Southern Institute of Technology

Southern Institute of Technology
Southland Community College or Southland Polytechnic.
Established	2000 (renamed from Southland Polytechnic)
Academic staff	287 FTE 2005
Students	13,000 ([1]
Location	Invercargill, New Zealand
Affiliations	Public NZ TEI
Website	http://www.sit.ac.nz/

SIT, taken from Tay St

SIT main walkway

The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is the most well recognised Tertiary Education Institution of the province of Southland, New Zealand.

The institute has several campuses around Invercargill; the Main Campus is situated in Tay St, SIT Downtown in Don St, and SIT Sound in Deveron St. Satellite campuses are also located in Gore, Queenstown, and Christchurch. It is famed for its Zero Fee Scheme upon where NZ students are only required to pay material costs and not tuition fees.

Undergraduate academic programs are offered in the following subject areas:

• Animal Health & Applied Life Sciences
• Automotive Engineering
• Business
• Construction, Carpentry & Joinery
• Design & Visual Arts
• Dramatic Arts & Digital Media
• Electrotechnology
• Hairdressing ,Beauty,and Pharmacy
• Health, Exercise and Recreation
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Information Systems & Computing
• Journalism
• Languages (English, Chinese or Maori)
• Mechanical Engineering
• Music & Audio Production
• Nursing
• Social Services
• Vocational Preparation & Teaching

Post-Graduate academic programmes are offered in the following subject areas:

• Business
• Health Science

SIT is accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

Student accommodation

SIT has one hall of residence, the Grand Hall of Residence, a former hotel. LivingSpace at The Tower is purpose-built student accommodation, and homestay is available for international students.

External links

• The Southern Institute of Technology's Official Web Page