Reasons to Choose Centennial

1. Connected with Industry: Employability Skills

Centennial College is Ontario's first College of Applied Arts and Technology. Over 1,500 industry leaders collaborate with us to shape our curriculum and learning outcomes, ensuring our programs remain high-quality and industry-relevant. Our approach emphasizes hands-on learning and employment preparation through laboratory and studio instruction, co-op education, and internship placements. Many of our programs also offer eligibility for designations from Canadian professional associations.

Centennial is again recognized as one of Canada's Top Research Colleges by Research Infosource.We are the top-ranked college in Canada for providing paid student internships in applied research, with 571 student researchers in 2022-2023. We placed 2nd in industry research income percentage compared to college research income, 7th in completed research projects, 8th in research partnerships, and 23rd overall in research revenue.

2. High-Quality Education: Recognition of Programs

As a recognized Ontario College, all programs at Centennial College meet strict educational standards set by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities.

Centennial offers over 200 full-time programs!

• Post-secondary and post-graduate programs
• Certificate, diploma, advanced diploma, degree and graduate certificate options
• Opportunities for co-op and internship work placements
• 1,183 outbound academic pathways

Seven Specialized Academic Schools

• The Business School
• School of Communications, Media, Arts and Design
• School of Community and Health Studies
• School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science
• School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts
• School of Transportation (Automotive, Aviation, Aerospace)
• School of English and Liberal Studies (includes English Language Learning)

Centennial College is an approved government institution for Canada's Study and Work Programs. After successful graduation, international students may be eligible for a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) to stay and work in Canada for up to three years.

3. Location: Five Campuses in Toronto, Canada

Five Centennial College campuses are strategically located across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), allowing students to experience the diversity and vibrance of the largest city in Canada.

Centennial is one of Canada's top destinations for international students! Centennial’s community represents almost 100 ethnocultural groups and speaks over 80 languages. As one of the country's most culturally diverse post-secondary institutions, incredible diversity will enrich your education and help you build global citizenship skills for career success.

4. Centennial is an award-winning Canadian institution!

Centennial received the Gold Medal for Internationalization Excellence from Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) in 2016, the Silver Internationalization Excellence Award in 2021 and the Gold Excellence in Sustainable Development Award in 2022. Centennial College also received the Gold Medal for Leadership Development at the 2018 World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics Awards of Excellence.

• Centennial’s international graduates achieved a 100% satisfaction rate in the 2022-2023 KPI Employer Satisfaction Survey.
• Our international graduate employment rate is #1 in the Greater Toronto Area (2022-2023 KPI Graduate Outcome Employment Survey).
• Centennial students experience the real world! A Centennial international student is the 2020 Gold Recipient of the Leadership Excellence Award for Students by CICan.
• At the 2024 Skills Ontario, Centennial won the College Award of Distinction for the sixth consecutive competition.
• Recently, a Centennial International student was recognized as a Future Leader in the Canadian Tourism Industry.
• Unique offerings such as the Centennial Leadership Academy, Global Citizenship and Equity curriculum, enriching co-op placements, and upskilling programming demonstrate that the College goes beyond technical skills to support the art of living a fulfilling, successful life.

6. Student Satisfaction

• • Our international students' overall satisfaction rate was 90% in Winter 2024 (Ontario College Student Experience Survey - OCSES)
• Centennial College was ranked as the #1 college in the Greater Toronto Area for graduate satisfaction! (2020-2021 KPI - Key Performance Indicator).
• Centennial College was rated #1 in Canada and #4 globally for "employability” in the 2021 International Student Barometer survey (ISB) conducted by i-graduate.
• Rated #1 in Canada for “facilities” in the 2022 ISB Survey.

7. You Belong Here!

• Join over 34,000 full-time students at Centennial! (2022-2023)
• Centennial has hosted over 16,000 international students from 142 countries in 2023
• There are over 200,000 proud Centennial College alumni around the world!

8. Values for an equitable and sustainable future

Global Citizenship, Equity and Inclusion

• Centennial College has been recognized as a leader in internationalization for its work to actively infuse the principles of global citizenship, social justice education, equity and inclusion in the learning environment.
• Centennial prepares students for meaningful employment in an evolving global economy while also preparing students to become active global citizens.
• Global Citizenship and Equity learning outcomes have been embedded into the curriculum of 92% of all programs at Centennial.

Environmental sustainability

• Centennial received the Gold Excellence in Sustainable Development Award from Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) in 2022.
• Centennial ranked second among Canada’s top-performing colleges offering courses with climate and sustainability-focused curricula. Learn more.
• Canada's first zero-carbon, mass timber higher-education building is opening at Centennial’s Progress Campus in 2023. Learn more.