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Carleton University

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Public research university with popular public policy, journalism & international affairs programs. People often mention campus, Carleton, university, professors, beautiful, lots, University, great, students,


Address

1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada

Website

carleton.ca

Contact

+1 613-520-2600

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (760 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Tuesday: 9 am to 5 pm

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  • 1/5 1-HE-PI 2 years ago on Google
    Probably the worst university in Canada. They don't deserve the reputation they have at all as there are a lot of programs not offered by the university. Also, one dirty move was that before all people paid the tuition, the courses were in person, and after paying , every course was switched to online. Computer science minor has been closed for what... maybe two or three years now. Some professors don't even do live lectures, only provide recorded videos from previous years. Don't go there guys, it's really a bad uni
    28 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Manoj G. 5 years ago on Google
    Pursing my Masters in electrical and computer engineering. A very beautiful campus on both fall and winter. You can notice lots of activities going through out the semesters. Good commute systems and infrastructures. And I like my University.
    24 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Teacher David de la P. 2 years ago on Google
    A really nice university with amazing locations and facilities. I will never get tired of visiting it. The buffet three times a day is great. The Rideau Canal passes along its side. There are two train stations within the Campus and the green is everywhere. The tunnels help us to avoid rain, snow or heat. Beautiful and amazing.
    18 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Ashley Skyla W. 1 year ago on Google
    Carleton has a beautiful campus with lots of great amenities, the school is beautiful that’s for sure. The teaching…. Not so much. I was In Criminology for 3 years and it was so one sided it mind boggled me. You were told to critically think but only in their way and if you disagreed with something you were taught and then wrote about it, you would get penalized. The school was so left sided I had to leave, because I realized it would never really truly lead or teach with an open mind and would force all of their students to think only one way and that’s the last thing I wanted. So I left. It’s clearly the same as all the other corrupt institutions that want your money and teach classes full of blind and oblivious students that believe anything their prof teaches which is the opposite of what critical thinking is and I just couldn’t handle it. I went in leaning more to the left (politically) and they pushed their idealistics so hard I left leaning more towards the right (politically).
    11 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Alexandre L. 10 months ago on Google
    As an undergraduate student in Computer Systems Engineering, I don't always have a good experience at Carleton. All the professors I had were knowledgeable in their field, but only about 2/3 of them could teach effectively. For the remaining 1/3, I had to retort to online alternatives such a watching a video series of the same course, but for free on YouTube or Khan Academy to get a better sense of concepts. It doesn't make sense how those helped me understand more than the actual courses I paid a lot for. Even the textbooks explained concepts better than the professors could. In total, l only failed two courses, which I had to retake in the Summer. I noticed that the professors of Summer classes tended to be more passionate and had better pacing, which helped me actually learn. It made me realize that some professors may be only hired based on their knowledge and not by the quality of their teaching. If that is true, I wish more consideration was put into the quality of how materials are being taught. I still have about a year or two years of classes left, and I'm dreading of having another course with a bad enough experience that can almost jeopardize other courses I do in parallel.
    10 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Teah L. 7 years ago on Google
    Great large university that has the community feel of a smaller university. The tunnels are awesome for when it's cold or rainy. I actually switched from Ottawa U to Carleton and much prefer the overall vibe of the campus. The campus also has an annual butterfly exhibit in the greenhouse and many options for clubs and extracurricular a to join! The campus is conveniently situation on the Otrain line and close to Hogs back and Mooneys Bay. Being by the river is another huge plus!
    9 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Izzy B. 5 years ago on Google
    A great school! There are lots of underground tunnels that connects the buildings so it's easy to get around. They have lots of seating areas so there lots of places to sit and study. There are a lot of parking lots on campus which is awesome! It's great for those who take public transport as it's right by the O-train.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ayat T. 1 year ago on Google
    One the best in the capital region. Carleton campus is beautiful and resourceful. In the winter, campus tunnel is very convenient for walking in the campus. I suggest a visit of this beautiful campus
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Richard R. 4 years ago on Google
    this place is the best university sign your kids up now
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mitzi G. 5 months ago on Google
    As an international student all I can say is that Carleton is my dream school, the campus is incredible and my classes were too. Can't wait to go back ♡
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Atuoha A. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best institution of learning in Canada. It's a place to consider when obtaining a new degree or stepping upper comes into you mind
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 psy m. 4 months ago on Google
    As the only English-language University in Ottawa, this was my go to preference. Many of them who work at the University aren't great, they're able to mislead racially different people off from services and from beneficial information. I believe invisible racism and classism is very much alive in the campus. Only by systemically removing structures that are infected and replacing them with structures that doesn't have supporting features to grow or nurture them could solve these problems. I also don't think many know or are interested in knowing about their work than they are in swiveling around their chairs. Most often they're very much spiteful by the very fact someone racially different is asking them about the services they provide and about the fine print. Emails are always lost in the infinite e-world. If this is the case here, I am sure it would be very bad at uOttawa. I wish AI will very soon change the education sector and will make education accessible for everyone. If sources of human and systemic prejudice is removed from educational services, more than half of the problems wouldn't be an issue. Anyhow, I might delete this later on.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 nilm 1 year ago on Google
    Looks good. It is big campus. We only visited to see butterfly show. Good to see students becoming volunteers and very well behaved and educative.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Robert K. 1 year ago on Google
    As a parent of a recent graduate, I would say that Carleton surely must be one of the best universities in Canada. They look after the students from introducing them to the campus as high school students right through to graduation. We are so pleased our son chose Carleton!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Howard K. 2 years ago on Google
    Attended an open house with my son. Very impressed with the engineering labs. I've been to more beautiful university campuses, but that being said I believe they offer an excellent education program and as of today it's my son's first choice for university.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ricardo L. 2 years ago on Google
    Great campus and professors! Loved my time here
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Harmeet Singh B. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing professors and learning experience but the place is built like a maze and the entrances I arrived at following the signs were often blocked.

  • 5/5 Charles S. 2 years ago on Google
    A very good Physics program. I highly recommend it. Thank you Carleton University for some of the best years of my life. ;)

  • 5/5 Stephanie W. 2 years ago on Google
    The staff and doctor were so pleasant and the service was excellent.

  • 3/5 Emily V. 2 years ago on Google
    I wouldn’t apply or attend here as long as it’s online. The quality of education I received this year was very alarming. When it was in person it was good though.

  • 5/5 Martin H. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent University with emphasis on cutting edge research and undergraduate students experience

  • 3/5 Muhammad T. 5 months ago on Google
    Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning World War II veterans.

  • 5/5 David L. 2 years ago on Google
    Again, I go here to work. But it is a great place to get an education!


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    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
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