Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
| Motto | Tomorrow in the making |
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| Type | Polytechnic institution |
| Established | Saskatchewan Technical Institute (1959); Central Saskatchewan Technical Institute (1963); Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences (1972); Northern Institute of Technology (1986); Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Arts, Sciences and Technology (SIAST) (1988); Saskatchewan Polytechnic (2014) |
| President | Dr. Larry S. Rosia |
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Administrative staff
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1,643 |
| Students | 13,169 full load equivalent (FLE) |
| Undergraduates | available |
| Postgraduates | not available |
| Location |
1130 Idylwyld Drive North Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7K 3R5 |
| Campus |
Saskatoon Moose Jaw Regina Prince Albert |
| Colours | Purple , Grey |
| Affiliations | CCAA, ACCC, AUCC, CIS, CWUAA, CBIE, CUP. |
| Website | www |
Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology or SIAST) is Saskatchewan's primary public institution for post-secondary 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 offers over 150 programs in applied/visual media, aviation, basic education, business, community/
Saskatchewan Polytechnic comprises four campi in Saskatchewan:
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. In January 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). The institution was named Saskatchewan Polytechnic on September 24, 2014.
Saskatchewan Polytechnic maintains reciprocal arrangements with partner institutions, including:
Saskatchewan Polytechnic joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by General (Ret'd) Rick Hillier, for the families of fallen Canadian Forces members.
Coordinates: 52°07′42″N 106°39′37″W / 52.12833°N 106.66028°W
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