Alongquin College Perth Campus

Algonquin College’s Perth Campus was founded with the Ontario College system in 1967, but the seeds for a campus were sewn in 1965 when a newly formed Educational committee of the Pembroke Chamber of Commerce submitted a 15-page report to the Ontario Ministry of Education.

The document was entitled, “Submission for Establishing a College of Applied Arts and Technology in Pembroke,” and was forwarded to the Conservative Government of John Robarts, at a time when the province was booming and investing significantly in its infrastructure, including schools.