Saskatchewan Polytechnic
{{Short description|Canadian post-secondary institution}}
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|motto = Tomorrow in the making
|established = {{start date and age|1959}}
|type = Polytechnic institution
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|administrative_staff = 2700
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|president = Larry S. Rosia
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|students = 14,176 full load equivalent (2018)
Saskatoon campus: 7,956; Regina campus: 4,444; Moose Jaw campus: 3,192; Prince Albert campus: 2,883{{cite web |title=Saskatchewan Polytechnic quick facts |url=https://saskpolytech.ca/about/about-us/quick-facts.aspx |publisher=Saskatchewan Polytechnic |access-date=April 11, 2019}}
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|address = {{nowrap|1130 Idylwyld Drive North}}
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 3R5
|coordinates = {{Coord|52|07|42|N|106|39|37|W|display=inline,title|type:edu}}
|campus = Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Regina
Prince Albert
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|colours = {{color box|#753B97}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} Purple and grey
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|affiliations = CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CIS, CWUAA, CBIE, CUP.
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|website = {{URL|http://www.saskpolytech.ca}}
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Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology or SIAST {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|aɪ|.|æ|s|t}}) is Saskatchewan's primary public post-secondary institution for 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.
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, and the University of Saskatchewan.
Programs
Saskatchewan Polytechnic offers over 150 programs in applied/visual media, aviation, basic education, business, community/human services, engineering technology, health services, hospitality/food services, industrial/trades, natural resources, nursing, technology, recreation and tourism, and science. In addition, Saskatchewan Polytechnic provides training to apprentices in several trades.
Campus
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Saskatchewan Polytechnic comprises four campuses in Saskatchewan:
- Saskatoon (formerly SIAST Kelsey Campus), located on Treaty 6 territory.{{cite web |title=Saskatoon Campuses |url=https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/saskatoon-campus.aspx |website=Saskatchewan Polytechnic |publisher=Saskatchewan Polytechnic |access-date=18 August 2023}} {{Anchor|SIAST Kelsey Campus}}
:Located at Idylwyld Drive North and 33rd Street East (southeast corner) in Saskatoon, the campus is named for Henry Kelsey, a famous fur trader and explorer. The institute in Saskatoon dates back to 1941 when The Canadian Vocational Training School was established to train veterans returning from the war.{{cite web |url=http://gosiast.com/about/campuses/kelsey.shtml |title=SIAST Kelsey Campus (Saskatoon) |publisher=Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711113158/http://gosiast.com/about/campuses/kelsey.shtml}} The campus contains over {{convert|13|acre|ha}} of instructional floor space.
- Moose Jaw (formerly SIAST Palliser Campus), located on Treaty 4 territory.{{cite web |title=Moose Jaw Camus |url=https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/moose-jaw-campus.aspx |website=Saskatchewan Polytechnic |publisher=Saskatchewan Polytechnic |access-date=18 August 2023}}
- Regina (formerly SIAST Wascana Campus), also located on Treaty 4 territory.{{cite web |title=Regina Campuses |url=https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/regina-campus.aspx |website=Saskatchewan Polytechnic |publisher=Saskatchewan Polytechnic |access-date=18 August 2023}}
- Prince Albert (formerly SIAST Woodland Campus), also located on Treaty 6 territory.{{cite web |title=Prince Albert Campuses |url=https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/prince-albert-campus.aspx |website=Saskatchewan Polytechnic |publisher=Saskatchewan Polytechnic |access-date=18 August 2023}}
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. On January 1, 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).{{cite web |title=A proud history and prosperous future |url=https://saskpolytech.ca/news/posts/2015/proud-history-prosperous-future.aspx |website=Saskatchewan Polytechnic |access-date=18 August 2023}} The institution was named Saskatchewan Polytechnic on September 24, 2014.{{cite news
|url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/siast-re-launches-as-saskatchewan-polytechnic-1.2776575
|title = SIAST re-launches as Saskatchewan Polytechnic
|work = CBC News
|access-date = 2014-09-24}}
Scholarships
Saskatchewan Polytechnic joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier, for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members.{{cite web |url=http://www.accc.ca/english/services/cdnforces/hero.htm |title=Programs and Services - Canadian Forces (CF) College Opportunities Programme |access-date=2011-02-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113181437/http://www.accc.ca/english/services/cdnforces/hero.htm |archive-date=2010-01-13 }} Project Hero{{dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=April 2019}}
See also
- Higher education in Saskatchewan
- {{section link|List of colleges in Canada|Saskatchewan}}
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.saskpolytech.ca/}}
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Category:Vocational education in Canada