Centennial College Rankings

Centennial College is recognized as one of Canada's leading colleges and is ranked among the country's top research colleges. It is also ranked #1 in Canada for international student satisfaction and #1 in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for graduate satisfaction.

Yes, Centennial College is considered a good college, especially for career-focused education. It has an 88% graduate employer satisfaction rate, strong industry connections, and is recognized for delivering high levels of student and graduate satisfaction.

QS and THE rank research intensive degree granting universities. Centennial is an applied arts and technology college, so it falls outside the criteria these systems use entirely. Its recognition comes through Research Infosource, the International Student Barometer, and provincial KPI metrics instead.

Centennial consistently ranks among the top colleges in Ontario across provincial KPI metrics for student and employer satisfaction. It has placed best in the GTA for multiple consecutive years, which puts it ahead of most other colleges in Canada's largest urban region.

The ISB is a global benchmarking survey covering over 170,000 international students across 90 plus institutions. It is one of the most widely referenced tools for measuring international student experience. Centennial's number 1 Canada position reflects responses from actual students rather than institutional self-reporting.

The Ontario college sector average for graduate employer satisfaction sits around 80 to 84%. Centennial's 88% places it above the provincial average, which is a direct reflection of how employers view the readiness of its graduates across disciplines like engineering, health sciences, and business.

Yes, significantly. Aviation and transportation programs are more competitive given limited seats and facility capacity. Health sciences and engineering technology also attract stronger applicant pools. The overall rate is a broad average and program specific rates can differ considerably from it.

Research Infosource ranks both universities and colleges in separate categories. Being 20th overall in Canada for research revenue as a college, competing against institutions with much larger budgets and more research focused mandates, is a strong result that reflects consistent investment through Centennial Innovates.

The ISB global top 10 placement for international student support and the UN Scholars at Risk membership carry some international recognition. For employers outside Canada, graduate outcomes and program accreditations tend to matter more than college specific rankings, which are less standardised internationally than university rankings.

Centennial has maintained a consistent top 50 position in Research Infosource and held the number 1 spot for paid student research internships in the most recent edition. That consistency reflects sustained investment in applied research infrastructure rather than a single year spike.

Ontario's Key Performance Indicators system measures student satisfaction, graduate employment rate, graduate employer satisfaction, and graduation rate across all publicly funded colleges. Best in GTA across multiple consecutive years means Centennial has outperformed all other colleges in the Greater Toronto Area across these combined metrics, not just one of them.

LEED Gold is a sustainability certification for buildings rather than an academic ranking. It reflects institutional investment in green infrastructure. For students and employers who factor sustainability into their decisions, it is a relevant marker. It does not directly affect academic or research rankings but contributes to the provincial KPI and ISB scores where campus environment and facilities are assessed.