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Trades students at BCIT to benefit from $5M in scholarship funding thanks to Beedie Luminaries’ BUILD program

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Students pursing a career in skilled trades can apply for critical financial support thanks to a new trades scholarship program, BUILD, Beedie Luminaries has launched. Projected to support nearly 300 students in the next five years, over $5.5 million will be committed to the BUILD scholarship fund. Beedie Luminaries, a scholarship foundation founded by developer … Read more

BCIT students awarded at the 2024 AMA International Collegiate Conference

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AMA International Collegiate Conference

Congratulations to all BCIT Business + Media students who participated and finished in top places across multiple competition categories at the 2024 American Marketing Association (AMA) International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans. The BCIT Marketing Association (BCITMA) was honored as one of the top 15 chapters in North America and received a third place award … Read more

BCIT Jill of All Trades opens a world of opportunities

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BCIT Jill of All Trades

Only five per cent of skilled trades workers across the country are women, according to Statistics Canada. In efforts to inspire more young women to pursue a career in skilled trades, BCIT welcomed more than 80 high school students from 10 school districts across British Columbia for a day of empowerment and excitement at the … Read more

Inspired by CSI: Helping society through science

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Forensic Investigation instructor Dom Toa wears a full-body white "bunny suit" and glasses in a lab. He is shining a light on a drinking glass. There is a bottle behind him and laboratory shelves with a lab sink and equipment.

Dom Toa is not the only person who joined the forensic science field after being intrigued by depictions such as those on TV’s CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. But he may be one of the few who has come full circle, now leading a program at BCIT Forensics that teaches others to follow his footsteps…or, footprints? … Read more

BCIT receives funding to build better wheelchairs and reveal the secrets of the cosmos   

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On behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Transport of Canada and Quebec Lieutenant, announced more than $515 million in funding for research infrastructure through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI).   BCIT is among the 32 post-secondary institutes and research hospitals, as well … Read more

Celebrating BCIT graduates: Winter 2024 Convocation ceremonies

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BCIT students graduating at Winter 2024 convocation

500 students crossed the stage in three in-person ceremonies this March, joining more than 205,000 of our BCIT alumni community. We are proud of our graduates for their achievements and confident in their abilities to create sustained and meaningful impact beyond BCIT.  Each ceremony begun with the acknowledgement that our campuses are located on the … Read more

BCIT appoints Cynthia Petrie as Vice President, External

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BCIT Cynthia Petrie VP External

The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cynthia Petrie as the Vice President of External at the Institute. In this permanent role, Cynthia will champion the Institute’s vision and mission, providing executive leadership to a broad portfolio of departments including Advancement, Marketing and Communications, Stakeholder Relations, and Indigenous … Read more

How BCIT Big Info paved the way to a career in Civil Engineering

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BCIT Civil Engineering diploma student Julie Tran always knew that she was creative, but she didn’t know what she would pursue as a career until she started exploring her post-secondary options in grade 11.   “I was thinking a lot about what I would enjoy doing for the next 5 to 10 years without having to … Read more

The Power of Play: Be part of the Gaming industry

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Vancouver has become a global game development hub, hosting over 40 video game companies, ranging from industry giants to independent developers. If you’re interested in creating immersive games, consider BCITs Games Development Option within the Bachelor of Science of Applied Computer Science (BScACS), which gets you job-ready for the Gaming sector within two or four … Read more