Conestoga College, Waterloo Region, Canada

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Established in 1967, Conestoga is Ontario’s fastest growing college and a leader in polytechnic education. The college delivers a full range of career-focused education, training and applied research programs to prepare students for success in the new knowledge economy and promote economic prosperity throughout our region and across Ontario. Campuses and training centres in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Stratford, Ingersoll and Brantford provide a growing number of students with local access to full and part-time programming. Fall 2013 full-time enrolment of almost 11,000 represents a 90 per cent increase since 2005. Continuing education programs attract more than 30,000 enrolments each year. As the region’s only provider of polytechnic education, Conestoga plays an integral role in the success of our community: 65 per cent of our graduates remain in the area after completing their education, contributing more than $1 billion each year to the local economy. Almost 50 per cent of the local adult population has accessed our services. Conestoga delivers more than 200 career-focused programs, and has more degree offerings than any other college outside of the GTA, including Ontario’s only college-based, accredited engineering degrees. The college is one of the province’s top two providers of apprenticeship training and a leader in the provision of Second Career and academic upgrading programs. Our comprehensive range of programming meets the needs of a variety of learners, providing multiple entry points and established pathways to ensure that individuals across our community can access the education they need for their chosen careers. Articulation agreements with 64 colleges and universities around the world provide our students with ready access to additional post-secondary opportunities.