About the Institution
SAIT Polytechnic has a rich history beginning with its creation as the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (PITA) in 1916. The first publicly-funded technical institute in Canada, PITA was initially housed at the Colonel James Walker School and the adjacent police and fire station in southeast Calgary. From its earliest days, PITA focused on hands-on, skills-oriented training designed to meet the practical needs of employers, a philosophy that continues to this day. PITA officially opened its doors October 16, 1916 with programs in motor mechanics and metal working, 11 students and seven staff. Within two weeks, 370 students were enrolled, all but 11 in evening, Saturday or correspondence classes. Soon, PITA was retraining so many returning soldiers from World War I that civilian instruction was suspended for two years. In 1918, PITA also became a hospital facility for a short time to treat victims of the worldwide influenza pandemic. PITA re-opened to regular students in 1920 and moved to the present-day SAIT campus in 1922, with the completion of the three-storey red brick and sandstone building
Undergrad Programs / Areas offered :
Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting)
Bachelor of Applied Business Administration
Administrative Information Management Diploma
Business Administration Diploma
Legal Assistant Diploma
Bachelor of Science Construction Project Management
Bachelor of Applied Technology Petroleum Engineering
Chemical Engineering Technology Diploma
Chemical Laboratory Technology Diploma
Electrical Engineering Technology Diploma
Energy Asset Management Diploma
Environmental Technology Diploma
Instrumentation Engineering Technology Diploma
Petroleum Engineering Technology Diploma
Power Engineering Technology Diploma
Architectural Technology Diploma
Civil Engineering Technology Diploma
Engineering Design and Drafting Technology Diploma
Geomatics Engineering Technology Diploma
Power and Process Operations Certificate
Oil and Gas Production Accounting - CAPPA Certificate
Oil and Gas Land Administration Certoficate(Aboriginal Program)
Petroleum Land Administration Certificate
Bachelor of Applied Information Systems Technology(Major in Information Systems Development
Network Management)
Broadcast Systems Technology Diploma
Digital Graphics Communications Diploma
Electronics Engineering Technology Diploma
Exploration Information Technology Diploma
Information Technology Diploma (Computer Systems Major
Network Systems Major
Software Development Major
Telecom Systems Major)
Film & Video Production Diploma
Journalism Diploma
Library Information Technology Diploma
New Media Production & Design Diploma
Radio
Television & Broadcast News Diploma
Automated Systems Engineering Technology Diploma
Mechanical Design Technology Diploma
Mechanical Engineering Technology Diploma
Welding Engineering Technology Diploma
Machinist Technician Certificate
Non-Destructive Testing Foundations Certificate
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