A leading public polytechnic institute in Ontario with campuses in Oakville, Brampton, and Mississauga. Renowned for its programs in animation, arts, design, and technology.
Address: 1430 Trafalgar Road, L6H 2L1 Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Animation, Arts and Design, Technology
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Ergonomics and UX, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Graduate Certificate
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
World-renowned for animation program with strong links to global animation and film industry. Partnerships across creative and tech sectors for co-op and applied research.
Research:
Applied research and innovation in areas such as animation and game design, screen industries, advanced manufacturing, and creative technologies.
Famous Alumnis:
Domee Shi, Dean DeBlois, Jon Klassen, Chris Williams
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2000
Current students***:
43000
Foreign students***:
20%
Cumulative former students***:
180000
Pros
Global leader in animation education, strong programs in arts, design, and applied technology, excellent creative facilities.
Cons
Highly competitive for animation and arts programs, focus is on applied and creative fields.
Best For
Students aspiring to careers in animation, film, game design, illustration, and other creative and applied technology fields, seeking world-class training.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- On content, Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology and this institution are close, as both teach industrial design, manufacturing and AI and machine learning; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, certificate, diploma and graduate certificate.
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of industrial design, manufacturing and AI and machine learning can consider Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology, and it has almost the same size, at about 45,000 students, and is also a public institution.
- Both schools build their programmes around industrial design, manufacturing and AI and machine learning, and Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is the one to compare first within the country, since it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, certificate, diploma and graduate certificate.
- Centennial College of Applied Arts & Technology follows much the same lines as this institution, with manufacturing and software engineering as common ground, and it covers aerospace and robotics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 45,000 students.
- The comparison with Toronto Metropolitan University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on industrial design, manufacturing and AI and machine learning, and it also offers master's and doctoral programmes and covers aerospace and data analytics as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- New York University (the United States) works on the same fields as this institution, chiefly sound engineering, industrial design and AI and machine learning; it is private, whereas this institution is public, and also offers master's, doctoral and mba programmes.
- University of Cincinnati (the United States) works on the same fields as this school, chiefly sound engineering, industrial design and manufacturing; it is also a public institution, and also offers master's, doctoral and mba programmes.
- Oslo Metropolitan University in Norway is the nearest foreign match on sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and industrial design; it also offers master's and doctoral programmes and covers project management and data analytics as well.
- If this institution is on your list for industrial design and software engineering, Swinburne University of Technology in Australia deserves a comparison, because it covers astroscience and robotics as well, and is larger, enrolling about 65,979 students against roughly 43,000 here.
- Looking internationally, Goldsmiths, University of London in the United Kingdom is where sound engineering, ergonomics and UX and industrial design get a comparable treatment; it covers data analytics as well, and is far smaller, with about 10,500 students against roughly 43,000 here.
*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.
- Creative Design Strategies, Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), Design Thinking, Innovation, Prototyping, Robotics, User-Centered Design
*: 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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