Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
Coordinates: 52°07′48″N 106°35′16″W / 52.13000°N 106.58778°W
Former name | Saskatchewan Indian Community College |
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Motto | Working collaboratively to ensure every student achieves academically, socially, and emotionally. |
Type | Public comprehensive community college |
Established | 1976 as the Saskatchewan Indian Community College, |
President | Riel Bellegarde |
Students | 1,400 in 2003–2004 |
Undergraduates | available |
Postgraduates | not available |
Location | , , Canada |
Campus | Urban Saskatoon & rural/remote |
Colours | blue |
Affiliations | ACCC, CCAA, AUCC, |
Mascot | Eagle |
Website | www.siit.ca/ |
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) is a post-secondary institution offering training and educational programs to new, mature and international students Saskatchewan, Canada.
Campus[]
As of 2015, SIIT has 3 campuses and 8 Construction / Industrial Career Centres throughout the province, as well as 3 Social Media accounts: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Governance[]
It is governed by a Board of First Nation Chiefs, Tribal Council appointees and an executive member of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. SIIT also a non profit organization that operates within the provincial post-secondary system.
History[]
SIIT was established in 1976 as the Saskatchewan Indian Community College, and assumed its present name in 1985. On July 1, 2000, the Saskatchewan government recognized SIIT as a post-secondary institution through the enactment of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Act.
See also[]
- Higher education in Saskatchewan
- List of agricultural universities and colleges
- List of colleges in Canada#Saskatchewan
References[]
All facts, unless otherwise stated, are from Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies' web site
External links[]
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- Educational institutions established in 1976
- Vocational education in Canada
- First Nations in Saskatchewan
- Colleges in Saskatchewan
- First Nations education
- Indigenous universities and colleges in North America
- 1976 establishments in Saskatchewan