A public polytechnic and college in Southern Ontario, providing a wide range of career-focused programs, apprenticeships, and applied degrees.
Address: 299 Doon Valley Drive, N2G 4M4 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Skilled Trades, Engineering Technology, Health Sciences
Domains taught:
- Automation, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Manufacturing, Robotics, Software Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma, Graduate Certificate
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong partnerships with employers in the Waterloo Region and beyond for co-op placements, apprenticeships, and applied research projects.
Research:
Applied research in areas such as advanced manufacturing, smart cities, seniors care, and supply chain management, often in direct collaboration with industry.
Famous Alumnis:
Brenda Halloran, Vic Fedeli (attended)
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
2000
Current students***:
45000
Foreign students***:
30%
Cumulative former students***:
150000
Pros
Leader in polytechnic education in Ontario, strong co-op and apprenticeship programs, focus on job-ready skills.
Cons
Large student population, multiple campuses, focus is primarily on applied skills.
Best For
Students seeking career-focused education and apprenticeships in skilled trades, engineering technology, health sciences, or business in Southern Ontario.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology offers a comparable education in civil engineering, robotics and automation: it is also a public institution, and runs the same bachelor's, certificate, diploma and graduate certificate programmes.
- Red River College Polytechnic overlaps with this institution on civil engineering, automation and manufacturing, so the two are easy to compare, and it runs the same bachelor's, certificate, diploma and graduate certificate programmes, and is smaller, enrolling about 22,000 students against roughly 45,000 here.
- On content, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and this institution are close, as both teach civil engineering, automation and manufacturing; it is slightly smaller, at about 35,000 students against roughly 45,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Think of Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology when automation, manufacturing and software engineering is the priority: it covers industrial design and life sciences as well, and has almost the same size, at about 45,000 students.
- Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology is the closest domestic counterpart for automation, manufacturing and software engineering; it runs the same bachelor's, certificate, diploma and graduate certificate programmes, and covers industrial design and life sciences as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Guangdong University of Technology in China is the nearest foreign match on civil engineering, automation and electrical and electronics; it is also a public institution, and also offers master's, doctoral and mba programmes.
- Looking internationally, Technological University Dublin in Ireland is where civil engineering, automation and software engineering get a comparable treatment; it is also a public institution, and also offers master's, doctoral and associate degree programmes.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at West Nottinghamshire College in the United Kingdom, where civil engineering, manufacturing and electrical and electronics also form the core, and it is also a public institution and also offers associate degree programmes.
- For a study option in Norway with a comparable spread of civil engineering, electrical and electronics and software engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology is the reference point: it covers marine science and mechanical engineering as well, and has almost the same size, at about 43,550 students.
- Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway) works on the same fields as this school, chiefly civil engineering, automation and manufacturing; it is smaller, enrolling about 17,000 students against roughly 45,000 here, 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.
- Engineering, Innovation, Manufacturing, Product Development, Quality Management, Robotics, Supply Chain
*: 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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