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AC Tuition Contest: You Can’t Win if You Don’t Try

AC Tuition ContestHow does up to $5,000 towards your tuition sound? Make your dreams come true with the Algonquin College Tuition Contest.

By Chelsie McHugh

Picture this: you’re getting ready for the journey of a lifetime, college. You’re so eager to learn and experience so many amazing things. When suddenly it hits you: you need to pay for all this. Tuition is a buzzkill, but it doesn’t have to be. You could win up to $5,000 as a fee credit applied to your tuition. All you need to do is enter.

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Changes are coming to the 15-week term!

Algonquin College

Changes are coming to the current 15-week term model to incorporate a Mid-Term break in every semester, with the College adopting a 14-week term model for 2019-2020. This new term model will provide an opportunity to complete assignments without additional schoolwork, catch up on readings, and return to classes ready for the final weeks. This break will also allow the College to make more efficient use of facilities, and improve scheduling. Continue reading →

Algonquin Times declared top campus newspaper in Ontario!

The Algonquin Times has been awarded top campus newspaper in the province at the Ontario Community Newspapers Association’s Better Newspapers Competition, besting newspapers from Humber College and Niagara College to take the General Excellence category.

“Our students continue to show why Algonquin College’s program is the destination of choice for those who wish to practice and showcase excellence in Ontario advertising and journalism,” said Joe Banks, Coordinator and professor for the College’s Journalism program. “Our faculty are among the best in Canada and they too can take time to reflect on programs that they evolved over years. The entire College can also take pride in this, as it is the Algonquin community that has given time to our students for interviews, research and sales.” Continue reading →