Founded in 1964, BCIT is the largest comprehensive applied university in Canada. BCIT consists of transportation branch, computer branch, manufacturing and electronic machinery branch, health science branch, business school, construction engineering and environment branch, distance education branch, teaching and learning center, postgraduate branch and applied research center, with more than 400 majors and directions. BCIT has more than 2,000 faculty members, including a double-qualified teacher. BCIT currently has about 55,000 students and a total annual budget of 220 million Canadian dollars.
The teaching mode of BCIT includes academic education and non-academic education. Through full-time courses, part-time courses and distance courses, the organic connection of certificate, diploma and degree education can be realized. Students can register for a certificate or diploma course before completing a degree course. Academic education includes junior college, undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Authorized by the Ministry of Higher Education, BCIT can award junior college diplomas, bachelor's degrees in technology, master's degrees in application and honorary doctorates. Non-academic education includes various industry and post certificate courses, such as international freight forwarders and international interior decorators.
BCIT has been widely praised and welcomed by enterprises and society. More and more Canadian industrial and commercial enterprises regard BCIT graduates as the first choice when recruiting key technical and management talents.
Among the freshmen enrolled by BCIT every year, 40% are graduates and transfer students from other universities. Although many students have obtained degrees or are studying in universities, they still regard BCIT's advanced applied technology education courses as a bridge to successful employment.
BCIT has eight branches; Each branch consists of several departments; Each department has multiple majors (some majors have multiple directions). Only some branches, major departments, majors and directions are listed below.
Computer and Basic Teaching Division
Basic teaching department
There are several basic science majors, offering basic courses such as scientific English, mathematics, physics and chemistry.
computer department
There are many majors and directions such as computer and network system technology.
Department of forensic medicine and forensic medicine
There are forensic medicine, physical and chemical identification, material analysis and other majors.
Manufacturing, machinery and electronics division
Department of mechanical manufacturing
There are many majors and directions in mechanical engineering, mechanical maintenance, automatic control, CNC machine tools, papermaking, mold design, injection molding and so on.
Department of electrical and electronic engineering
IT has many specialties and directions, such as electronic and computer engineering, power supply and control, computer business application, Internet and IT, industrial control automation, robotics, precision machinery and so on.
research institute
Offering applied master's degree courses.
Technical research center
BCIT has an application-oriented technology research center, focusing on the application of scientific research results in economic and technical fields. For example, the center has one of the largest computer website testing centers in North America, and website design customers can use the center to simulate hundreds of thousands of people logging on the website at the same time to test the effect of the software.
the?Confucius Institute
Offering applied Chinese courses such as business, tourism and cultural exchange.
The Confucius Institute at BCIT is a joint venture between BCIT and Hanban, China, and is located in downtown Vancouver. The college aims to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples, and then promote comprehensive cooperation between the two countries in the fields of economy, trade, science and technology, tourism and so on. It is a comprehensive cultural and language promotion and exchange center.