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CONESTOGA COLLEGE

Kitchener, Ontario

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Country: Canada
Funding: Public
Study levels: Undergraduate · Graduate
Nearest airport: Toronto Pearson Airport

To all prospective students, Conestoga College extends a hearty welcome. Among polytechnic universities, Conestoga is a pioneer. You may develop the knowledge and skills that companies are looking for by enrolling in one of our career-focused education programs, which all take into account the shifting nature of the labor market in Ontario.

Conestoga College supplies a consistent flow of highly skilled and qualified workers to serve the thriving economy and several growing sectors in the Waterloo Region: Manufacturing, Automotive, Food Processing, Aerospace, Business & Financial Services, Health & Life Sciences, Information & Communication Technologies.

Small class sizes, project-based learning, and an emphasis on experiential and work-integrated learning make up our distinctive educational strategy. One of them is co-op, a type of work-integrated learning that enables you to apply what you learn in the classroom to a real work environment. You get knowledge of the dynamics of a professional workplace from this experience, and you are equipped with the abilities necessary to contribute to a company right away. A co-op is an optional component of many degree programs, as well as many diploma and graduate certificate programs.

Rankings & recognition

# Canada's Top 50 Research CollegesResearch Infosource Inc. 2023
# One of Ontario’s fastest growing colleges and a leader in polytechnic education.

Key facts

26,000+ students from 80+ countries
230+ programs including 17 bachelor degree programs in business, community services, engineering, health and life sciences, hospitality, computer science & information technology, interdisciplinary studies, creative industries, or skilled trades
9 campuses and training centers
70+ co-op programs with 4,500+ students enrolled
87% graduates employed within 6 months of graduation
College Accreditation:

Conestoga is the only college in Ontario – and one of only two in Canada – to offer engineering degree programs accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board;

POLYTECHNICS CANADA;

CEWIL (Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning);

AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business).

Admission levels

Undergraduate - ESL/ Direct
Graduate - ESL/ Direct

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Where it is

Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario, about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is the regional seat. Kitchener was known as Berlin until a 1916 referendum changed its name.