LBC Volwassenenonderwijs is a large network of adult education centers by the LBC trade union, with many locations across Flanders, offering technical courses, ICT, business, and languages.
Address: Sint-Jacobsmarkt 9-13, 2000 Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium
Programming, System & Network Admin, Industrial Automation
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Electrical and Electronics, Industrial Design, Software Engineering, Telecommunications
Diplomas*:
- Associate Degree, Certificate, Diploma
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Extensive network across Flanders, collaborations with employment services.
Research:
N/A
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
400
Current students***:
20000 (across all locations)
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Wide accessibility due to many locations, diverse course offerings, pathways to professional qualifications.
Cons
Quality can vary, primarily focused on vocational certificates and diplomas.
Best For
Widespread adult vocational training across Flanders, including technical and IT skills.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Hoger Instituut der Kempen shares the core fields of this institution, namely telecommunications, automation and electrical and electronics; it is far smaller, with about 4,000 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is also a private institution.
- Another national school that puts industrial design, automation and electrical and electronics at the centre is CVO Groeipunt, and it is slightly smaller, at about 15,000 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
- Another national school that puts industrial design, automation and electrical and electronics at the centre is CVO Provincie Antwerpen, and it is public, whereas this institution is private, and runs the same associate degree, certificate and diploma programmes.
- Where this school leans on industrial design, automation and electrical and electronics, CVO Crescendo does the same, and it is far smaller, with about 6,000 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is public, whereas this school is private.
- Another national school that puts industrial design, electrical and electronics and AI and machine learning at the centre is CVO Encora, and it is slightly larger, at about 25,000 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is public, whereas this institution is private.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Seen from abroad, CESUR - Formación Profesional Oficial (Spain) is a close relative on subject matter, since telecommunications, automation and electrical and electronics are central to both, and it has almost the same size, at about 20,000 students, and is also a private institution.
- Beyond national borders, Ilerna Online stands out as a comparable school for telecommunications, automation and electrical and electronics; it covers bioengineering and robotics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 20,000 students.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at New York University in the United States, where industrial design, AI and machine learning and software engineering also form the core, and it covers sound engineering and data analytics as well, and is far larger, with about 60,000 students against roughly 20,000 here.
- Beyond national borders, Exeter College stands out as a comparable school for industrial design, AI and machine learning and software engineering; it is smaller, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 20,000 here, and is public, whereas this school is private.
- If this school is on your list for automation, electrical and electronics and software engineering, Technical Education Copenhagen in Denmark deserves a comparison, because it covers transportations and civil engineering as well, and is far smaller, with about 4,500 students against roughly 20,000 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.
- Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Continuous Improvement, Design Thinking, Innovation, Learning Management System (LMS), Project Management, Quality Management System (QMS), 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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