Southern Institute of Technology
Southland Community College or Southland Polytechnic. | |
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| Established | 2000 (renamed from Southland Polytechnic) |
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Academic staff | 287 FTES 2005 |
| Students | 13,000 (4224 EFTS 2005)[[1]] |
| Address | 133 Tay Street, Invercargill, New Zealand , , |
| Affiliations | Public NZ TEI |
| Website | http://www.sit.ac.nz/ |
The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is the most well recognized Tertiary Education Institution of the province of Southland, New Zealand.
The main campus is situated in Invercargill and satellite campuses are located in Gore 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 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.