Dean Michael Howell attended an Associate Diploma course in Cartography from 1987 to 1989, where he achieved high distinctions or distinctions in subjects like Computer Graphics, Remote Sensing, Cartography, and Photogrammetry. His grade point average for each semester ranged from 5.50 to 5.67. Upon completion of the course, Dean Michael Howell received exemptions in several subjects and his overall grade point average for the course was 5.50.