Was looking into the Culinary Co-op Program beginning this September and was corresponding with the Student Recruitment Advisor about joining, who shared links about the requirements to do so, but other than the cost of over $7,000, there was nothing provided about the upcoming class schedule, which is essential information to have, no matter who the prospective student is. I am a father of two and looking for a career change, but I need to be able to provide and be present for my kids who are still in school and have very specific, if not demanding, schedules, and if I cannot coordinate around their timetables or rearrange our schedules in advance, how and why would I commit to a program, whose advisor’s response to my dilemma was, “Monday to Sunday, 8am-10pm, and the specific schedule will not be released until payment is received for the course.” When l responded that it would not be possible to join the course without that information, I did not receive any further reply or communication to assist with this issue. Upon further examination of the co-op program, the website does make it clear that a co-op placement is not guaranteed, and it is solely up to the student and availability at that respective time. Life is hard, and it seems to be getting even harder for those trying to make a living and provide, but these false hopes and obvious cash-grabs have to be stopped, and every school at every level needs to operate with complete transparency, especially before those with extremely limited means invest everything they have and then some, at the expense of those closest to them, as well, dive in fully and realize there is nothing secure for them to survive in this greedy abyss.
Schools today can be equated to casinos, in which the house always wins, because they are aware of the scholarships and grants being offered by the government and local industries, and it is no coincidence that these programs end up costing the exact amount for which a student is eligible, and when it seems the prospective student has complications or reservations about joining, the recruitment officer disregards his or her hopeful intention as similarly as a used car salesperson would after judging one’s appearance.
*Do your own research and background check into the school, the program, and what is being offered before spending a dime, and remember that everyone seemingly helping you is really helping him- or...
Read moreCan't find space to sit in the college its so busy all of the times. They made parking lot bigger than the campus building itself.
There are no silent study rooms, student lounge is a joke in this campus, there are no fun rooms except an esports room, nothing.
You may think it has classes right? Yea but they lock all of the classes, and you can't sit and work in them. Its terrible, they kick people out of collaboration rooms at 8, forced to move for no reason at all. Payong 17k tuition fees and struggling to find a place to sit in speaks volumes about the state of the college itself.
They're is only one tim hortons in the building which closes at 5 on weekdays and 4 on Fridays. The list of the college being Terrible gores on and on, the campus makes worse. I'm not bothered by extra amenities but basic things like rooms to study in shouldn't be a problem, it's annoying and frustrating. Its mostly a diploma mill anyways so its understandable, who needs people who actually study when 90% of your revenue comes from useless programs like general arts and business management.
SET program was one of the most reputed programs in this college and now people aren't getting co-op jobs. Almost everyone is supposed to have jobs in their hands if they have co-op but nope. It's a fail, and it goes downards. Appalling situation at Conestoga as a whole.
White: oh did i forgot to mention, get ready to pay extra for your mobile data bc their Wi-Fi is not working or its that slow. Yes their student portal website is also terrible. Pretty much everything they do is janky and unworthy.
They do NOT deserve to charge half the fees for this campus. People sat doon get facilities while Waterloo is starved off even for basic seating and a...
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