Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a public college serving the Waterloo Region and southwestern Ontario, with its main campus at Kitchener-Doon and additional locations in Brantford, Cambridge, Guelph, Ingersoll, Milton, Stratford and Waterloo.
It delivers a broad credential mix: one-year certificates, two- and three-year diplomas, one-year graduate certificates, apprenticeship training, and a growing set of honours bachelor's degrees in areas such as computer science, engineering, business administration and health sciences. Many programs embed co-op work terms or other work-integrated learning, reflecting the college's close ties to regional employers in advanced manufacturing, technology, construction and health care.
Admission for most diploma and certificate programs is based on an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, with degree programs requiring senior-level academic courses; international applicants apply through the OCAS international portal on a first-come, first-served basis until programs fill. Tuition is published per program on each program's page, with international rates set by credential level.
The college operates a residence adjacent to the Doon campus and supports students through an extensive awards program administered by Student Financial Services.
Conestoga is one of Ontario's fastest-growing colleges and hosts a large international student community across its campuses.
Location & Contact
Where to find Conestoga College, plus its phone, email, website, and social media links. Confirm the published channels here are current before sending application materials.
Address: 299 Doon Valley Drive, Kitchener, Ontario N2G 4M4, Canada
A quick read on Conestoga College's academic vitals — enrolment counts, faculty makeup, and recognition status. The combination determines class sizes, faculty access, and credential portability.
Academic Year: Two-term academic year, September to April; many programs also admit in January and program pages show per-intake status
Admission Requirements: DOMESTIC APPLICANTS (Canadian citizens and permanent residents). Apply through ontariocolleges.ca; Conestoga's college code is CONS and a non-refundable application fee is paid to ontariocolleges.ca. The academic basis is an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or its equivalent, or being 19 years of age or older on or before the program start (mature student status). Certificate, diploma and advanced diploma programs add named Grade 11 or Grade 12 subjects, listed individually on each program page; honours bachelor's degrees require six Grade 12 U or M courses with a minimum cumulative average of 65%, and Conestoga states that higher averages are often needed where a program is competitive. Admission decisions can be made on first-semester mid-term marks, but Conestoga will not make an offer on Grade 11 marks alone: where a Grade 12 subject is required it needs at minimum confirmation of enrolment in that subject, and any offer is then conditional on the final grade. Applicants holding transcripts from outside Canada, or from an institution where the language of instruction was not English, must have those documents assessed by a credential evaluation service such as ICAS or WES and must also demonstrate English proficiency; Conestoga publishes no single domestic test-score table, so the required evidence is stated on the individual program page.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS. Apply through the OCAS international applicant portal (ocas.ca) rather than the domestic ontariocolleges.ca link, and pay the CAD 100 application fee through Flywire. Applications are accepted until the program reaches capacity and are reviewed once every required document has arrived. You must meet the program's own academic requirements and prove English proficiency, and the minimum score depends on the credential level. Most diploma and certificate programs: IELTS Academic 6.0 with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no skill below 20, PTE Academic 53, or Duolingo 110. Degree and graduate certificate programs: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 88 with no skill below 22, PTE Academic 58, or Duolingo 120. On the TOEFL 1-6 scale that takes effect in January 2026 the two levels are 4.5 and 5 respectively. A group of diploma programs is held to the higher degree-level scores: Practical Nursing, Journalism, Public Relations, Advertising and Marketing Communications, Business - Insurance, Fitness and Health Promotion, Food Processing Technician, Nutrition and Food Service Management, and Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant. Three further diplomas - Pharmacy Technician, Massage Therapy and Hearing Instrument Specialist - are excluded from the standard diploma minimums without an alternative score being published on that page, so check the program page before testing; Duolingo is not accepted at all for Pharmacy Technician. Conestoga also notes that required scores may differ for some IT and engineering programs. Applicants who fall short of direct entry can begin in the General Arts and Science: English Language Studies program instead.
Campus Setting: Suburban
Academic Structures
The institutional units housing Conestoga College's programmes. Subject overlap across faculties is normal — interdisciplinary fields like data science or environmental studies often span multiple units.
Unit6 items
School of Applied Computer Science & IT
School of Business
School of Community Services
School of Creative Industries
School of Engineering & Technology
School of Health & Life Sciences
Programs Offered
Browse Conestoga College's programmes by level, or filter by name to find a specific course. The grouping helps when you have a target qualification tier but want to compare specific programme content.
