Selkirk College has been inspiring lifelong learning and transforming lives through
education for 50 years. The college began the 1966-1967 school year with 458 charter
students based in Castlegar and has grown ever since. For five decades, Selkirk College has
Selkirk College provided learners with a wide range of program offerings well suited to the needs of an
a 1966-2016 evolving workforce. Today, Selkirk College offers more than 60 nationally recognized programs
to 2,200 full-time students and more than 9,000 community learners in nine campuses and
learning centres throughout the West Kootenay and Boundary regions.

Selkirk College is British Columbia’s

first regional college created through
referendum. in February, 1965, residents

of the West Kootenay-Boundary voted

to provide a quality post-secondary
experience close to home. Fitting well with
its rural charm, the college’s first semester
opened in September, 1966 in the former
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