Master technical aspects of computer information systems, including software development, database systems and systems analysis. Learn to develop software for computers, websites and mobile applications. Collect and manage data to design models for technological solutions. Perform systems and object-oriented analysis, and collaborate with a team of students on real-world projects and challenges.
Bachelor of Computer Information Systems
Concentrate on areas of computing such as software design and development, database systems and general studies, while developing a broad knowledge of computing.
Computer Information Systems Diploma
Get an introduction to various areas of computing, specifically to work in entry-level positions within an organization or business.
Associate of Science Degree
The Associate of Science Degree is the umbrella program for university transfer courses in science. Complete up to two years of studies, then transfer to a university of your choice with a Computer Science emphasis.
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Computer Information Systems Diploma
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Rural Community Immigration Pilot
Diplomas from 91ÖÆƬ³§ in Vernon allow students to be exempt from the work experience requirement for the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) for the North Okanagan-Shuswap region!
RCIP is a special program available in only 14 communities across Canada. It helps international students who graduate from certain programs at 91ÖÆƬ³§ (Vernon or Salmon Arm campus) stay in Canada long-term to support local job needs.
Completing these programs in the 91ÖÆƬ³§ (Vernon campus) allows students to be exempted from the work experience requirement for the RCIP in the North Okanagan–Shuswap region.
Meet our faculty
Dr. Youry Khmelevsky
Dr. Youry Khmelevsky has been a Professor in the Computer Science Department at 91ÖÆƬ³§ since 2005. He served as Department Chair from 2015 to 2018 and from 2020 to 2027. From 2021 to 2025, he chaired the Research Ethics Board, while contributing to institutional governance on multiple committees. Since 2013, he has also led the IEEE Okanagan Subsection, which under his leadership was elevated in 2024 to become the IEEE Thompson Okanagan Section—the 21st newest IEEE Section in Canada and the 3rd in BC—where he has been serving as Section Chair since 2024.
He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Microelectronics (with distinction, GPA 99%) from Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI), Ukraine’s largest technical university and a leading European research centre.
Dr. Khmelevsky completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, served as a visiting scientist at MIT CSAIL (2010–2011), working in software engineering and cybersecurity, and was affiliated with the Databases and Machine Learning Department at Sorbonne University’s LIP6 Research Lab (2018–2019). His research spans data systems, AI, software engineering, and health informatics. He has authored over 100 papers, received Best Paper Awards (2014, 2023), and secured multiple NSERC, MITACS, Amazon, and Microsoft grants. He is dedicated to mentoring students and advancing interdisciplinary collaboration.
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PhD in Computer Science, Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Doctoral studies completed at the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute."
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MA Education, UBC
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