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Conestoga College is a polytechnic college in Ontario, Canada, offering career-focused education, training and applied research. It has more than 20,000 students across campuses in eight cities: Brantford, Cambridge, Guelph, Ingersoll, Kitchener, Milton, Stratford and Waterloo, with its main Kitchener - Doon campus and Registrar's Office in Kitchener.

The college offers more than 250 certificate, diploma, degree and graduate certificate programmes, over 70 of them with co-op, through these schools:

• Applied Computer Science and Information Technology
• Business
• Community Services
• Creative Industries
• Engineering and Technology
• Health and Life Sciences
• Hospitality and Culinary Arts
• Trades and Apprenticeship

Students can take part in co-op, applied research and international exchange, and articulation agreements give access to further studies at other colleges and universities. International students apply through ontariocolleges.ca, and the college lists PGWP-aligned programmes. Applicants without the English level for direct entry can start with the General Arts and Science: English Language Studies programme. Conestoga has a residence in Kitchener and furnished off-campus housing for students in Brantford, Milton and Waterloo.

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More than 250 full-time programmes, many with co-op:

• Certificates and diplomas (e.g. practical nursing, pharmacy technician, journalism, public relations, massage therapy)
• Bachelor's degrees
• Graduate certificates
• Apprenticeships and trades training

Schools: Applied Computer Science and IT; Business; Community Services; Creative Industries; Engineering and Technology; Health and Life Sciences; Hospitality and Culinary Arts; Interdisciplinary Studies; Trades and Apprenticeship.

International applicants apply to full-time programmes through ontariocolleges.ca (Conestoga's code is CONS) and pay a non-refundable application fee. To be accepted, they must meet the admission requirements listed on the programme page and provide proof of English proficiency. The international section explains the academic documents required and which programmes are PGWP-aligned. Applicants with prior studies can ask the Credit Transfer and PLAR office about advanced standing.

Minimum English scores for direct entry:

• Most diplomas and certificates: IELTS Academic 6.0 (no band below 5.5), TOEFL 80 (no skill below 20) or 4.5 on the new scale, Duolingo 110, PTE Academic 53, CAEL 70
• Degrees, graduate certificates and some diplomas (e.g. practical nursing, journalism): IELTS 6.5 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL 88 (no skill below 22) or 5, Duolingo 120, PTE Academic 58, CAEL 70

Some IT and engineering programmes require different scores. Students below these levels can take General Arts and Science: English Language Studies, organised in 4-month levels.

Conestoga's Student Financial Services administers over 400 awards, bursaries and scholarships each year, worth more than $4.6 million, including degree entrance scholarships, achievement awards and first-generation bursaries.

Conestoga's residence at 99 Conestoga College Blvd. in Kitchener serves students at the Kitchener - Doon, Cambridge - Fountain Street and Cambridge - Reuter Drive campuses. It is fully furnished, with all utilities (including internet) and 24-hour security. For students at the Brantford, Milton and Waterloo campuses, Conestoga offers furnished, all-inclusive off-campus housing with secure access and 24-hour video surveillance. The college also lists alternative housing resources by city.

https://www.conestogac.on.ca/admissions/applying-to-conestoga