International Students

Announcement

Conestoga is one of Canada's leading polytechnic institutes, consistently ranked among the very best colleges in the province of Ontario for graduate employment as well as student, graduate and employer satisfaction.

Our highly rated college provides international students with all of the skills and opportunities needed to gain professionally recognized credentials which can lead to exciting professions in Canada.

We offer a welcoming, inclusive and respectful environment that celebrates cultural and ethnic diversity.

Why Choose Conestoga?

Here are 10 great reasons...

1. Ontario's fastest growing college, with enrolment growth of more than 42 per cent over the last five years
2. Consistently ranked among the very best of Ontario's colleges for graduate employment as well as student, graduate and employer satisfaction
3. More than 120 full-time certificate, diploma, degree and post-graduate programs, many with co-op options
4. You're among friends with 800 international students from 53 countries in an overall full-time student population of 14,000
5. New educational facilities that provide state-of-the art training in a variety of in-demand fields
6. Career-focused education that provides theoretical and hands-on training for professional success
7. Bridging programs and university agreements that provide opportunities to earn multiple credentials - degrees and diplomas
8. Dedicated services to ensure smooth and successful transitions and provide ongoing academic and social support throughout your studies
9. Welcoming, inclusive, respectful environment that celebrates cultural and ethnic diversity
10. World-class arts and culture, a booming high-tech industry, renowned academic institutions and easy access to sports and leisure facilities as well as some of Canada's most beautiful natural landscapes

STUDY. WORK. LIVE.
There's a place for you at Conestoga.

Changes to Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration International Student Program (Effective June 1, 2014)

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has made changes to the International Student Program, which will take effect from June 1, 2014. Please refer to the CIC website to see how the changes impact you.

Study permit applicants must record the Designated Learning Institution (DLI) number on their study permit applications AFTER June 1, 2014.

Conestoga College Designated Learning Institution (DLI) Number is: O19376158572
(Please note that the first character is a capital O and not a zero.)

The new rules come into force on June 1, 2014. The rules will:

• Limit the issuance of study permits to applicants who will be studying at a designated learning institute
• Require students to actively pursue their studies while in Canada and to inform CIC through my CIC if transferring to a new institution.
• Allow full-time international students enrolled at designated institutions in certain programs to work part-time off campus and full-time during scheduled school breaks without a work permit.

Read the full text of the new regulations. If you have any questions about these changes, please call CIC Call Centre at 1-888-242-2100.

Services for International Students

• Airport Pick-up
• Housing
• Banking & Health Insurance
• Student Advisors
• Peer Services
• Counselling Services
• Learning Commons
• Conestoga International Students

History

The College was founded in 1967 as the Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology, one of many such institutions established in that time by the Ontario government to grant diplomas and certificates in career-related, skills-oriented programs. It was renamed in 2002 when the government extended the school's reach, namely to grant degrees in technology-based fields.

Over the years, it has added additional programs such as the Master of Business Administration program, in cooperation with theUniversity of Windsor. In addition, the College offers a new nursing curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing(B.Sc.N.) degree. Students accepted to Conestoga’s Nursing Program will take all four years of study at the Doon Campus inKitchener. Graduates of the program will receive a degree from McMaster University.

Beginning in August 2003 two new programs began which would be the first to award a degree to students entirely through the college. The two programs are the B.Eng. Mechanical Systems Engineering program, a fully accredited engineering program by Engineers Canada and the B.A.Tech Architecture - Project and Facility Management. In 2007 a third B.A. Tech in Integrated Telecommunication and Computer Technology, degree program was added targeting embedded system hardware and software design and manufacture. All three programs award graduates a Bachelor of Applied Technology degree. Beginning of 2005 a new Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences Degree in Health Informatics Management; was started in the School of Health Sciences, Community Services and Biotechnology.

In 2006, the college purchased the former University Heights Secondary School in Waterloo for nearly $6,000,000, into which its Waterloo campus relocated later that year. The property is significantly larger than its former Waterloo campus, which the college will sell to cover the cost of the purchase.

Academic program

Conestoga has a one, two, three or four-year programs; as well as apprenticeship training programs. There are also many options available to students including four-year degrees[2] in Mechanical Systems Engineering, Integrated Telecommunications and Computer Technology, Architecture, Health Informatics or theInternational Business Management degree which started in the fall of 2006. Conestoga also has several agreements with Ontario universities including Wilfrid Laurier, Windsor and McMaster, as well as several other Canadian and international institutions.

From Wikipedia

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