CQUniversity (Mackay)

CQUniversity's presence in Mackay has grown significantly since its first student intake in 1987. There are lecture theatres and performance theatres, trades training workshops, computer and nursing laboratories, a training restaurant, hairdressing and beauty salons, recording studios, student accommodation, gyms, video-conference rooms, and a bookshop, refectory, and library, among other amenities. A subtropical climate, unspoiled beaches, a beautiful blue river, scenic rainforests, and easy access to the Great Barrier Reef and the Whitsundays characterize the region. As a result, CQUniversity now offers a wide variety of study options. CQUniversity is proud to be regarded as Australia's most inclusive university, with some of the highest proportions of students from disadvantaged, mature-age, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and first-generation families.