Location
Pearson College is
located on the west coast of Canada at the southern-most tip
of Vancouver Island, 29 km west of the city of Victoria. Set
on sheltered Pedder Bay on the wooded shores of the Pacific
Ocean, the campus provides a stunning environment for students.
The College’s cedar
buildings are clustered on 75 acres of an old growth rainforest,
positioned for minimal impact amidst endangered Garry Oak
meadows and coastal Douglas fir ecosystems. The landscape
is home to deer, eagles, song birds, sea otters, seals, water
fowl and other wildlife, including the occasional visiting
whale. The climate is among the warmest in Canada.
Victoria is a 45 minute
drive, with airport and ferries to Vancouver and Seattle nearby.
Facilities
Accommodation at the College is provided in five West Coast
contemporary houses. You will share a comfortable bedroom
with three other students, in a residence of forty students.
The houses each have a common room, full bathroom and shower
facilities, washers and dryers -- all the comforts of home.
Other facilities include meeting rooms, lecture areas, a 300-seat
theatre, library, excellent computer facilities, and an indoor
pool - all set amongst the towering old growth forest.
In addition to numerous
residences and classrooms, our facilities include:
- science laboratories for Chemistry, Physics, Biology
and Marine Science
- an observatory with the largest private telescope in
Canada
- a library with literature in dozens of languages and
the personal collections of Lester B. Pearson
- studios for visual arts, ceramics and photography darkrooms
- Max Bell Hall - 300-seat McConnell theatre with music
recording equipment and dance spaces
- a waterfront dining hall and student common room
- a marina with a fleet of sailboats, diving boats, kayaks
and canoes
- Race Rocks marine reserve and research centre
- a 25-metre heated pool and exercise room
- an inter-faith Spiritual Centre built largely by students
- tennis, volleyball and basketball courts and a soccer
field
- walking trails and gardens
- an on-campus health clinic
- a fleet of 15 bicycles
- 13 pianos on campus
Campus
Map
Get to know the campus and see
our facilities.
Directions
From
Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal and Victoria Airport
Total Travel Time:
approximately 1 hour
- Travel south on Pat Bay Highway #17 (Car Ferry will off
load straight onto Hwy #17) for approximately 15 to 20 minutes
- Exit right on off ramp at McKenzie Avenue to Island Highway
#1 (signs say “to Nanaimo”)
- Exit right on off ramp #10 onto Old Island Highway #14
(signs say “to Colwood/Sooke/Port Renfrew”)
- Old Island Highway will change name to Sooke Road
- Follow Sooke Road and turn left at Metchosin Road (you
will pass the following landmarks before Metchosin Road)
- Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre on left
- Thrifty Foods on right
- Royal Roads University on left
- Dairy Queen on left
- Metchosin Road is the second light after the Dairy Queen
and you can only turn left
- Metchosin Road will change name to William Head Road and
is 11.7 km (approx. 20 minutes) to Pearson College Drive
(you will pass the following landmarks before Pearson College
Drive)
- Metchosin Golf and Country club on the right
- My Chosen Café on right
- Weirs Beach and RV park on left
- Turn right at Pearson College Drive (keep right on Pearson
College Dr. for 1.6 km)
- Follow signs to Visitor Parking
- Follow walkway opposite entry to parking to Administration
Building
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