Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
Coordinates: 52°7′42.39″N 106°39′36.90″W / 52.1284417°N 106.66025°W
| Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) | |
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| Motto | SIAST offers choice |
| Established | 1959 Saskatchewan Technical Institute; 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) |
| Type | Polytechnic institution |
| President | Dr. R.G. (Bob) McCulloch |
| Admin. staff | 1,438 |
| Students | 12,000 |
| Undergraduates | available |
| Postgraduates | not available |
| Location | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Campus | Kelsey (Saskatoon) Palliser (Moose Jaw) Wascana (Regina) Woodland (Prince Albert) |
| Colours | blue & White |
| Affiliations | CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CIS, CWUAA, CBIE, CUP. |
| Website | www.siast.sk.ca |
Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) is a diploma-granting college that has four campuses across Saskatchewan. More than 12,000 students are enrolled in its programs and has approximately 29,000 additional individual registrations.
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[edit] Programs
SIAST offers 160 programs in business and agriculture, health and science, technology, industry, nursing, hospitality services, community services and basic education. In addition, SIAST provides training to apprentices in almost 30 trades.
[edit] Campus
The Institute operates the following campuses:
- Kelsey 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. [1] The campus contains over 13 acres (5.3 ha) of instructional floor space. [2]
- Palliser Campus is located in Moose Jaw.
- Wascana Campus is in Regina.
- Woodland Campus is in Prince Albert.
[edit] History
The four schools that make up the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology started off as four individual schools. Palliser Campus in Moose Jaw started off as the Saskatchewan Technical Institute in 1959. Kelsey Campus in Saskatoon began as the Central Saskatchewan Technical Institute in 1963. Wascana Campus in Regina began as the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences in 1972. Woodlands Campus in 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).
In August 1996, an Act respecting the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology was proclaimed.
[edit] Governance
Under the guidance of a Board of Directors appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, SIAST provides career-related education, training and retraining for adults.
[edit] Partnerships
SIAST maintains reciprocal arrangements with educational partners, including:
- Dumont Technical Institute
- First Nations University of Canada
- Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
- University of Regina
- University of Saskatchewan
[edit] Scholarships
SIAST joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier, for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members. [3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
All facts, unless otherwise stated, are from Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology's web site.
[edit] External links
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