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| Established | 1960 |
| Type: | Polytechnic institution |
| President: | Dr. Verna Magee-Shepherd (Acting) |
| Staff: | 1,400 (full time) 600 (part time) |
| Students: | 15,500 (full time) 32,500 (part time) |
| Location | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada () |
| Campus: | Burnaby, Downtown Vancouver, North Vancouver, Kelowna, Vancouver International Airport & Great Northern Way Campus |
| Website: | http://www.bcit.ca/ |
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The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is an institute of technology in Burnaby, British Columbia. It provides full- and part-time education leading to certificates, diplomas, bachelor's degrees and master's degrees in technologies and trades. Dr. Verna Magee-Shepherd is Acting President of the Institute. 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 in Vancouver and a number of small satellite campuses.
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Facts and figures
BCIT provides the majority of apprenticeship training in the province of British Columbia. Approximately 16,000 full-time and 40,000 part-time students enroll 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.
- 1980: 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.
- 2007 Finneyfoo Creek overflows - threatening buildings at the Burnaby Campus
Current schools
BCIT has six Schools providing full-time and part-time studies in a variety of subjects.
- School of Computing and Academic Studies
- School of Business
- School of Construction and the Environment
- School of Health Sciences
- School of Manufacturing, Electronics and Industrial Processes
- School of Transportation
BCIT also has a Technology Centre which undertakes and coordinates applied research, and provides technology transfer and commercialization assistance.
