Motto Tomorrow in the making Administrative staff 1,643 Province Saskatchewan | President Dr. Larry S. Rosia Phone +1 866-467-4278 Total enrollment 13,502 (2014) | |
Type Polytechnic institution Established Saskatchewan Technical Institute (1959); Central Saskatchewan Technical Institute (1963); Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences (1972); Northern Institute of Technology (1986); Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts, Sciences and Technology (SIAST) (1988); Saskatchewan Polytechnic (2014) Students 13,169 full load equivalent (FLE) Address 1130 Idylwyld Dr N, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3R5, Canada Subsidiaries Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Wascana Similar University of Regina, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Indian Institute o, Parkland College, Cumberland College Profiles | ||
Saskatchewan polytechnic tomorrow in the making
Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology or SIAST) is Saskatchewan's primary public institution for post-secondary technical education and skills training, recognized nationally and internationally for its expertise and innovation. Through program and course registrations, Saskatchewan Polytechnic serves 26,000 distinct students with programs that touch every sector of the economy. It operates campuses in Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon, and provides a number of courses and programs through distance education.
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We are saskatchewan polytechnic
Programs
Saskatchewan Polytechnic offers over 150 programs in applied/visual media, aviation, basic education, business, community/
Campi
Saskatchewan Polytechnic comprises four campi in Saskatchewan:
History
The four schools that make up Saskatchewan Polytechnic started off as four individual schools. The Moose Jaw campus started off as the Saskatchewan Technical Institute in 1959. Saskatoon began as the Central Saskatchewan Technical Institute in 1963. Regina began as the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in 1972. Prince Albert began as the Northern Institute of Technology in 1986. In January 1988, The Institute Act and the Regional Colleges Act amalgamated Saskatchewan's technical institutes, urban community colleges and the Advanced Technology Training Centre to form the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST). The institution was named Saskatchewan Polytechnic on September 24, 2014.
Partnerships
Saskatchewan Polytechnic maintains reciprocal arrangements with partner institutions, including:
Scholarships
Saskatchewan Polytechnic joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier, for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members.