British Columbia Institute of Technology

Formation years

• 1960 - BC Vocational School opens at Willingdon and Canada Way in Burnaby
• 1961 - Plans are announced to establish BCIT
• 1962 - First Principal of BCIT appointed
• 1964 - First students are on campus: 498 of them in Engineering, Health and Business 
• 1966 - BCIT celebrates its first graduates
• 1975 - Number of students is now 3,200

• We offer practical career credentials designed for the workplace, including degrees,diplomas and certificates spanning Applied and Natural Sciences, Business and Media, Computing and Information Technology, Engineering, Health Sciences and Trades.

• Applied research at BCIT is exciting. It creates practical learning opportunities for BCIT’s students, provides innovative solutions to industry challenges, and produces new, commercially relevant technology products and applications.

• BCIT is committed to your pursuit of lifelong learning and career development. Investing in our people is investing in the success of BCIT.

• On average, 26% of BCIT employees annually obtain funds for professional development, while 20% of our employees take courses through our Fee Waiver Program. 
• We also offer more than 36 in-house workshops in leadership, software and wellness skills.BCIT is proud that many of our professional development opportunities support our staff in obtaining a credential.