Record enrolment at Conestoga

Full-time PSE enrolments across Conestoga College's campuses now exceed 10,000 (10,389), up by 8% from 2011-12. First-year enrolments -- at 6,161 -- have risen by more than 9% over last year's totals. Conestoga's full-time enrolment growth from 2007 to 2012 is 61.1%, the highest in Ontario and more than twice the system average of 30.3%. The college's efforts to attract international students have resulted in a 74% increase in international enrolment and recruited students from 56 nations. Other major areas of growth this year include career-focused degree programs (up 15.8%) and graduate certificate programs (up 33.8%). Conestoga News