PTS Boom is a provincial technical secondary school that also offers some higher vocational education (HBO5/Graduaat) and adult education courses (CVO) in technical fields. This entry focuses on its post-secondary offerings.
Address: Nielsestraat 277, 2850 Boom, Antwerp, Belgium
Welding Technology, Industrial Maintenance, CNC Machining
Domains taught:
- Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Certificate
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Partnerships with local industrial companies for internships and practical training.
Research:
N/A (Primarily a teaching institution at this level)
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
200
Current students***:
1500 (total school)
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Strong practical focus, direct route to technical professions, good local industry connections.
Cons
Limited range of higher education diplomas, mainly vocational, not a full university/college experience.
Best For
Vocational technical training and associate degrees with strong practical skills focus.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Anyone who wants a second school in the same country with a similar spread of automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering can consider CVO Technicom, and it is also a public institution and also offers diploma programmes.
- CVO Technisch Instituut Sint-Maria takes a similar route through automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and it is smaller, enrolling about 1,000 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Both schools build their programmes around automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and Institut provincial d'enseignement de promotion sociale de Seraing is the one to compare first within the country, since it is larger, enrolling about 3,000 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Also strong in automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, CVO De Verdieping makes a sensible second look at home; it is slightly larger, at about 2,000 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- The comparison with CVO Provincie Antwerpen is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and it covers industrial design and software engineering as well, and is far larger, with about 7,000 students against roughly 1,500 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- The closest overseas parallel on automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering is Zhytomyr Agrotechnical College, located in Ukraine; it is slightly smaller, at about 1,200 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- For automation, mechanical engineering and electrical and electronics outside the home country, Technical Education Copenhagen in Denmark is a natural reference; it is also a public institution and also offers diploma programmes.
- For a study option in Spain with a comparable spread of automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional de Mantenimiento y Servicios a la Producción de Langreo is the reference point: it is also a public institution and also offers diploma programmes.
- Abroad, École nationale d'aérotechnique (Canada) covers automation, manufacturing and mechanical engineering in a comparable way, and it is slightly smaller, at about 1,300 students against roughly 1,500 here, and is also a public institution.
- Cégep de Valleyfield in Canada pursues a similar profile in automation, manufacturing and electrical and electronics, and it covers life sciences and data analytics as well, and is slightly larger, at about 2,000 students against roughly 1,500 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.
- Additive Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Process Improvement, Quality Control, Quality Management, 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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