Conestoga College
Higher education centre in Kitchener, Canada
Conestoga College is a polytechnic college in Ontario, Canada, offering career-focused education, training and applied research. It has campuses and locations in eight communities, including Kitchener (Doon campus, home of the Registrar's Office), Cambridge, Waterloo, Brantford and Milton. Students learn through labs, project-based courses, field and clinical placements, co-op, applied research and international exchange, and articulation agreements with colleges and universities abroad open routes to further study.
- Full-time programmes, including degrees and graduate certificates
- Apprenticeship and skilled trades training
- Conestoga Online
- Open programmes and continuing education
Programmes are organised in schools covering applied computer science and IT, business, community services, creative industries, engineering and technology, health and life sciences, hospitality and culinary arts, and trades. Canadian and international students apply for full-time programmes through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS). Housing includes a furnished residence in Kitchener, with utilities and internet included and 24-hour security, for students at the Kitchener and Cambridge campuses, and off-campus housing run by the college in Brantford, Milton and Waterloo.
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Admission
Admission requirements are set per programme and listed on each programme page. Canadian and international applicants apply for full-time programmes through ontariocolleges.ca (Conestoga's code is CONS) and pay a non-refundable application fee; offers are made once official transcripts have been received. Applicants with credentials from outside Canada, or from schools where teaching was not in English, may need a credential evaluation (for example ICAS or WES). Credit transfer and prior learning assessment (PLAR) can give advanced standing.
Housing
- Conestoga residence, 99 Conestoga College Blvd., Kitchener: fully furnished, with electricity, water, heating and internet included and 24-hour security; intended for students at the Kitchener – Doon, Cambridge – Fountain Street and Cambridge – Reuter Drive (Skilled Trades) campuses
- Conestoga off-campus housing in Brantford, Milton and Waterloo: fully furnished and all-inclusive, with secure access and 24-hour video surveillance, for students at those campuses
The college also provides resources for finding other housing in each city.
Subjects taught
- Business
- Management
- International Business
- Human Resources
- Business Administration
- Communications
- Communications
- Computing
- Information Technology
- Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Telecommunications
- Electronic Engineering
- Finance
- Finance
- Accounting
- Health
- Nursing
- Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Travel
- Hotel Management
- Occupational Training
- Administrative Assistant
- Woodwork and Furniture Making
- Technology
- Electrical Technology
- Electronic Technology