Conestoga College



The Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a public college based in Kitchener, Ontario in Canada.

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 the University 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 in Kitchener. Graduates of the program will receive a degree from McMaster University.

Beginning in August of 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.A.Tech Integrated Advanced Manufacturing Technologies program and the B.A.Tech Architecture - Project and Facility Management. Both programs award graduates a Bachelor of Applied Technology degree. Beginning of 2005 a new Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences Degree in Health Informatics 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
See Conestoga College organizational structure

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 in Advanced Manufacturing, Teletronics (Telecommunications and Computer Studies), Architecture, Health Informatics or the brand new International Business Management degree which started in the fall of 2006. Conestoga also has several agreements with some Ontario universities like Wilfrid Laurier, Windsor and McMaster, with many more in the works, as well as several other Canadian and international institutions.

Campus
Doon Campus is the main campus for Conestoga College. It is located at the south end of Kitchener and houses the central administration offices as well as the majority of courses offered by the college. Regional Campuses have select programs.


 * Doon Campus - Main Campus
 * Waterloo Campus
 * Cambridge Campus
 * Guelph Campus
 * Stratford Campus

Other Buildings

 * Recreation Centre

Student Life
Conestoga Colleges Student Life section develops programs while working with students to enhance the student experience at Conestoga and the overall quality of campus life.

Student Clubs
The Student government is headed by Conestoga Students Inc. (CSI), which was established in 1973. It is the official student voice for the over 6000 full time students of the college.

The CSI is also working on building a new Student Centre on the main Doon Campus. It will house the offices of CSI as well as a cafe, pub, Student Services and several other student related items.

There are also several campus clubs which give students a way to interact and get to know each other.

Off Campus
Housing Services at Conestoga College provides students with an off-campus housing posting database. See the Student Services area of the college web site. To get on to the off campus housing list, landlords must go through a special process, and must contact the Housing office.

On Campus
On Campus Housing is available near the main Doon Campus at the Conestoga Residence & Conference Centre. It provides rooms of various sizes to over 500 students.

Student Media

 * 88.3 CJIQ - is college's campus radio station. It is used as part of Broadcasting: Radio course and Journalism program offered at the college.
 * Spoke On-line - the web version of the official newspaper of Conestoga College. Student reporters in the Journalism programs of the college contribute the news and editorial content of the paper and are responsible for production of the weekly publication.

Student Sports
Conestoga College student sports teams are named 'Condor'. They compete against Varsity level teams. There is also intramural programs.