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Program description - September 2022
Are you interested in operating and troubleshooting automated and robotic welding systems? Do you enjoy hands-on learning in a state-of-the-art facility? This program might be right for you! As a student in this unique program, you will be provided the opportunity to work with welding automation and robotics systems including: GMAW (MIG) and spot-welding applications, CAD/CAM applications with CNC thermal cutting, and off-line robotic simulation programming applications. The curriculum builds on welding technology with a broader knowledge in manufacturing methods and industrial automation. As a student in this program, you will develop your skills through active and project-based learning in our state-of-the-art facility, using modern equipment. This program combines theoretical knowledge with applied skills in the control of robotic and automated equipment using electronics, programmable automation controllers, computers, hydraulics, and pneumatics. Emphasis is placed on effective techniques for designing, modifying, installing, testing, maintaining, repairing, and troubleshooting equipment and systems. This program has a common first two years with the Welding Engineering Technology - Inspection program. The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) conditionally recognizes this program as meeting all the academic requirements for certification in the Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) category. As a graduate of this program, you would have covered all the learning outcomes for Level 1 of the Welder (456A) and Metal Fabricator – Fitter (437A) apprenticeship programs in Ontario. If you decide to pursue an apprenticeship in either trade, you may be exempt from this level of in-school training. The optional co-op stream includes four consecutive four-month work terms. For more information contact the Program Coordinator at welding@conestogac.on.ca.
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Tuition & fees
Tuition and fee details for the 2021-2022 year are listed below. Fees for the next academic year are unavailable at this time. Books and supplies are additional.
Tuition and fees are currently unavailable; please check back at a later time. For terms starting after May 2022, details will not be available until spring 2022.
2 Terms
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International
Canadian fee details (non co-op option)
| Description | Fall 2021 | Winter 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time Program Tuition | $1348.00 | $1348.00 |
| Administration Fee | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Capital Development Fee | $79.39 | $79.39 |
| CSI Health Plan Fee | $300.00 | - |
| CSI Association Fee | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| CSI Legal Protection | $30.00 | - |
| Graduation/Alumni Services Fee | $27.50 | $27.50 |
| ONE Card Fee | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Recreation/Athletics Fee | - | $70.50 |
| Student Services | $60.50 | $60.50 |
| Technology Enhancement Fee | $137.50 | $137.50 |
| CSI - Student Frosh Kit Fee (optional) | $65.00 | - |
| CSI Event Fee and Campus Life (optional) | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| CSI Student Clubs and Societies (optional) | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| Sustainability Fee (optional) | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Term Total | $2231.89 | $1907.39 |
| Year Total | $4139.28 |
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International fee details (non co-op option)
| Description | Fall 2021 | Winter 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| International Program Tuition | $6675.00 | $6675.00 |
| Administration Fee | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Capital Development Fee | $79.39 | $79.39 |
| CSI Health Plan Fee | $300.00 | - |
| CSI Association Fee | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| CSI International Health Fee | $530.00 | - |
| CSI Legal Protection | $30.00 | - |
| Graduation/Alumni Services Fee | $27.50 | $27.50 |
| ISR | $375.00 | $375.00 |
| ONE Card Fee | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Recreation/Athletics Fee | - | $70.50 |
| Student Services | $60.50 | $60.50 |
| Technology Enhancement Fee | $137.50 | $137.50 |
| CSI - Student Frosh Kit Fee (optional) | $65.00 | - |
| CSI Event Fee and Campus Life (optional) | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| CSI Student Clubs and Societies (optional) | $4.00 | $4.00 |
| Sustainability Fee (optional) | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Term Total | $8463.89 | $7609.39 |
| Year Total | $16073.28 |
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Co-op information
- Co-op programs add value to your education. Earn money while you apply what you've learned in a real workplace environment. Visit Co-operative education for more information.
- The College cannot guarantee co-op employment. All co-op students are required to conduct an independent co-op job search in addition to the supports and services provided by the Department of Co-op Education.
- Students are responsible for their own transportation and associated costs in order to complete work term requirements. Work locations may not always be readily accessible by public transportation.
Applying to the co-op stream
- All applicants apply to the non co-op program. Students will be informed of the application deadline and process to apply for the Co-op Stream. Labour market conditions determine the number of co-op seats in optional co-op programs. Not every student who meets academic eligibility requirements will be admitted to the co-op stream.
- To be considered for the co-op stream, students will be required to achieve an overall 60% unweighted average (with a maximum of one dropped or failed course) in all Level 1 and 2 program courses. If an applicant has a lower overall average, their application will be decided upon on a case-by-case basis, based on one or more of: course performance, a possible interview, and number of acceptances already granted. Courses in which exemptions were granted or PLARs achieved will be ignored in calculating the average.
- International students studying outside of Canada - ‘out of country’ - cannot apply to the co-op stream of their program. Students must be in Canada to apply to the co-op stream of their program. Students are currently experiencing longer than usual wait times for work permits. Work permit applications need to be completed more than 6 months in advance of a work term. International students studying in Canada will require work permits to utilize the co-op job board for job search and to accept employment. Please be advised that there will be no co-op program service fee refunds after the program withdrawal for refund date. Students that have not received their work permit and choose to remain in co-op after the program withdrawal for refund date do so at their own risk and will not be refunded. If you are concerned about receiving your work permit in time to achieve co-op employment, please discuss your situation with your co-op advisor as early as possible.
Delivery sequence - September 2022 - Cambridge – Fountain Street
This delivery sequence is for the non co-op option.
| FALL | WINTER | SPRING |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Class | Break |
| Class | Class | Break |
| Class | Class |
This delivery sequence is for the co-op option.
| FALL | WINTER | SPRING |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Class | Break |
| Class | Class | Work Term |
| Work Term | Work Term | Work Term |
| Class | Class |