Amid the McGowan government's announcement of regional education cuts, including the closure of Northam Residential College and School of the Air, a petition has gone viral protesting the changes.

The changes, to roll out in 2019, are intended to save the state government $64 million over four years.

The Northam Residential College is set to close as of 2019, seeing 20 students left without a place to live.

Nationals MLA Vincent Catania, the member for North West Central, started a petition on change.org addressed to Mr McGowan opposing the cuts.

To date it has had more than 30,000 signatures of support and thousands of comments condemning the closures.