David Tuccaro to receive a BCIT Honourary Doctorate

David Tucarro-Distinguished Awards

David Tuccaro, the President, CEO and Founder of Tuccaro Inc., will receive an Honourary Doctorate in Technology from BCIT. The acclaimed businessman grew up in the oldest community in Alberta, Fort Chipewyan, a northern community that can only be reached by ice road or plane. David says he got his start as an entrepreneur thanks … Read more

A BCIT nursing student’s guide to surviving illness

Life as a BCIT nursing student can be stressful. We study for long hours and so consequently, all of the stress and work can degrade the immune system. (Like, literally, look up the relationship between stress, cortisol, and the immune system: long term stress can decrease your ability to fight infection.) Anyways, because of all … Read more

Marine Engineering students get a sneak peak of life at sea

Marine Engineering Tour Group

The BCIT Marine Engineering program is a Co-operative Education program designed to provide students with a solid background in the principles of construction, operation, and maintenance of diesel engine propulsion plants on ships. While the BCIT Marine Campus has a world-class simulation lab, there’s no substitute for the real thing. That’s why, every second term, students … Read more

Tales from Nepal—BCIT civil engineering students blog from abroad

Nepal - BCIT Civil Engineering

BCIT Civil Engineering students Ryan Kroeker and Casey von Hahn spend most of their time in Burnaby, British Columbia, studying with the BCIT School of Construction and the Environment. This summer, however, they’re in Kathmandu, Nepal. Ryan and Casey are working as Earthquake Engineering Interns, helping the area become more earthquake resilient. They are blogging about their experience. … Read more