Assiniboine Community College

Assiniboine Community College first opened its doors in February 1961 as the Brandon Vocational Training Centre. Shops and classrooms were in several buildings throughout the city. The centre was soon renamed to Manitoba Vocational Training Centre and in 1966 students moved into a new building at 1430 Victoria Avenue East. In December 1969 the centre became Assiniboine Community College when Manitoba’s three technical vocational schools were made community colleges. When the vocational centre opened in 1961, it had a staff of four and offered two courses to 24 students. By 1966 it had grown to a staff of 24 and offered 11 programs to 300 students.

Today, the college offers more than 40 certificate, diploma, advanced diploma, and apprenticeship programs to over 2,800 full-time students. Numerous off-campus, part-time and evening programs contribute to an annual enrolment of over 11,000. The college offers practical nursing training at campuses in Brandon, Dauphin and Winnipeg, as well as rural rotating sites throughout the province.

Assiniboine Community College has been providing exceptional learning experiences for 60 years. For staff and students alike, Assiniboine offers unparalleled learning environments and responds well to the demands and requirements of the Manitoba labour market. Here, instructors follow the philosophy of ‘learn by doing,’ combining theory with hands-on learning inside classrooms, labs, kitchens, shops, fields and the college’s Sustainable Greenhouse. It is an accredited college with the Province of Manitoba.

The Victoria Avenue East campus (Centre for Adult Learning - Brandon) and North Hill campus (Len Evans Centre for Trades and Technology, Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts, and the Sustainable Greenhouse) are in Brandon. The Parkland campus, which also includes a Centre for Adult Learning, is in Dauphin, Manitoba. At Winnipeg campus, the institution delivers Practical Nursing program and continuing studies courses. Assiniboine College continues to partner with dozens of communities and organizations across the province to deliver place-based education and training every year.