Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies

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.

Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
Former name
Saskatchewan Indian Community College
MottoWorking collaboratively to ensure every student achieves academically, socially, and emotionally.
TypePublic comprehensive community college
Established1976 as the Saskatchewan Indian Community College,
PresidentRiel Bellegarde
Students1,400 in 2003–2004
Undergraduatesavailable
Postgraduatesnot available
Location
Saskatoon
,
Saskatchewan
,
Canada
CampusUrban Saskatoon & rural/remote
Coloursblue  
AffiliationsACCC, CCAA, AUCC,
MascotEagle
Websitewww.siit.ca/

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

References

    All facts, unless otherwise stated, are from Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies' web site

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