Algonquin College's Pembroke Campus is a post-secondary campus in Pembroke, Ontario, part of the Ontario College system.
The Pembroke Campus was founded with the Ontario College system in 1967, with the seeds for a campus sown in 1965. In October 1967, it welcomed its first sixteen students, mainly in evening courses taught at the former Champlain High School. Full-time programs began in September 1968 with 49 students in Business Administration, General Technology and Architectural Drawing. Arthur Tiesdell was named the first Principal, a position he held until 1974. The campus later occupied the former Maple Leaf Dairy on Pembroke Street until its new waterfront campus opened in 2012.
The campus is located in the City of Pembroke, approximately 140 km northwest of downtown Ottawa, and is situated on the Ottawa River. The Renaissance Square Waterfront campus opened on October 28, 2012, at a project value of $36 million. The Board of Governors voted unanimously on November 10, 2008 to authorize building the Waterfront Campus. Campus address: 1 College Way, Pembroke, Ontario, K8A 0C8.
Programs cover Business, Computer and Technology, Health Science, Outdoor Training, Environmental Science, and Community Studies. In 2004, the campus launched its first degree program, a four-year collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing with the University of Ottawa. By Fall 2017, the campus offered 20 full-time programs and had record enrolments of more than 1,000 full-time students. 90% of graduates have jobs within six months of graduation.
Applicants can apply and receive an offer of admission through Ontario Colleges. The college also admits sponsored students and homeschooled applicants.