Belize Technical College

The following describes institutions of post-secondary learning existing in Belize prior to the establishment of the University of Belize in August 2000.

This was a tertiary level institution established in Belize to train its registered nurses and nurse assistants, pharmacists and other medical personnel. It was built with funding from the Baron Bliss Fund established by the money the Baron left in trust to Belize after his death and hence named after him. The campus was located on St. Joseph Street in Belize City, near what is now the main hospital. The Bliss School of Nursing was founded with monies left by Baron Bliss at about mid-century. It was the main health education-related facility in Belize up to its amalgamation.

In 2000 after the creation of the University of Belize, its duties were taken over by the University's Faculty of Nursing and Allied Health.

Belize Technical College (known to Belizeans as "Technical"), was established as a high school and later junior college. It was founded in September 1952 as a four year high school but before long adopted junior college level status.

In 1981, Belize became embroiled in the dispute over the Heads of Agreement, and in late March when riots began in the streets of Belize City, Technical students led by Socorro Bobadilla were right in the middle of it.

Technical's engineering program has always been one of its main staples and indeed was one of the few intact programs carried over to UB at the establishment of the faculty of Sciences and Technology.

The BTC held its last graduation in June 2000.

Degrees offered: Business Studies, Mechanical, Civil and Electrical Engineering, Building and Construction, Architecture, home campus of UB's Adult and Continuing Studies Unit.

In early November 2006, the University announced that its facilities on the Technical campus would be upgraded to accommodate a new vocational training project, the ITVET. Students at the campus were up in arms over possibly having to vacate the campus amid rumors that the campus was for sale.

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