Student housing headed to Okanagan College’s Penticton campus

By 2026, students attending Penticton, B.C.’s Okanagan College field will person entree to on-campus housing.

“Having an affordable spot to unrecorded and nan supports that travel done student lodging is going to beryllium a game-changer for learners successful nan South Okanagan and passim nan Interior who want to be our Penticton campus,” Neil Fassina, president of Okanagan College, said.

“This caller building will make attending post-secondary programs much imaginable for much students, whether they are studying and training for careers successful wellness care, trades, subject and technology, aliases business.”

The building will person 101 student beds successful 89 units. The building will beryllium constructed utilizing mass-timber elements while gathering Step 4 of nan B.C. Energy Step Code. The full task costs is $24 million, pinch nan provincial authorities providing $23.5 cardinal and Okanagan College nan remaining $500,000. The task is expected to beryllium complete and fresh for students by autumn 2026.

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“Secure, unchangeable and affordable lodging is astatine nan bosom of helping students thrive, while besides reducing request connected nan section marketplace for rental housing,” said Roly Russell, parliamentary caput for agrarian development.

“Having much lodging disposable astatine Okanagan College’s Penticton field will let much students to entree acquisition pinch less barriers and is 1 much measurement we’re helping build a brighter early by investing successful group successful our communities.”

Okanagan College has 3 projects opening this autumn connected different campuses. In September, students will beryllium moving into a 216-bed task successful Kelowna, a 60-bed task connected nan Salmon Arm field and a 100-bed task connected nan Vernon campus.