Fact Sheet

Quick Facts

• The annual starting salary of graduates $35,360 for certificate and diploma programs and $64,480 for degree programs.
• BCIT provides the majority of apprenticeship training in the province of British Columbia.
• Download BCIT's Quick Facts PDF [PDF, 598 KB]

Students

• Approximately 18,000 full-time students enrol annually.
• Approximately 28,000 part-time students enrol every year
• Median age of full-time students: 22 years.
• Median age of part-time students: 31 years.

Faculty and Staff

• More than 1,700 full-time faculty and staff
• More than 500 part-time faculty and staff

For Further Facts

1. The Institutional Planning and Analysis Office produces BCIT Facts and Figures, which includes:

   • Student Demographics - Technology, Trades, Apprenticeships, International and Aboriginal, High School, Part-time and Full-time Students survey summaries.
   • Enrolments by: Student Grouping, BCIT Schools, BCIT Campuses, Term
   • Full-time Equivalents (FTE's)
   • Graduates by Credential Type
   • Human resources, Financial Information and Foundation



2. A shorter publication, graduate employment outcomes summary report, provides program-by-program information about the employment rates of BCIT graduates.

3. Program-by-program details can be viewed in the full graduate employment outcomes report.

Educational Programs

• BCIT offers programs with a variety of levels of certification: certificates, diplomas and advanced studies, including degrees.
• Many programs lead to professional certification and some provide course exemptions that allow graduates to write qualifying exams to meet professional designations.
• Visit our credentials page for more information on the certificates, diplomas and degrees we offer. 

What is Unique at BCIT?

• A new 300,000 square-foot state-of-the-art Aerospace Technology Campus, featuring a fleet of 20 aircraft including a Boeing 737, and airport control tower simulation technology.
• A full-equipped radio and television studio, broadcasing Evolution 107.9 FM
• An automated manufacturing robotics lab
• The only Prosthetics and Orthotics training program in Western Canada
• A Technology Centre dedicated to applied high tech research and development
• Western Canada's only Marine Engine Room Simulator, which provides true-to-life training for marine engineers
• Canada's first Confucius Institute, awarded by China's National Office, teaching Chinese languages and culture to increase trade and tourism
• The Centre for the Advancement of Green Roof Technology
• An interactive fire simulation theatre
• A fully operational pulp mill
• A salmonoid enhancement facility developed by BCIT students on the Seymour river