You Belong Here

Whether you plan to transfer to a four-year university, train for a new career, or update your existing skills, we’re here to support you at PC and beyond.

Let’s create your future. We work with you to turn possibility into reality by providing a real-world, affordable, hands-on education that will positively impact both you and your community. We’re here to help you every step of the way, no matter what your learning goals may be.

Since 1961 we have grown into a three-campus college with highly-trained, engaging faculty who prepare students to enter the workforce and make a difference in their lives, across the Olympic Peninsula, and in the world.

Our History

The college was founded in 1961 because a group of local citizens wanted to be able to continue their educations without having to travel great distances to college centers in Bremerton or across Puget Sound. The first classes were held in a small building on the Port Angeles High School campus, but the number of students who enrolled in the college quickly became more than the available facilities could accommodate, and plans were soon underway to build a permanent campus elsewhere in the city.

Construction of the new campus began in 1964, and a year later the first classes were held on the present site of Peninsula College with additional classes being offered all across our district. Today, the main campus spreads out over 75 acres of land in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains, overlooking the city of Port Angeles and its busy, international harbor.