International tuition:CAD 20,874/yearLocal tuition:CAD 9,712/yearStart:Intake month: September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 at Kitchener – Doon. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Domestic entry: an OSSD or equivalent, or being 19 or older, plus either six Grade 12 U or M courses averaging at least 65% or six Grade 12 C courses averaging at least 75%; Conestoga notes higher averages may be needed...
International tuition:CAD 20,761/yearLocal tuition:CAD 8,924/yearStart:Intake month: September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 at Kitchener – Doon. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Domestic entry is quoted in Ontario terms: an OSSD or its equivalent, or being 19 or older, plus six Grade 12 courses with a minimum cumulative average of 65%. Conestoga states that competition for places often pushes th...
Biomedical & Laboratory Sciences · 4 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 16,933/yearLocal tuition:CAD 6,481/yearStart:SeptemberMin. GPA:65.00 / %
Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or applicant age 19 or older by the program start. Conestoga requires six Grade 12 U or M courses at a minimum cumulative average of 65%, i...
Health Informatics · 4 years · On-campus · English
Start:September
Conestoga is not currently accepting applications for this program, for domestic or international applicants. This Level 5 entry point is for graduates of Conestoga's Health Information Management diploma, who apply thro...
Health Informatics · 4 years · Applications closed
Min. GPA:65.00 / %
Applications for this programme are not currently being accepted for international applicants; the page does not state whether domestic intake is open. Conestoga's published requirements call for an Ontario Secondary Sch...
Health Informatics · 4 years · On-campus · English
Start:SeptemberMin. GPA:65.00 / %
Conestoga is not currently accepting applications for this program, for domestic or international applicants. Where the program is open, entry follows the Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science (Honours) admissio...
Health Informatics · 4 years · On-campus · English
Start:September
Conestoga is not currently accepting applications for this program, for domestic or international applicants. This Level 5 entry point is for graduates of Conestoga's Health Office Administration diploma, who apply throu...
International tuition:CAD 21,215/yearLocal tuition:CAD 9,837/yearStart:Intake month: August. The most recent start listed by Conestoga was August 2026 at Cambridge – Fountain St; no later start had been posted when the program page was checked on 6 September 2026.
Domestic entry is quoted in Ontario terms: an OSSD or its equivalent, or being 19 or older, plus six Grade 12 courses with a minimum cumulative average of 65%. Conestoga states that competition for places often pushes th...
Business Administration · 4 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 16,933/yearLocal tuition:CAD 6,885/yearStart:SeptemberMin. GPA:65.00 / %
This is Conestoga's advanced-standing pathway into the Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) - International Business Management for graduates of the Business Admin Marketing (3 year) diploma; the program page do...
Business Administration · 4 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 16,933/yearLocal tuition:CAD 6,885/yearStart:SeptemberMin. GPA:70.00 / %
This is Conestoga's advanced-standing pathway into the Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) - Accounting, Audit and Information Technology for graduates of the 2 Year Business Finance diploma; the program page d...
Business Administration · 4 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 16,933/yearLocal tuition:CAD 6,885/yearStart:SeptemberMin. GPA:65.00 / %
This is Conestoga's advanced-standing pathway into the Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) - International Business Management for graduates of the 3 Year Business Admin Accounting diploma; the program page doe...
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or age 19 or older as a mature student. Conestoga states applicants must be able to receive instruction, respond and research in the English language,...
Digital Media & Game Development · 1 year · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/totalLocal tuition:CAD 3,452/total
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or age 19 or older as a mature student; mature applicants must show post-secondary readiness either by passing an English equivalency test or by compl...
Patisserie & Baking Arts · 1 year · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/totalLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/total
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or applicants may qualify as mature students at 19 years of age or older. The programme asks for Grade 12 compulsory English at a C or U level...
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Mature applicants must additionally satisfy the English requirement by successfully comp...
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Conestoga's continuing-education admission note states only that students must be able t...
Business Administration · 1 year · On-campus · English
Local tuition:CAD 2,750/year
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Mature applicants must additionally satisfy the English requirement by successfully comp...
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Conestoga's continuing-education admission note states only that students must be able t...
Business Administration · 1 year · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/year
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Mature applicants must additionally satisfy the English requirement by successfully comp...
Business Administration · 1 year · On-campus · English
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Mature applicants may satisfy the English requirement by successfully completing equival...
