Student Life



Students on Campus
Bergin College of Canine Studies is an intimate campus with small class sizes. Staff is available to students as are the adjunct professors. We strive to provide professors who are working in their field. Students on campus have a common bond…their love of dogs. Students work hard physically and intellectually while attending Bergin College of Canine Studies. However, they also have time to play with dogs and usually do it in groups whether it is hiking, walking on the beach, or hosting a barbecue.
Students are expected to be an important part of the workings of much of the College so that they gain real-world experience working with and training dogs along with running a non-profit or business. 
Students are expected to be an important part of the workings of much of the college so that they gain real-world experience working with and training dogs along with running a non-profit or business.
Weekly field trips with assigned dogs to restaurants, malls, and movies are a great way to learn how to work with dogs in public and spend some time in the community.  Students in some degree programs will spend time training rescue dogs while others will attend canine intervention field trips.  Public relations experience will be gained through speaking at events or showing off what you and your assigned dog have learned.

As with any non-profit, our volunteers are an integral part of the College. Students and volunteers will meet at various events and school activities. You will learn from some talented and giving people as you meet these wonderful volunteers. 

Campus life is busy, ever changing and fun! We hope you join us soon.

​The Campus

Bergin College’s main campus is located at 250 SE 1st Street, Canyonville, Oregon, where classes are held in a rural area, providing a spacious visual and aesthetic feel conducive to study, academic pursuits, and canine research. The campus is comprised of nine buildings that house four classrooms, indoor training areas, a library, puppy whelping and enrichment area, administrative building, a dorm consisting of 13 rooms, three apartments and three RV hookups available to students. There are 14 acres of open space that is utilized for outdoor dog training, dog agility training, scent detection, dog exercise and dog play. 
 
The campus is situated right off  Highway 5, the main thoroughfare in Oregon. It is located just over an hour north of Medford, Oregon, which hosts Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, and is 30 minutes south of Roseburg, Oregon. The College utilizes a variety of modern instructional and classroom equipment, including computer projection, an online library and wireless Internet connection. Individual instructors’ syllabi define the books and handouts used in their courses.
 
The dog-teaching facilities employ unique training equipment specifically designed for advanced assistance dog education, including an agility course and dog training equipment, harnesses, leashes, and dog food. A puppy room with whelping facilities, equipment and supplies is located on campus.