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The Camosun College community is rallying, and encouraging others, to get behind students facing significant economic challenges as full-time and part-time works disappears for them and their families.

Victoria, BC - - Atlantic Towing Limited (ATL) is pleased to announce approximately $700,000 in funding to support a new, state-of-the-art marine simulator for Camosun College, a community college located in Greater Victoria, serving approximately 19,000 students. The upgrade will allow Camosun to offer a wider range of courses and develop a Cadet/Bridgewatch program, growing the number of marine professionals entering a vital industry.

After graduating from college at the top of his class with a 4.0 GPA, Sean Aiken struggled to determine what he wanted to do with his life. So, he created the One-Week Job Project and set out to work 52 jobs in 52 weeks in search of his passion. He trekked more than 46,000 miles and raised over $20,000 for charity.

Camosun College’s Interurban campus will be abuzz with activity on Friday, March 6 as more than 1,500 local middle and secondary school students converge for the annual Skills Canada Regional Competition (Vancouver Island South) event coordinated by the South Island Partnership of school districts and Camosun’s School of

A delicious four-course dining experience featuring seasonal and local cuisine, live entertainment by the Lekwungen Dancers and cultural immersion in Indigenous culinary traditions await guests at the third annual “Evening of Food Sovereignty and Cooking for Reconciliation” on Friday, Mar. 27 at the Songhees Wellness Centre. All proceeds support student scholarships.

A new dual credit program at Camosun College this fall will give local Grade 11 and 12 students the opportunity to explore exciting careers in technology. From computer programming and basic software design to creating electronic circuits, the unique “Discover Technology” program is being offered by Camosun College and the South Island Partnership, which in

Camosun College supports Pink Shirt Day, Feb. 26, joining thousands others across Canada who stand against bullying in schools and work places. This year, Pink Shirt Day is encouraging everyone to “Lift each other up” and take kindness to new heights!

Camosun College is proud to join BC’s 10 other colleges to celebrate the fourth-annual BC Colleges Day, Feb. 25, in honour of the instructors, staff, board members and administrators who support one of the province’s most valued post-secondary ecosystems.

Prospective students, their families and supporters are invited to come out to Camosun College’s Interurban campus for Info Night 2020 on Feb. 27 to get answers to help make the right decision.

The Camosun Chargers Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Teams are headed for the 2020 PACWEST Provincial Championships, hosted by Douglas College in New Westminster. The action starts this Thursday with the gold medal matches set for Saturday evening (Women 5:30pm, Men 8pm).

Camosun College is sending an expert team from its applied research centre to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg, where they will spend several days scanning Victoria artist Carey Newman’s Witness Blanket as they prepare to create a universally accessible experience in virtual reality (VR).

Twelve Camosun College carpentry students from the Nuxalk First Nation will celebrate the completion of their fourth-year apprenticeship level, at a special celebration in their home territory this evening in Bella Coola, B.C. All students who completed all elements of their apprenticeship requirements are being acknowledged tonight, five of whom have passed their Interprovincial Carpentry Red Seal exam.

Camosun is hosting the prestigious S’TEṈISTOLW̱ Indigenous education conference from Aug. 25 – 28, 2020, opening its doors to welcome hundreds of delegates including  educators, administrators, community leaders, scholars and allies in the field of Indigenous adult and post-secondary education.