Algonquin Board votes to cancel 41 programs, close Perth campus

Algonquin College’s Board of Governors has voted unanimously to cancel 41 programs and close the Perth Campus. The 41 programs include 31 active programs that will be suspended with intent to cancel, as well as six active and four dormant programs that will be cancelled. “Nothing in the history of the college compares to this extraordinary and unprecedented context against which we are working decisively and with a sense of urgency,” said Algonquin President Claude Brulé. When questioned about the potential for further program cancellations at the board meeting, Senior VP Academic Julie Beauchamp stated that it “would be irresponsible to say we are done reviewing.”