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Fueled by innovation and advanced manufacturing capabilities, Camosun College continues to excel as one of the top 50 research colleges in Canada, according to the latest report released today by Research Infosource, Inc.

Camosun College welcomes the support of the Ed Coates Memorial Foundation
The arrival of 12 additional toolsets will allow automotive apprentices at Camosun College to focus on hands-on learning and not worry about cleaning shared tools.

Concert Properties and its partners donated $90,000 this year to support Camosun College’s “Trades for Success” programming for youth, adult and K-12 learners in communities with limited access to training providers or public post-secondary institutions. The goal of the project is to build awareness of Red Seal trades and of how these career pathways lead to sustainable employment within underserved regions of British Columbia.

Although work-terms looked different this year, Camosun College’s annual Co-op Photo Contest had 16 top quality entries for 2020. The overall People’s Choice winner was Bachelor of Sport and Fitness student David Liira, with an engaging photo of him assessing a client at the BackFit Clinic.

Challenging times can bring unexpected learning opportunities, as Hospitality Management instructor Brad Boisvert and his colleagues found out when the pandemic hit in March and all student showcase events were either cancelled or postponed indefinitely.

Services at Camosun College such as counselling are still available for students who may be feeling overwhelmed by winter exams and final assignment due dates combined with the prospect of more online classes and fewer daylight hours.

This year not one but three recent alumni of Camosun College’s Medical Radiography diploma program will receive the 2020 Governor General’s Collegiate Bronze Medal for their perfect grades in the college’s popular two-year diploma program.

Camosun College President Sherri Bell has issued this statement following today’s announcement by the Pacific Western Athletic Association (PACWEST) to cancel the 2020/21 athletic season.

As Camosun College prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2021, the college is launching a unique logo designed by Coast Salish artist and alumnus Dylan Thomas at 50.camosun.ca 

Two first-year nursing students at Camosun College will have fewer tuition worries this year as recipients of a new bursary program created by CIBC in response to COVID-19.

The inaugural cohort of 15 students from local high schools is exploring the world of technology through a unique dual credit high school and post-secondary program that is currently being pioneered at Camosun College this fall semester.

Camosun College students and recent graduates are invited to meet with employers, explore future career possibilities and learn about co-op work experience opportunities at the first-ever, multi-institutional virtual career fair later this month.

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, the Camosun College community is invited to come together virtually to observe Orange Shirt Day, which commemorates the experience of the 150,000 Indigenous children who were placed into residential schools.

Nexus continues to keep students informed during COVID-19 When Camosun College told Nexus that it didn’t want the independent student newspaper to have physical copies of its newspaper on campus this semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a shock because it’s the first time since the paper started in 1990 where it hasn’t printed for a semester.

Camosun College is welcoming students back to school this week and offering a helping hand to those in need during the pandemic. Weekly care hampers, featuring an abundance of nutritious fresh produce, tasty prepared meals, essential hygiene products, and even easy-to-follow recipes, are available to any student who requests them—on a first-come, while hampers last basis.

As the new academic year fast approaches, Camosun College is getting ready to welcome thousands of new and returning students online and, in some cases, on campus this fall.

As the 2020 class of Mechanical Engineering Technology students prepares to graduate, they are hosting a live, virtual symposium to showcase their exciting capstone projects to the public and potential employers.

Camosun College’s Information and Computer Systems Technology students are preparing to showcase their exciting projects to the public. Throughout the past two years, these students have acquired the skills needed to create impressive and sophisticated projects. For the health and safety of our students, sponsors and the public, this year's Capstone Symposium will be entirely online.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt critical supply chains around the world, the resulting shortages of essential medical supplies have forced health care systems to look for safe and efficient ways to reuse the personal protective equipment (PPE) required daily by frontline health workers. Camosun Innovates, the applied research and development arm of Camosun College, is stepping up to meet this challenge locally by designing and prototyping a portable, affordable and effective PPE sterilization chamber for Island Health.

Camosun College nursing students pursuing a career in emergency nursing will have the opportunity to apply for a new bursary recently established in memory of Camosun alumnus Irene McKinlay.

Camosun College’s Board of Governors and the Camosun College Faculty Association have ratified an agreement under the provincial government’s Sustainable Services Negotiating Mandate. The mandate focuses on improving services for people and ensuring fair and affordable compensation.

Applications for StudentAid BC, along with the new non-repayable B.C. Access Grant, are now open.

This up-front grant, along with new funding for students with disabilities, expanded open education resources and online support through BCcampus, will open doors for students to return to school and earn the college or university credential of their choice.  

When Camosun Physics instructor Ed Nelson put out an extracurricular challenge to his class, he never imagined just how enthusiastically and successfully a group of his students would respond.

Camosun College is taking action to ensure sections of courses that require access to specialized equipment or face-to-face instruction on campus are delivered safely, following public health guidance.

“Due to health considerations and public health guidance, we’ve all had to make a lot of adjustments over the past four months. Cancelling our Chargers Athletics 2020 fall season is a very difficult and heart-wrenching decision."

In previous years, Camosun College has joined with local communities to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with activities, including a canoe challenge, on the shore of Esquimalt Lagoon. However, like so many other events, we’ve had to postpone plans for a physical celebration this year due to COVID-19.

