Pearson College UWC

Pearson College, located just outside Victoria, B.C., is one of 14 prestigious United World Colleges around the globe. The College is a two-year, pre-university school for up to 160 students from over 100 countries who live, study and learn together pursuing the International Baccalaureate. A group of visionaries founded the College in 1974 with the goal of creating a national memorial to Nobel Prize winner and former Prime Minister of Canada, Lester B. Pearson, in the form of a school that aligns with the United World College mission: to make education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future. Forty years on, this mission continues. Today, more than 3,900 students have graduated from Pearson College. Its alumni are determined to make a difference in the lives of others. For more information, visit pearsoncollege.ca.