Conestoga College will host an Ontario college information fair at the Doon campus in Kitchener on Wednesday, November 1, providing an excellent opportunity for secondary school students and the general public to meet with representatives of 24 colleges and institutes to discuss programs of study, careers, admissions procedures and the valuable role that college education plays in the economic growth and prosperity of the province.
The general public can visit the Conestoga Recreation Centre at the Doon campus for a community open house from 6-7:30 p.m. on November 1 to gather information and meet with representatives of all the participating institutions. There is no admission charge and parking is free.
The daytime schedule on November 1 is reserved for Grade 11 and 12 students from schools in midwestern Ontario, as well as their teachers and guidance counselors. In all, nearly 2,000 daytime guests are expected from Waterloo Region, and Wellington, Perth and Huron counties.
The program goes from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The daytime event has two aspects. At the Conestoga Recreation Centre will be representatives of all the participating colleges, plus representatives of the various student services available at Conestoga.
The second aspect involves faculty and students of Conestoga’s full-time programs. Visitors can take the short, 20-metre walk from the Recreation Centre to the E Wing at the Doon main building and find there an array of displays and presentations by each program. In tone and style, it’s a trade show format that allows student visitors to tour, gather information, and ask questions directly of Conestoga faculty and students.
The event at Conestoga is an ideal time to learn about the participating institutions, which offer everything from one-year certificates to apprenticeship training to three-year diplomas and four-year degrees, and even postgraduate programs. Ontario’s public colleges and institutes annually serve 150,000 full-time students and close to one million part-time students, and employ approximately 30,000 people in 200 communities across the province. They play a key role in meeting employer needs locally, provincially and nationally, and thereby contribute to productivity, innovation, economic development and global competitiveness.
Examples of the 24 colleges and institutes participating are: Conestoga, Cambrian (Sudbury), Durham (Oshawa), Fanshawe (London), George Brown (Toronto), Georgian (Barrie), Mohawk (Hamilton), St. Clair (Windsor), St. Lawrence (Kingston), Sheridan (Oakville), an institute of health sciences (Michener) and the specialized colleges of the University of Guelph (Alfred, Kemptville and Ridgetown).
CONTACT: Jan Stroh, jstroh@conestogac.on.ca.