CIFP Tecnológico Industrial de Gijón (CIFPTIG)

Spain

Address: Calle Pintor Manuel Medina Díaz, s/n, 33211 Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Mechanical Manufacturing, Welding and Boilermaking

The Integrated Vocational Training Centre Tecnológico Industrial de Gijón offers “Ciclos Formativos de Grado Superior” (CFGS) in industrial fields like Welding and Boilermaking, Industrial Design in Mechanical Manufacturing, and Production Programming in Mechanical Manufacturing.

Domains taught:

Engineering, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mechanical Engineering

Diplomas*:

Diploma

Status:

Public

Partnerships:

Strong links with the metalworking and industrial manufacturing sectors in Gijón and Asturias for internships and job placements.

Research:

Applied projects in areas like advanced welding techniques, CAD/CAM for mechanical manufacturing, and production optimization.

Famous Alumnis:

N/A

International recognition**:

Number of staff***:

Current students***:

800

Foreign students***:

Cumulative former students***:

5000

Pros

Public vocational center specializing in technical diplomas (CFGS) for the metalworking and mechanical manufacturing industries.

Cons

Focus on vocational higher education (CFGS).

Best For

Students in Gijón seeking practical technical diplomas in mechanical manufacturing, welding, or industrial design for metalworking.

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Most Similar Schools Locally

Centro Integrado de Formación Profesional de Mantenimiento y Servicios a la Producción de Langreo sits close to this institution on manufacturing, mechanical engineering and materials; it covers robotics and automation as well, and has almost the same size, at about 800 students.
CIFP Tecnológico Industrial de León overlaps with this institution on manufacturing, mechanical engineering and engineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it covers robotics and automation as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 700 students against roughly 800 here.
Salesianos Urnieta is the closest domestic counterpart for industrial design, manufacturing and mechanical engineering; it has almost the same size, at about 800 students, and is private, whereas this school is public.
A good alternative in the same country is CIFP Pico Frentes, which likewise covers industrial design, manufacturing and materials; it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers agriculture and ecology and sustainability as well.
In terms of fields, Centro Politécnico de Estella - Lizarrako Politeknikoa is the nearest neighbour, with industrial design, manufacturing and mechanical engineering again at the core; it covers robotics and automation as well, and is slightly smaller, at about 600 students against roughly 800 here.

Most Similar Schools Abroad

On content, École nationale d'aérotechnique in Canada and this institution are close, as both teach manufacturing, mechanical engineering and materials; it teaches at the same levels, namely diploma, and covers aerospace and automation as well.
Cégep de Thetford in Canada shares the industrial design, manufacturing and materials orientation of this institution, and it is larger, enrolling about 1,500 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a public institution.
Höhere Fachschule für Technik Mittelland brings a Switzerland setting to the same core fields, industrial design, manufacturing and mechanical engineering, and it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely diploma.
For industrial design, manufacturing and mechanical engineering outside the home country, ZbW Zentrum Bildung Wirtschaft Technik in Switzerland is a natural reference; it is slightly larger, at about 1,000 students against roughly 800 here, and is also a public institution.
Istituto Tecnico Superiore Meccatronico Veneto, in Italy, takes a similar route through industrial design, manufacturing and mechanical engineering; it covers quality and project management as well, and has almost the same size, at about 800 students.

*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.

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*: 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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