Shane Baker’s work to engage students through sharing circles and help create a citation guide for visually impaired students, while completing Camosun College’s Indigenous Studies diploma, has led him to being awarded this year’s B.C. Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for Inclusion, Democracy and Reconciliation.

Camosun College is celebrating the accomplishments of its spring 2020 graduates and major award recipients with a special online convocation hub at camosun.ca/grad during what would have been Grad Week, June 15-19.

Many of Camosun hospitality management student Mairin Scott’s happiest childhood memories involve restaurants and hotels around British Columbia. “When I was a kid my dad worked for Fairmont and Hilton and Delta and our family moved all over the place,” she says. “I got to see a wide variety of great hotels at a young age and go out for dinners at nice restaurants. I think that’s when I really just fell in love with the whole hospitality industry.”

Camosun College’s Centre for Sport and Exercise Education (CSEE) is pleased to announce its award-winning sport education students for 2020.

Former Greater Victoria School District Associate Superintendent, Monty Bryant has been elected as the new Chair of the Camosun College Board of Governors. He assumes the role on Aug. 1, 2020, taking over from the outgoing Board Chair Laylee Rohani.

The Board of Governors at Camosun College and members of CUPE Local No. 2081 have ratified an agreement under the B.C. government’s Sustainable Services Negotiating Mandate. The mandate focuses on improving services for people and ensuring fair and affordable compensation.

On behalf of the Camosun College community, we are deeply saddened and appalled by acts of racism, discrimination and violence toward any group of people, and especially distressed by the horrific incidents we are seeing in the United States of late toward the Black community.

Camosun College is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the annual co-op education student of the year awards. Five outstanding students have been selected for the Yvonne Thompson Co-op/Internship Student of the Year Awards, including Arielle McCulloch, a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources student, who has been named Camosun’s top co-op/internship student overall.

Camosun College today announced the appointment of new members Richard Margetts and Brent Palmer to the Board of Governors. The appointment is effective July 31, 2020 to July 31, 2021.

When Island Health requested specialised personal protective equipment in early April, Camosun Innovates stepped up to design and manufacture over 9,000 medical-grade shields for local health care professionals. After fulfilling that large order, the Camosun Innovates Team, led by Dr.

Faced with a stockpile of dental supplies that would otherwise go to waste, staff in Camosun’s dental program decided to help local charities promote good oral health during the pandemic.

When Camosun College shifted to online course delivery in March to address the global COVID-19 pandemic, Automotive Service Technician Program Leader Pat Jones, and instructors Mike Bocsik and Jim Gough, sprung to action to ensure that their students could successfully complete the term and to provide hands-on training creativity from a safe social distance.

Camosun College is supporting the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by loaning a digital, portable x-ray machine to Island Health.

The Camosun College Foundation Board of Directors has approved the contribution of $200,000 into the college’s Erasing Barriers emergency bursary fund to help students during the COVID-19 crisis.

Camosun Innovates, the applied research and innovation arm of Camosun College, is contributing their expertise and advanced manufacturing capabilities in the fight against COVID-19.  Working at their campus facility and in collaboration with local industry partner AP Plastics, Camosun Innovates is producing more than 9,000 medical grade face shields for local health care workers on the front lines of the global pandemic.

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.

Camosun Innovates, the applied research arm of Camosun College, has received over $997,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) College-Industry Innovation Fund to help expand its applied research services and expertise in support of local industry innovation.

The health and wellbeing of students and staff remains the priority of Camosun College.

Camosun continues to monitor reports of coronavirus infections and has a team prepared to respond as necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to coronavirusinfo@camosun.ca.

Frequently Asked Questions

Leading edge sport analytics, project management, marketing, and the economics of sport are just a few of the exciting new offerings integrated into Camosun’s new Bachelor of Sport Management.

The 2019-20 PACWEST season has flown by for many Chargers fans who have just a few dates remaining to catch their favourite teams on Camosun’s home court at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence.

The health and wellbeing of students and staff remains the priority of Camosun College.

Camosun continues to monitor reports of coronavirus infections and has a team prepared to respond as necessary. If you have any questions, please reach out to Rodney Porter porterr@camosun.ca. 

At this time, Camosun has no cases presumed or confirmed.

Building on years of expertise in faculty and student-led applied research, Camosun College has launched a new psychology journal to showcase their unique and diverse research accomplishments.

Camosun is celebrating the launch of its first-ever, student-run Massage Therapy Clinic at Interurban campus this month, selling out this semester’s appointments in record time.

Camosun College research and development is getting serious attention from travelers going through Ottawa International Airport (YOW).

Savannah Barratt is studying geography, English and environmental technologies at Camosun, while working two part-time jobs and leading social justice activities in the community.

Meet Chargers Women’s Volleyball student-athlete sisters, Hannah and Gracie May, the upcoming hosts of Camosun’s popular Instagram Takeover!

The Camosun College Athletics department invites students, employees and fans to attend their Chargers Volleyball games on Friday, Jan. 24 to cheer on the teams and Make Some Noise in the nation-wide campaign to break the stigma surrounding mental health!

Meet Chargers Men’s Basketball student-athletes Austin and Calvin Somers, the hosts of Camosun College’s upcoming Instagram Takeover!

The Camosun College Chargers Men’s and Women’s Basketball and Volleyball teams are set to ring in the New Year with an exciting eight-game event against the Columbia Bible College Bearcats at the Pacific Institute for Sport Excellence, January 10-12.