Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

As one of Canada's leading polytechnic institutes, SAIT is world renowned for its training expertise and is a leading provider of skilled workers in the energy sector industries. SAIT, located in the southern part of Alberta, will be an innovative organization preparing people to compete and succeed in the real world. SAIT was the first publicly funded technical institute in Canada and was established in 1916. It provides training to more than 75,000 students a year, and has a graduate employment rate of 97%. There is more than $237,000 worth of Entrance Awards available to first year students where more than 3,500 students receive scholarships or bursaries. At SAIT students don’t just learn about things, they learn how to do things.


SAIT Programming Areas of Interest

• Business
• Communications
• Construction
• Culinary
• Energy
• English Language Foundations
• Health and Public Safety
• Information Technology
• Manufacturing and Automation
• Media and Broadcast
• Tourism
• Trades
• Transportation

Interesting Facts about SAIT

• Generates $418 million of economic activity
• Directly or indirectly creates 12,000 jobs
• Graduate employment rate of 97 per cent increases economic productivity
• Taxpayer investment earns a 13 per cent return through higher tax revenue and lower social costs