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View our Virtual tourProgram description - September 2025
Conestoga College’s Event Management program is a one-year, full-time graduate certificate program that is specifically designed to meet the needs of a growing industry in the planning and management of virtual and live in-person events.
The program provides graduate students with specialized training and practical hands-on learning opportunities. Students will develop a portfolio of event experience while collaborating with community partners designing, developing, promoting, and executing events in the public, non-profit, and corporate sectors.
Students will utilize project management systems and technological applications; they will apply traditional, virtual, and social marketing tools. Students will create budgets, cost the food and beverage elements of catering, select venues, manage staffing, and customer stakeholder relations. The faculty team are event industry professionals who have over 100 combined years of experience managing, owning, and operating hospitality businesses and event companies.
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Tuition & fees
Tuition and fee details for the 2024-2025 academic year (September to August) are listed below. Books and supplies may be additional. Tuition and fee details for terms starting September 2025 and later will be available Spring 2025.
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Canadian fee details
Description | Fall 2024 | Winter 2025 |
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Full-time Program Tuition | $1348.00 | $1348.00 |
Administration Fee | $25.00 | $25.00 |
CSI Advocacy Fee | $8.00 | $8.00 |
CSI Association Fee | $102.00 | $102.00 |
CSI Extended Health & Dental Plan Fee | $330.00 | - |
CSI Legal Care Fee | $30.00 | - |
CSI UPass Fee | $118.97 | $118.97 |
eText Fee | $133.00 | $97.00 |
Graduation/Alumni Services Fee | $20.00 | $20.00 |
ONE Card Fee | $7.50 | $7.50 |
Student Services | $86.00 | $86.00 |
Technology Enhancement Fee | $110.00 | $110.00 |
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Documentation Fee | $43.00 | - |
CSI - Student Welcome Kit Fee (optional) | $70.00 | - |
CSI Student Club & Society Fee (optional) | $4.00 | $4.00 |
CSI Student Events Fee (optional) | $30.00 | $30.00 |
Sustainability Fee (optional) | $5.00 | $5.00 |
Term Total | $2470.47 | $1961.47 |
Year Total | $4431.94 |
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International fee details
Description | Fall 2024 | Winter 2025 |
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Grad. Cert. Program Tuition | $7922.00 | $7922.00 |
Administration Fee | $25.00 | $25.00 |
CSI Advocacy Fee | $8.00 | $8.00 |
CSI Association Fee | $102.00 | $102.00 |
CSI College Int'l Health Insurance Plan (CIHIP) | $530.00 | - |
CSI Extended Health & Dental Plan Fee | $330.00 | - |
CSI Legal Care Fee | $30.00 | - |
CSI UPass Fee | $118.97 | $118.97 |
eText Fee | $133.00 | $97.00 |
Graduation/Alumni Services Fee | $20.00 | $20.00 |
ISR | $375.00 | $375.00 |
ONE Card Fee | $7.50 | $7.50 |
Student Services | $86.00 | $86.00 |
Technology Enhancement Fee | $110.00 | $110.00 |
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Documentation Fee | $43.00 | - |
CSI - Student Welcome Kit Fee (optional) | $70.00 | - |
CSI Student Club & Society Fee (optional) | $4.00 | $4.00 |
CSI Student Events Fee (optional) | $30.00 | $30.00 |
Sustainability Fee (optional) | $5.00 | $5.00 |
Term Total | $9949.47 | $8910.47 |
Year Total | $18859.94 |
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Program device & software requirements
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