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June 18, 2025 - 5:00 AM
Graduating from college or university is one of the proudest moments for a parent, and for graduates it might be a little bit anti-climactic and the moment they realize they actually have to look for a job in the field they studied.
Check out some stats for graduates in Kamloops and the Okanagan.
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1,000: Students graduated from Okanagan College earlier this month.
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6: Okanagan College graduation ceremonies were spread around the region including Kelowna, Vernon, Salmon Arm and Penticton.
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2,600: Students graduated from UBC Okanagan, the largest graduating class in the campus’ 20 year history.
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137: Programs at UBCO.
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26,690: Degrees have been handed out by UBCO since 2006.
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1.6 million: Square centimetres of paper were needed to make the diplomas for UBCO’s graduates this year.
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1,630: Student gowns and robes for this year’s Thompson Rivers University graduates.
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73: Countries were represented among TRU graduates.
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4: People got honorary doctorates from TRU this year.
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6: People were the first to graduate from the Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner program at TRU.
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