year in review 2020/2021

Our Year of Transformation

Connecting education, industry, and government to power provincial resilience

A year mired by uncertainty and distance has been transformed into one of adaptation and unity. Through empowering people to innovate and enhance their learning, we are contributing to the revival of British Columbia and inspiring future global progress.

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The BCIT ‘Mobius Strip’

At BCIT, we identify with the intellectual wonder and creative feat of the boundless mobius strip. It also represents a continuum, an ongoing journey that we make together with our students. We are a place where relevant industry connections are made and continued throughout future careers. We all walk the mobius strip together, and our learning path is infinite.

Story highlights

BCIT hosts Moving Forward: Let’s Talk Anti-Racism

Education, awareness, and dialogue are critical to bringing about change. Two high-profile BCIT alumni discussed anti-racism through the lens of their lived experiences. *Photography by Carlos M Bonmati.

BCIT introduces microcredential programs for agile learning

Microcredentials are flexible, short-term programs that help learners quickly master new competencies and gain knowledge essential to in-demand global industries.

Health Sciences Centre: Project update and looking ahead

The $78.3 million Health Sciences Centre is the first major project in the BCIT Campus Renewal Plan. It is on track to complete in spring 2022.

Student outcomes

As one of BC’s largest post-secondary institutions, we contribute over $800 million in overall economic impact (gross income) and support the generation of 10,051 direct and indirect jobs.

^{*Source: BC Student Outcomes, prepared by BC Stats (2020).}

96%

Employment rate for BCIT degree graduates*

90%

Employment rate for BCIT diploma and certificate graduates*

97%

Employment rate for BCIT apprentice completers*

93%

Employment rate for BCIT trades foundation and trades-related vocational graduates*

The British Columbia Institute of Technology acknowledges that our campuses are located on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Nations of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam).

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