University of Regina - College Avenue campus (Regina)

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In direct response to the award of the University of Saskatchewan to Saskatoon rather than Regina, the Methodist Church of Canada established Regina College in 1911. Regina College was built in 1912-1916 as a Methodist residential high school (day students were admitted later). This building was also designed by James Puntin, and is the earliest and best example of Collegiate Gothic style in Regina.

In 1934, the United Church of Canada, the successor to the Methodist Church, was financially hard pressed by the Great Depression and in any case its history from the great Egerton Ryerson of urgent advocacy of universal free public education made its involvement in private schools anomalous. It accordingly gladly surrendered Regina College to the University of Saskatchewan.

With the transfer of control to the University of Saskatchewan the range of courses offered was somewhat broadened. The upgrading process accelerated in 1961 when the college was granted full-degree granting status as the Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan. A new main campus was constructed beginning in 1966 southwest of the original campus. In 1974, the University of Regina was established as an institution independent of the University of Saskatchewan, and the original Regina College became known as the U of R's College Avenue campus. The “College Building” now houses the Centre for Continuing Education and the Conservatory of Music.
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