Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific is a unique two year pre-university school for two hundred students selected from around the world based solely on their personal merit, potential and demonstrated commitment to engage actively in creating a better world.

All students attend on a full scholarship and live together while studying the International Baccalaureate program and pursuing explicitly the mission of the United World Colleges to make education a "force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future".

Location:
Pearson College is located on the west coast of Canada on the shores of Pedder Bay, 29 km west of the city of Victoria, British Columbia. Clustered on the wooded shores of the bay, the cedar buildings on the College campus provide an ideal environment for the purpose, aims and philosophy of the institution.