Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Motto	Tomorrow in the making
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)
President	Dr. Larry S. Rosia
Students	13,169 full load equivalent (FLE)
Undergraduates	available
Postgraduates	not available
Address	SIAST Administrative Offices 400 – 119 4th Avenue South Saskatoon SK S7K 5X2 Canada , Saskatoon , Saskatchewan , Canada
Campus	Saskatoon Moose Jaw Regina Prince Albert
Colours	Purple     , Grey
Affiliations	CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CIS, CWUAA, CBIE, CUP.
Website	www.saskpolytech.ca

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.

Programs

Saskatchewan Polytechnic offers over 150 programs in applied/visual media, aviation, basic education, business, community/

Campuses

SIAST's Kelsey Campus in the Central Industrial and Lawson SDA areas of Saskatoon

Saskatchewan Polytechnic comprises four campuses in Saskatchewan:

• Saskatoon (formerly SIAST Kelsey Campus)

This campus is located at Idylwyld and 33rd Street in Saskatoon. The campus is named after Henry Kelsey a famous fur trader and explorer. The institute in Saskatoon date back to 1941 when The Canadian Vocational Training School was established to train veterans returning from the war. The campus contains over 13 acres (5.3 ha) of instructional floor space.

• Moose Jaw (formerly SIAST Palliser Campus)
• Regina (formerly SIAST Wascana Campus)
• Prince Albert (formerly SIAST Woodland Campus)

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:

• Dumont Technical Institute
• First Nations University of Canada
• Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
• University of Regina
• University of Saskatchewan

Scholarships

Saskatchewan Polytechnic joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier, for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members.

See also

• Higher education in Saskatchewan
• List of colleges and universities in Saskatchewan

External links

• Official website