This part-time Ontario College Certificate admits applicants who hold an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or who are 19 years of age or older under mature-student status; the program page lists no f...
Advertising & Digital Marketing · 2 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/yearStart:Intake month: September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 at Kitchener – Doon. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or age 19 or older with mature student status. The English requirement is Grade 12 compulsory English at the C (65%) or U (55%) level, or equivalent,...
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 5,949/yearStart:Intake months: January and September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 and January 2027 at Kitchener – Doon. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or age 19 or older with mature student status. The English requirement is Grade 12 compulsory English at the C (65%) or U (55%) level, or equivalent,...
Patisserie & Baking Arts · 2 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/yearStart:Intake month: September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 at Waterloo. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. The programme requires Grade 12 compulsory English at a C or U level, or equivalent, or...
Biomedical & Laboratory Sciences · 2 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/yearStart:Intake month: September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 at Kitchener – Doon. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Required subjects are Grade 12 compulsory English at a C or U level, or Conestoga's Prep...
Biomedical & Laboratory Sciences · 1 year · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/totalLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/total
This fast-track route is for applicants who already hold a degree in a biology- or chemistry-related discipline, or the equivalent, from an accredited university or college. Applicants must have completed at least one de...
Biomedical & Laboratory Sciences · 1 year · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/year
This fast-track route, delivered in collaboration with the University of Waterloo, is for applicants who already hold a degree in a biology- or chemistry-related discipline, or the equivalent, from an accredited universi...
Media Studies & Mass Media · 2 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/yearStart:Intake months: January and September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 and January 2027 at Kitchener – Doon. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older, plus Grade 12 compulsory English at a C (70%) or U (60%) level, or equivalent, or Conest...
Media Studies & Mass Media · 2 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 3,473/yearStart:Intake months: January and September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 and January 2027 at Kitchener – Doon. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older, plus Grade 12 compulsory English at a C (70%) or U (60%) level, or equivalent, or Conest...
Business Administration · 2 years · On-campus · English
Local tuition:CAD 2,750/year
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Required subjects are Grade 12 compulsory English at a C (60%) or U (50%) level, or Cone...
Business Administration · 2 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/yearStart:Intake months: January and September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 and January 2027 at Kitchener – Doon and Online. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Required subjects are Grade 12 compulsory English at a C (60%) or U (50%) level, or Cone...
Civil Engineering & Construction · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/year
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or age 19 or older with mature student status, plus Grade 12 compulsory English at the C or U level (or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications COMM125...
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. The programme's own English requirement is met by Grade 12 compulsory English at a C (mi...
Business Administration · 3 years · On-campus · English
Local tuition:CAD 2,750/yearStart:Intake months: January and September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 and January 2027 at Kitchener – Doon and Online. An individual campus intake may already be closed.Min. GPA:65.00 / %
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Required subjects are Grade 12 English at a C (minimum 60%) or U (minimum 50%) level, or...
Business Administration · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/yearMin. GPA:65.00 / %
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Required subjects are Grade 12 compulsory English at a C (minimum 60%) or U (minimum 50%...
Business Administration · 3 years · On-campus · English
Local tuition:CAD 5,083/year
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Required subjects are Grade 12 compulsory English at a C (minimum 60%) or U (minimum 50%...
Business Administration · 3 years · On-campus · English
Local tuition:CAD 2,750/year
Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or mature-student status at 19 years of age or older. Required subjects are Grade 12 compulsory English at a C (minimum 60%) or U (minimum 50%...
Civil Engineering & Construction · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/yearStart:Intake month: September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 at Cambridge – Fountain St. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Domestic entry: an OSSD or equivalent, or mature-student standing at 19 or older, with Grade 12 English (C or U) or Preparatory Communications (COMM1251), and a Grade 12 Mathematics carrying a course-specific minimum: 80...
Computer Science & IT · 3 years · On-campus · English
Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status for applicants 19 or older; Grade 12 compulsory English at the C or U level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communicati...
Software Engineering · 3 years · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 15,477/yearLocal tuition:CAD 2,750/yearStart:Intake months: January, May and September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026, January 2027 and May 2027 at Waterloo. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Direct entry requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature-student status; Grade 12 compulsory English at the C or U level, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications (COMM1251); and Grade 1...
