CVO Crescendo is an adult education center with locations in Mechelen, Lier, and other towns, offering a wide range of courses including technical training, ICT, languages, and business.
Address: Sint-Michielsstraat 2, 2800 Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium
Applied Computer Science, Electromechanics, CAD
Domains taught:
- Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Certificate, Diploma
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Regional partnerships with businesses and employment agencies.
Research:
N/A
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
160
Current students***:
6000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Broad course offering across multiple locations, flexible learning options for adults.
Cons
Mainly certificate and vocational diploma levels, some associate degrees.
Best For
Adult vocational and technical training in the Mechelen region and surroundings.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- CVO Leerstad is the closest domestic counterpart for industrial design, automation and mechanical engineering; it is also a public institution and does not run the associate degree programmes found here.
- In terms of fields, Institut Provincial d'Enseignement de Promotion Sociale et Secondaire de Verviers is the nearest neighbour, with automation, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics again at the core; it is smaller, enrolling about 3,500 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- CVO Vitant sits close to this institution on industrial design, automation and mechanical engineering; it has almost the same size, at about 6,500 students, and is also a public institution.
- On content, CVO Provincie Antwerpen and this institution are close, as both teach industrial design, automation and mechanical engineering; it teaches at the same levels, namely associate degree, certificate and diploma, and covers manufacturing as well.
- A good alternative in the same country is CVO Groeipunt, which likewise covers industrial design, automation and mechanical engineering; it covers manufacturing as well, and is larger, enrolling about 15,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- A foreign alternative with a similar emphasis on automation, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics is Technical Education Copenhagen in Denmark, and it is slightly smaller, at about 4,500 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Seen from abroad, Tampere University of Applied Sciences (Finland) is a close relative on subject matter, since industrial design, automation and mechanical engineering are central to both, and it covers civil engineering and ecology and sustainability as well, and is larger, enrolling about 10,000 students against roughly 6,000 here.
- Dundalk Institute of Technology in Ireland pursues a similar profile in mechanical engineering, electrical and electronics and software engineering, and it is slightly smaller, at about 5,200 students against roughly 6,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- College of New Caledonia offers an international parallel to this school, with automation and software engineering as common ground; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely associate degree, certificate and diploma.
- If this school is on your list for industrial design, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics, LUT University in Finland deserves a comparison, because it has almost the same size, at about 6,500 students, and is also a public institution.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Computer Aided Design (CAD), Continuous Improvement, Information Technology (IT), Learning Management System (LMS), Project Management, Software, Training
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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