optimisation, and organising design deliverables. Software tools are used to produce a small portfolio of projects demonstrating the design skills developed.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires B.C. secondary-school graduation or equivalent, or standing as a mature applicant at least 19 years of age and out of secondary school for at least one year as of the first day of classes. English is met through English 12 at a minimum of 60 per cent, or an accepted alternative the program page does not itemise; no IELTS, TOEFL or other standardized test score is published. No portfolio, interview or other condition is stated. The program runs part-time online, synchronously two evenings a week plus Saturdays, with a March 2027 start.
Application Details
Start Date:March 2027
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.
