The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is a polytechnic institute in Burnaby, British Columbia that provides full- and part-time education leading to certificates, diplomas, applied bachelor's degrees and applied master's degrees in technologies and trades.

In addition to the main Burnaby campus, it has a campus in downtown Vancouver, a marine campus in North Vancouver, an aerospace and technology campus in Richmond, the Great Northern Way campus[1] in Vancouver and a number of small satellite campuses.

Facts and figures

BCIT provides the majority of apprenticeship training in the province of British Columbia. Approximately 15,500 full-time and 32,500 part-time students enrol each year, with over 100,000 alumni. BCIT has over 1,400 full-time faculty and staff and more than 600 part-time faculty and staff.

Brief history

• 1960: BC Vocational School opens at Willingdon and Canada Way under direct management of the provincial government.
• 1964: First Technology students are on campus ( Founding Year ).
• 1966: First graduates. Administration of BCIT and BC Vocational School remain separate.
• 1978: Pacific Vocational Institute (PVI) is created as an independent institution to combine BC Vocational School with Maple Ridge and Sea Island operations.
• 1986: BCIT and PVI structures merge to form the new BCIT. Classes are held on Sea Island, in Kaslo, Langley, Surrey, and Burnaby and in multiple downtown Vancouver locations.
• 1994: BCIT merges with the Pacific Marine Training Institute in North Vancouver.
• 1995: Legislation gives BCIT degree-granting status.
• 2001: BCIT becomes a polytechnic institution.

Current schools

BCIT provides 7 Schools, 6 of which provide full-time studies.

• School of Computing and Academic Studies[2]
• School of Business[3]
• School of Construction and the Environment[4]
• School of Health Sciences[5]
• School of Manufacturing, Electronics and Industrial Processes[6]
• School of Transportation[7]
• School of Life Long Learning[8]: Provides part time studies through:
  • Industry Training[9]
  • The Testing Centre
  • The Call Centre of Excellence[10]

External links

• BCIT Home Page