an agan ▁University ▁College ▁( O UC ) ▁was ▁a ▁public , ▁post - second ary ▁educational ▁institution ▁( c . ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 ) ▁based ▁in ▁Kel own a , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁It ▁evol ved ▁from ▁Ok an agan ▁College ▁( 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁c . ▁ 1 9 9 0 ), ▁and ▁the ▁college ' s ▁prede cess or , ▁the ▁B . C . ▁V oc ational ▁School ▁( 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 5 ). ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁O UC ▁was ▁split ▁to ▁create ▁two ▁new ▁institutions , ▁a ▁new ▁Ok an agan ▁College ▁and ▁U BC ▁Ok an agan . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁a ▁Kel own a ▁community ▁group ▁began ▁a ▁concert ed ▁effort , ▁lo bb ying ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁provincial ▁government ▁for ▁better ▁access ▁to ▁under grad uate ▁university ▁programs . ▁ ▁Their ▁campaign , ▁" Get ting ▁There ▁By ▁D eg rees ", ▁facil itated ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁Ok an agan ▁College ' s ▁mand ate , ▁allowing ▁the ▁college ▁to ▁offer ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁programs ▁to ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁Ok an agan ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁inform ally ▁adopted ▁the ▁new ▁name , ▁Ok an agan ▁University ▁College ▁( O UC ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁This ▁name ▁was ▁adopted ▁as ▁the