Macdonald College under construction, 1906

The Macdonald Campus of McGill University (Mac Campus) houses its Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, and the McGill School of Environment. It was established in 1905 as Macdonald College and opened in 1907 in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec on the western tip of the Island of Montreal. Planned and funded completely by William C. Macdonald, who also provided a $2 million operating endowment, it was designed by architects Alexander Cowper Hutchison and George W. Wood. Far surpassing the Ontario Agricultural College, Macdonald College was the largest in Canada and in its day was one of the most modern agricultural colleges in the world. After two years of planning and construction, the college opened its doors to students in the fall of 1907 under principal James Wilson Robertson. This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue within the Island of Montreal. ... The Island of Montreal (in French, île de Montréal), in extreme southwestern Quebec, Canada, is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. ... Sir William C. Macdonald (born February 10, 1831 - died June 4, 1917) was a Scots-Quebecer tobacco manufacturer and major education philanthropist in Canada. ... The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) was one of three founding colleges of the University of Guelph in 1964. ...

In 1943, John W. McConnell purchased an adjacent 1380 acre (5.6 km²) farm and donated it to the College, more than doubling its size to its current 6.5 square kilometres. In 1972, its became the Macdonald Campus of McGill University. Students studying at Macdonald Campus can earn internationally recognized degrees at both the undergraduate and graduate level in the fields of agriculture, food, natural sciences, applied economics, environment, and engineering. John Wilson McConnell (July 1, 1877 - November 6, 1963) was an Anglo-Quebecer businessman, newspaper publisher, humanitarian, and the most significant philanthropist in the history of the Province of Quebec, Canada. ...

In 1971, McGill leased a portion of the Macdonald Campus to newborn John Abbott College, vacating many historical buildings on campus towards the CEGEP . This coincided with McGill's decision to move the Faculty of Education to the downtown campus. John Abbott College (JAC) is a CEGEP located in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec Canada, at the western tip of the Island of Montreal. ... CÉGEP (Collège denseignement général et professionnel - College of General and Vocational Education, pronounced say-jep [fr/en] or see-jip [en]) is a type of educational institution in Quebec. ...