Conestoga College

Life at Conestoga

Conestoga is a leader in polytechnic education, committed to hands-on, career-focused learning that will prepare you for success in your chosen field. Whether you choose business, hospitality and culinary arts, skilled trades, engineering, applied computer science and information technology, health and life sciences, community services, or creative industries, being a student at Conestoga means you graduate job-ready.

Our college serves more than 23,000 full-time students from our community, across the province, and around the world. We deliver career-focused education programs that reflect Ontario’s changing job market and are designed to help you build the skills and knowledge that today’s employers are seeking.

Our graduate employment and graduate satisfaction rates are among the highest of all Ontario colleges. Our employer satisfaction rating has exceeded 90% every year since the provincial survey was initiated.

We are dedicated to excellence in the design and delivery of our programs, and provide a full range of academic and student success services to meet the needs of our diverse student community.

Labs featuring the latest technologies, world-class simulation centres, and real-world field placements will help build your skills as you apply your classroom learning. Applied research and course-based projects with industry and community partners will help you develop your problem-solving skills as you prepare to launch your successful career. Co-op opportunities are available in many of our programs.

Waterloo Region provides a student-friendly environment that includes one of the highest post-secondary student populations in the province, as well as a vibrant arts and entertainment scene. This economically-prosperous and rapidly-growing region, offers tremendous employment opportunities for students and graduates.