Relations between the Ministry and OUC grew even more strained resulting in a government decision to dismiss the new Board in 2004 and replace it with a public administrator. At the same time, the Government announced that OUC would be dissolved, with the University of British Columbia taking over the university operations and the non-university operations becoming the basis for a new community college, which would later be named Okanagan College.
The strained relationship between the Ministry and OUC led to a government decision in 2004 to dissolve the Board and replace it with a public administrator. Concurrently, the Government announced that OUC would be dismantled, with the University of British Columbia taking over university operations, while non-academic functions would form the basis for a new community college, eventually named Okanagan College.