Saskatchewan Polytechnic

<h2 id="programs">Programs</h2>
<p>Saskatchewan Polytechnic offers over 150 programs in applied/visual media, aviation, basic education, business, community/human services, engineering technology, health services, hospitality/food services, industrial/trades, natural resources, nursing, technology, recreation and tourism, and science. In addition, Saskatchewan Polytechnic provides training to apprentices in several trades.
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<h2 id="campus">Campus</h2>

<p>Saskatchewan Polytechnic comprises four campuses in Saskatchewan:
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<ul><li><a href="/facts/Saskatoon/2tBfRgu8">Saskatoon</a> (formerly SIAST Kelsey Campus), located on <a href="/facts/Treaty_6/KDkRbLG9">Treaty 6</a> territory.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> </li></ul>
Located at <a href="/facts/Idylwyld_Drive/sRC9I7f4">Idylwyld Drive North</a> and 33rd Street East (southeast corner) in Saskatoon, the campus is named for <a href="/facts/Henry_Kelsey/NlgvcF60">Henry Kelsey</a>, a famous fur trader and explorer. The institute in Saskatoon dates back to 1941 when The Canadian Vocational Training School was established to train veterans returning from the war.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> The campus contains over 13 acres (5.3 ha) of instructional floor space.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Moose_Jaw/bNUr84q5">Moose Jaw</a> (formerly SIAST Palliser Campus), located on <a href="/facts/Treaty_4/KNsF2lPR">Treaty 4</a> territory.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Regina,_Saskatchewan/zJHvyFEa">Regina</a> (formerly SIAST Wascana Campus), also located on Treaty 4 territory.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Prince_Albert,_Saskatchewan/W3P7CwFb">Prince Albert</a> (formerly SIAST Woodland Campus), also located on Treaty 6 territory.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li></ul>
<h2 id="history">History</h2>
<p>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. On January 1, 1988, <i>The Institute Act</i> and the <i>Regional Colleges Act</i> 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).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> The institution was named Saskatchewan Polytechnic on September 24, 2014.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a>
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<h2 id="scholarships">Scholarships</h2>
<p>Saskatchewan Polytechnic joined Project Hero, a scholarship program cofounded by <a href="/facts/General_officer/0xmYEU4a">General</a> <a href="/facts/Retirement/lF0UHLuk">(Ret'd)</a> <a href="/facts/Rick_Hillier/45CeA7LN">Rick Hillier</a>, for the families of fallen <a href="/facts/Canadian_Forces/bxd17dtq">Canadian Forces</a> members.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Higher_education_in_Saskatchewan/y6CJEl9q">Higher education in Saskatchewan</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_colleges_in_Canada/61dS8L2u">List of colleges in Canada § Saskatchewan</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>

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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Saskatoon Campuses". Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Retrieved 18 August 2023. <a href="https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/saskatoon-campus.aspx" target="_blank">https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/saskatoon-campus.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"SIAST Kelsey Campus (Saskatoon)". Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110711113158/http://gosiast.com/about/campuses/kelsey.shtml" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110711113158/http://gosiast.com/about/campuses/kelsey.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"SIAST Kelsey Campus (Saskatoon)". Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110711113158/http://gosiast.com/about/campuses/kelsey.shtml" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20110711113158/http://gosiast.com/about/campuses/kelsey.shtml</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>"Moose Jaw Camus". Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Retrieved 18 August 2023. <a href="https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/moose-jaw-campus.aspx" target="_blank">https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/moose-jaw-campus.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"Regina Campuses". Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Retrieved 18 August 2023. <a href="https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/regina-campus.aspx" target="_blank">https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/regina-campus.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"Prince Albert Campuses". Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Retrieved 18 August 2023. <a href="https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/prince-albert-campus.aspx" target="_blank">https://saskpolytech.ca/about/campuses/prince-albert-campus.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"A proud history and prosperous future". Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Retrieved 18 August 2023. <a href="https://saskpolytech.ca/news/posts/2015/proud-history-prosperous-future.aspx" target="_blank">https://saskpolytech.ca/news/posts/2015/proud-history-prosperous-future.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"A proud history and prosperous future". Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Retrieved 18 August 2023. <a href="https://saskpolytech.ca/news/posts/2015/proud-history-prosperous-future.aspx" target="_blank">https://saskpolytech.ca/news/posts/2015/proud-history-prosperous-future.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:9"><p>"SIAST re-launches as Saskatchewan Polytechnic". CBC News. Retrieved 2014-09-24. <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/siast-re-launches-as-saskatchewan-polytechnic-1.2776575" target="_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/siast-re-launches-as-saskatchewan-polytechnic-1.2776575</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:10"><p>"Programs and Services - Canadian Forces (CF) College Opportunities Programme". Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2011-02-20. Project Hero[permanent dead link‍] <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100113181437/http://www.accc.ca/english/services/cdnforces/hero.htm" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20100113181437/http://www.accc.ca/english/services/cdnforces/hero.htm</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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