This college was established in 1967. Its is a community based college. This college offers applied education and research leading to the commercialization of innovation in southwestern Ontario. Conestoga is considered as one of the publicly funded college for nine of the Eleven years by an Independent Research. Conestoga has led the way for the past three consecutive years in Ontario for graduate employment success. Conestoga is an outstanding polytechnic institute and a founding member of Polytechnics Canada. Conestoga has 8500 full time students, 4000 Apprenticeship students and 38000-part time students.
Conestoga offers various programs like 120 full-time programs, 37 internship related programs, 7 four-year bachelor degree programs, 3 collaborative degrees, 25 post-graduate certificates and over 100 part-time programs. For nine years, independent research conducted for Ontario ‘s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities has shown that Conestoga as the number one public college.
The Alumni Association of this College is an exceptionally enthusiastic volunteer organization comprised of more than 40,000 undergraduate and graduate alumni members. The Association is committed to an active partnership among the Alumni, the Community, and the college in order to create a lifelong interest in the success of the College.
Location & Facilities
Conestoga is located in Kitchener Waterloo region of Ontario.
Conestoga is known for its various facilities that make this College number one in the province. Many from the community at-large use their facilities they have created landing pages on their website to make navigation of site as simple as possible.
Facilities which are being provided by the college are Recreation center, Book store, Child care center, Learning commons Center, Printing Services, Food Services, Waterloo Dining Room, ATS center, Woodworking center, Facilities Management.
This multi-purpose recreational complex offers various types of facilities and services to improve one’s standard of living. Event organizers will find this as a perfect place for sporting events, trade shows, exhibitions, concerts and conferences. College has an extensive athletic programs available for students, members and the community.
List of Departments / Schools / Faculty / College
Conestoga offers various full time programs in different fields they are as follows:
- School of Business and Hospitality
- School of Career and Academic Access,
- School of Engineering and Information Technology,
- School of Health & Life sciences and Community Services,
- School of Liberal Studies,
- School of Media & Design
- School of Trades and Apprenticeship
- Conestoga Language Institute
Courses Offered
| Sr. No. | Level | Name of the Program |
| 1 | PG | Accounting and Information Technology |
| 2 | PG | Advanced Care Paramedic |
| 3 | PG | Advanced Police studies |
| 4 | PG | Applied Health Informatics |
| 5 | PG | Career Development Practitioner |
| 6 | PG | Computer Application Development |
| 7 | PG | Early Childhood Education Resource Teacher |
| 8 | PG | Environmental Engineering Application |
| 9 | PG | Event Management |
| 10 | PG | Financial Planning Services |
| 11 | PG | Human Resource Management |
| 12 | PG | Information Management for Health Care |
| 13 | PG | Integrated Marketing Communication |
| 14 | PG | Media sales |
| 15 | PG | New Media Convergence |
| 16 | PG | Professional Auditing Practice |
| 17 | PG | Videography Broadcast Journalism |
| 18 | PG | Woodworking Manufacturing Management |
| 19 | UG | Accounting, Audit and Information Technology |
| 20 | UG | International Business Management |
| 21 | UG | Health Informatics Management |
| 22 | UG | Community and Criminal Justice |
| 23 | UG | Architecture – Project and Facility Management |
| 24 | UG | Mechanical Systems Engineering |
| 25 | UG | Integrated Telecommunications and Computer Tec |
| 26 | UG | Diploma RPN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
| 27 | UG | Bartending |
| 28 | UG | Business Insurance |
| 29 | UG | Business Marketing |
| 30 | UG | Business Accounting |
| 31 | UG | Business Administration – Financial Planning |
| 32 | UG | Business Administration – Management |
| 33 | UG | Business Administration Materials &Ops Managem |
| 34 | UG | Business application and book keeping |
| 35 | UG | Business Operation Planning |
| 36 | UG | Culinary Fundamentals |
| 37 | UG | Culinary Management |
| 38 | UG | Culinary Skill Chef Training |
| 39 | UG | Hospitality and Tourism Management |
| 40 | UG | Hospitality Foundations |
| 41 | UG | Hospitality Management – Hotel & Restaurant |
| 42 | UG | Hospitality Operations Food and Beverage |
| 43 | UG | Retail operations |
| 44 | UG | Architecture Construction Engineering Technolo |
| 45 | UG | Cabinet Maker |
| 46 | UG | Civil Engineering Technology |
| 47 | UG | CNC Programming Amsterdam and AutoCAD |
| 48 | UG | Computer Engineering Technology |
| 49 | UG | Computer Programmer |
| 50 | UG | Computer Programmer Analyst |
| 51 | UG | Digital Media |
| 52 | UG | Electrical Engineering Technology |
| 53 | UG | Electrical Engineering Technician |
| 54 | UG | Electronics Engineering Technology Telecommuni |
| 55 | UG | Electronics Engineering Technician |
| 56 | UG | Environmental Civil Engineering Technology |
| 57 | UG | Electrical Technician – Industrial |
| 58 | UG | Information Technology Application & Technical |
| 59 | UG | Information Technology Support Services |
| 60 | UG | Manufacturing Engineering Technology |
| 61 | UG | Mechanical Engineering Technology-Automated Ma |
| 62 | UG | Mechanical Engineering Technician -Automated M |
| 63 | UG | Mechanical Engineering Technology Design & Ana |
| 64 | UG | Mechanical Engineering Technology Robotics and |
| 65 | UG | Network Administration Engineering & Design |
| 66 | UG | Network Administration Systems Engineering |
| 67 | UG | Process Quality Engineering |
| 68 | UG | Software Engineering Technician |
| 69 | UG | Software Engineering Technology |
| 70 | UG | Web Design |
| 71 | UG | Web Design &Development |
| 72 | UG | Welding Engineering Technician |
| 73 | UG | Wood Work Technology |
| 74 | UG | Woodwork Technician |
| 75 | UG | Broadcast – Radio & Television |
| 76 | UG | Design and Communication Fundamentals |
| 77 | UG | Graphic Design |
| 78 | UG | Interior Decorating |
| 79 | UG | Journalism – Broadcast / Print |
| 80 | UG | Media & Communications Fundamentals |
| 81 | UG | Public Relations |
| 82 | UG | Visual Merchandising Arts |
| 83 | UG | Aviation – General Arts & Science |
| 84 | UG | General Arts & Science Diploma |
| 85 | UG | Occupational Therapist Assistant/Physiotherapi |
| 86 | UG | Biotechnology Technician |
| 87 | UG | Dietic Technician |
Scholarships
Information and application forms for all awards, bursaries and scholarships under the administration of Financial Aid and Student Awards Office are emailed to all students of this college via their College email accounts. Students should check their College email addresses frequently.
IELTS International Student Entrance Scholarship: Awards presented: 3,000 CDN each
Designed for international students applying to a full-time diploma or degree program and whose IELTS test score meets the minimum language requirements for the program in which the applicant will be entering.
Business Administration
Ontario Institute PMAC Endowed Academic Grant – Value $ 1000
Construction Techniques
Holcim (Canada) Scholarship – Value: 2 awards of $500.00
Early Childhood Education
Wendy Kudsia Endowed ECE Bursaries – Value: $750.00 – $1,000.00
Event Management Graduate Certificate Program
Bingeman Event Management Award – Value: $500.00
Open to All Programs
Federal Superannuates National Association Award 2010 – Value: $500.00
Students are nominated as they do not have to apply for these award.
Intake
There are 2 intakes at Conestoga College one is in September (Fall) and other one is in January (Spring)
Under this section we require information regarding how many intakes are there & which is the Major Intake. For instance, Jan 2011 or Feb 2011