International tuition:CAD 23,215/yearLocal tuition:CAD 11,102/yearStart:Intake month: September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 at Kitchener – Doon. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Domestic entry: an OSSD or equivalent, or mature-student standing at 19 or older, with Grade 12 English (C or U) or Preparatory Communications (COMM1251); Grade 12 Mathematics (C or U) or Preparatory Mathematics (MATH142...
Admission requires a diploma or degree from an accredited college or university, preferably in a human, health or social science field, or three to five years of related full-time formal work experience. International ap...
AI & Machine Learning · 1 year · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 16,809/totalLocal tuition:CAD 7,443/total
Admission requires a two-year or greater diploma or degree from an accredited college or university in computer science and/or software engineering, or two to five years of related full-time formal work experience in sof...
Clinical Psychology · 3 semesters · On-campus · English
Local tuition:CAD 2,827/totalStart:Intake months: January and September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026 and January 2027 at Online. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
This is a graduate certificate, so entry rests on a completed post-secondary credential rather than secondary school. Conestoga accepts a university degree, an Ontario College Advanced Diploma or an Ontario College Diplo...
Clinical Psychology · 1 year · On-campus · English
Local tuition:CAD 2,827/total
Admission requires an Ontario College Diploma, Ontario College Advanced Diploma, or university degree in Social Work, Early Childhood Education, Child and Youth Care, Developmental Services, Education, Psychology or Soci...
This part-time Ontario College Graduate Certificate requires a current College of Nurses of Ontario Certificate of Registration as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Practical Nurse (RPN); there is no separate academi...
This part-time Ontario College Graduate Certificate admits applicants with an Ontario College Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Degree, or equivalent, or, absent that credential, a minimum of five years of full-time work experi...
Counselling & Psychotherapy · 1 year · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 16,809/yearLocal tuition:CAD 4,598/yearStart:Intake months: January, May and September. Start dates listed by Conestoga on 6 September 2026, for domestic and international applicants alike: September 2026, January 2027 and May 2027 at Kitchener – Doon. An individual campus intake may already be closed.
Admission to this Ontario College Graduate Certificate requires a College Diploma, Advanced Diploma, or Degree from an accredited college or university, or an equivalent credential, in social science, human services, soc...
Speech & Language Therapy · 1 year · On-campus · English
Local tuition:CAD 3,016/semesterStart:May
Admission to this Ontario College Graduate Certificate requires an Ontario College Diploma, Advanced Diploma, or Degree with a focus or concentration in communicative disorders, linguistics, cognitive sciences, psycholog...
Software Engineering · 3 semesters · On-campus · English
International tuition:CAD 16,809/yearLocal tuition:CAD 4,177/yearStart:September
Admission to this Ontario College Graduate Certificate normally requires a three-year advanced diploma or degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience in a business setting, with an overall a...
This continuing-education graduate certificate requires a two- or three-year diploma or degree from an accredited college or university in information technology or computers, or a minimum of two years' equivalent work e...
Below is a five-step path through the application process at Conestoga College, useful for first-time applicants and international students.
1
Identify the right programme
Begin by reviewing the programmes section above. Conestoga College offers 265 programmes grouped by qualification level. Decide on a target tier (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral) before narrowing by subject.
2
Check entry requirements
Each programme at Conestoga College has its own entry requirements — academic minimums, language proficiency, supporting documents, and sometimes interviews or portfolios. Check the programme-specific page or contact admissions to confirm eligibility.
3
Prepare your application documents
Most applications require certified academic records, identification documents, language test certificates (IELTS, TOEFL, or equivalent for English-medium programmes), CV/résumé, and a statement of purpose. Allow extra time for document authentication.
4
Submit via the institution
Apply directly via Conestoga College's online portal at www.conestogac.on.ca. Complete the application form, upload supporting documents, and pay any application fee. Confirmation emails typically arrive within a few business days.
5
Get in touch with admissions
After submitting, confirm receipt with the admissions office and track your application status through the portal. You can reach the institution by email at [email protected] or by phone at 519-748-5220. Set reminders for any interview requests, additional document submissions, or admission decision deadlines.
Frequently Asked Questions about Conestoga College
Below are the key facts most prospective students ask about Conestoga College, drawn directly from institutional records.
When did Conestoga College open?
Conestoga College traces its founding to 1967 (approximately 59 years ago).
In which city is Conestoga College?
Conestoga College is based in Kitchener, Canada.
What is Conestoga College's academic structure?
The institution comprises 6 academic units.
What is Conestoga College's official website?
Conestoga College's official website is www.conestogac.on.ca.
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