Housed in century-old renovated buildings in historic Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, the college has long been recognized as a prominent landmark in Montreal's
West Island community. Characterized by tiled roofs and red brick buildings, the college is situated on the shores of
Lake Saint-Louis. With its distinctive architecture, trees and rolling green lawns in a charming semi-rural setting, the college's campus has earned a reputation for being one of the most beautiful in the public system. There are a total of ten buildings on campus, all of which are connected to each other in some fashion (with the exception of Brittain Hall).
Brittain Hall Brittain Hall houses the Continuing Education centre of the college and honours the memory of Dr. W. H. Brittain, former Vice Principal of Macdonald College. It was a men's residence until 1981. Most of the building remains closed due to severe damage caused by a fire in 1981.
Casgrain Centre The Casgrain Centre houses the sports complex, as well as the theatre and art studios of the college, and is named in honour of
Thérèse Casgrain, a Canadian senator who was an advocate for the
women's suffrage movement. The Casgrain building also houses a café, a large student lounge, and the student
Agora, an indoor multi-use area for hosting trade fairs, musical performances, movie screenings, exhibitions, and other student-related events and activities. .
Herzberg building The Herzberg building is the central building on campus, housing classrooms and labs for a variety of subjects. The building is also home to essential student services, such as the college
library, the Oval
coffeehouse, offices for various clubs, the Print Services office, as well as offices for both the
director general and the
academic dean. Herzberg also houses the Agora, a large open space used for presentations, career fairs and some ceremonies. Other student services located in the Herzberg building include the Indigenous Student Resource Centre, Academic Advising, Counselling Services, the Student Employment Centre, Financial Assistance office, Health and Wellness Centre, the Learning Centre, Legal Advisory Services, Registrar's office, the Access Centre, Student Activities and the University and Career Information Centre. The building is named in honour of
Gerhard Herzberg, a pioneering
German Canadian physicist and
physical chemist who won the
Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1971.
Hochelaga building The Hochelaga building houses classrooms for a variety of courses, including
history,
economics,
political science, humanities,
philosophy,
religion,
psychology and
sociology, as well as program-specific courses for
business administration,
commerce,
correctional intervention,
information and library technologies, and
police technology programs. The building was named after a lost Iroquoian village visited by Jaques Cartier in 1534, which carried the same name, in honour of
Canada's Indigenous people.
Penfield building The Penfield building houses classrooms for
English,
creative arts,
French, foreign language and
geography courses. It also houses a number of professional programs, including the
computer science,
engineering technologies,
Paramedic Program and
publication design and hypermedia technology. The building houses an
auditorium, as well as the offices of the
Student Union (SUJAC) and the John Abbott College Faculty Association (JACFA). The Pedagogical Computer Centre (PCC) is located on the third floor of the building, home to labs with the necessary materials to conduct courses requiring student computer use. The building is named after
Dr. Wilder Graves Penfield, a famous
American-born Canadian neurosurgeon.
Anne-Marie Edward Science building Opened in 2012, the Anne-Marie Edward Science Building is the location of the Science and Health Technologies departments. It is located between Herzberg and Stewart buildings. The AME building is distinctly modern when compared to the rest of the campus. By comparison, Herzberg has a total of 5 floors, including the basement, while AME has a total of 6 floors. The building contains 33 laboratories and 11 classrooms, along with over 50 staff offices. The building is solely reserved for the school's biology, biopharmaceutical, chemistry, nursing, physics, and paramedic departments. The building's name commemorates
Polytechnique victim and John Abbott College alumna
Anne-Marie Edward.
Stewart Hall Stewart Hall is home to a small number of classrooms, the college
bookstore, the college cafeteria, as well as
administrative offices and the college boardroom. The building honours the memory of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stewart,
benefactors to Macdonald College.
Other buildings Stewart East Connected to the eastern side of the
Stewart Apartments, Stewart East is home to classrooms for the
dental hygiene program and the college's own dental clinic.
Jones Building The Jones building was once accessible via the Hochelaga building. However, changes have resulted in the building only being accessible from outdoors. The second floor contains offices used by the football program. ==Programs==