The five best things about Algonquin College in the summer!

It’s the time of year when the last place you probably want to be is on campus. If that’s the case we don’t entirely blame you, but what we will say is that you’re leaving more fun for the rest of us to have!

1. Food Truck Tuesdays

There’s no better way to sooth the summer school soul than to indulge in an amazing food truck during your lunch break. On various Tuesdays throughout the summer you can find different and delicious treats outside of the Student Commons! Check out the schedule.

Food Truck

2. The Horticulture Building

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We’re all over social media: Instagram, Snapchat, and more!

Hey AC, we want to take every opportunity to keep connected with you!

Instagram

On our Instagram page, we post photos of fun activities, events, and stories happening at our Ottawa, Perth, and Pembroke campuses! We also post regular Instagram stories that go behind-the-scenes of events happening on campus. Check out our highlights to relive moments such as 2018 Ottawa convocation ceremonies, or the construction of the DARE District.

Share your AC photos with us and help us tell your story!

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“Try new things” says two-time Algonquin graduate

Cathy Yantha didn’t enrol at Algonquin until 2000, but she graduated in 1967.

No, really.

Yantha didn’t enrol at Algonquin in the mid-1960s, because it didn’t exist. She was already a student in the Marketing and Advertising program at the Ontario Vocational Centre on Woodroffe Avenue when OVC amalgamated with the Eastern Ontario Institute of Technology in 1967 to create Algonquin, one of more than 20 Ontario colleges launched about the same time. Read more >