Southern Institute of Technology
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| Southern Institute of Technology | |
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| Southland Community College or Southland Polytechnic. | |
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| Established: | 2000 (renamed from Southland Polytechnic) |
| Faculty: | 287 FTES 2005 |
| Students: | 13,000 ([1]] |
| Location: | Invercargill, New Zealand |
| Affiliations: | Public NZ TEI |
| Website: | http://www.sit.ac.nz/ |
The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) is the most well recognized Tertiary Education Institution of the province of Southland, New Zealand.
The main campus is situated in Invercargill and satellite campuses are located in Gore and Christchurch. It is famed for its Zero Fee Scheme upon where NZ students are only required to pay material costs and not tuition fees.
Undergraduate academic programs are offered in the following subject areas:
- Animal Health & Applied Life Sciences
- Automotive Engineering
- Business
- Construction, Carpentry & Joinery
- Design & Visual Arts
- Dramatic Arts & Digital Media
- Electrotechnology
- Hairdressing ,Beauty,and Pharmacy
- Health, Exercise and Recreation
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Information Systems & Computing
- Journalism
- Languages
- Mechanical Engineering
- Music & Audio Production
- Nursing
- Social Services
- Vocational Preparation & Teaching
Post-Graduate academic programmes are offered in the following subject areas:
- Business
- Health Science
SIT is accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
