Best Of SAIT
The past year was defined by big news and bold partnerships.
We spent the year building, in every sense: our new Taylor Family Campus Centre, a refreshed brand, a new strategic plan and a collaborative OneSAIT mindset to better serve our students and partners.
Along the way, we celebrated rankings, wins on and off the field and investments in applied education and research that have real impact — many through our Real Futures fundraising campaign.
Once again, I've seen what we can accomplish together: supporting our learners, preparing future-ready grads, empowering employees and engaging communities.
Look back on a transformative year at SAIT — and join me in looking forward to all the exciting opportunities to come.
Dr. David Ross
President and CEO
Fast-tracking cybersecurity training and response
SAIT’s new cyber range is driving the development of more skilled cybersecurity professionals. It’s also allowing industry sectors across the city to tackle real-world cybersecurity challenges risk-free in an isolated training environment.
Located at SAIT Downtown, the facility enhances Calgary’s reputation as a leader in advanced digital technology education.
Exploring Skilled Trades for Girls
More than 120 junior high students visited campus in the fall for SAIT’s Exploring Skilled Trades for Girls event. The students, in Grades 7–9, had the opportunity to try hands-on activities ranging from bricklaying and autobody to motorcycle mechanics, refrigeration, roofing, welding and woodworking.
Hosted by SAIT Youth Initiatives, the program aims to build awareness of career opportunities in the trades.
Lighting up the world
Electrical Engineering Technology students travelled to the village of Huarcaya, Peru to install solar power units at a school. Local non-profit organization Light Up the World, which works to bring electricity and internet to remote communities, organized the project.
SAIT joined students and instructors from NAIT. The group can continue to monitor the system from here at home.
HELPING LEARNERS THRIVE
From the Natoysopoyiis Indigenous student support centre, Reg Erhardt Library and Lamb Learner Success Centre to the International Centre (and lots more), a variety of resources support learner success inside and outside the classroom #HereAtSAIT.
Here are just a few of the supports and services that helped learners thrive last year:
- SAIT leveraged a $500,000 Global Skills Opportunity grant to enable students who otherwise would not have the opportunity to participate in study abroad experiences.
- The Industry Mentorship Program expanded to match more students with industry mentors, giving them a glimpse into professional life after graduation.
- Students in almost every program had access to $10 million in scholarships and bursaries.
- SAIT’s new Accommodated Test Centre supported the testing requirements of students with accommodations related to disabilities.
- A pop-up Welcome Centre greeted current and future students at a variety of events, including Open House and New Student Orientation. A permanent Welcome Centre to support student engagement and inclusion is a central piece of SAIT’s new Taylor Family Campus Centre project.
- SAIT’s new hub and spoke model of Academic Advising supported learners with program planning, referrals and more, while ensuring a consistent student advising experience across SAIT.
- Student Development and Counselling reopened the Zen Den, providing a dedicated student space for relaxation and mindfulness programming.
- The new Indigenous Housing Program Bursary is addressing critical barriers Indigenous students face in accessing safe and affordable housing.
- SAIT’s Office of Community and Belonging is leading the Women in Skilled Trades Retention Program, a new initiative aimed at supporting women in construction and manufacturing trades.
40,202
overall unique student headcount (2024/25)
21,869
students in 101 degree, applied degree, diploma and certificate programs (2024/25)
6,835
apprentices in 27 apprentice programs (2024/25)
13,457
students in continuing education, Corporate Training and other open registration courses (2024/25)
NEW PROGRAMS #HEREATSAIT
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Bachelor Degree
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International Students Accepted PGWP eligible
Explore business administration and finance in a different way through a curriculum focused on financial technology.
- Program length:
- 4 years
- Location:
- In person (Main Campus)
- Faculty:
- School of Business
- Certification type
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Certificate
- Availability
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International Students Accepted PGWP eligible
Develop the skills, knowledge and practical experience you'll need to take the lead and make a lasting impact in shaping the future of young learners.
- Program length:
- 1 year
- Location:
- Blended (Main Campus and Online)
- Faculty:
- School of Health and Public Safety
- Certification type
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Diploma
- Availability
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International Students Accepted PGWP eligible
Elevate your skills and knowledge for a rewarding journey in nurturing young minds, with a comprehensive approach to early childhood education and care, encompassing the developmental needs of children from newborns to age 12.
- Program length:
- 2 years
- Location:
- Blended (Main Campus and Online)
- Faculty:
- School of Health and Public Safety
- Certification type
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Certificate
- Availability
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Not available to International Students
Take the first step towards a trades apprenticeship and learn safety training, trade math, CNC machining, lathe operation, drill machining and more.
- Program length:
- 12 weeks
- Location:
- In person (Main Campus)
- Faculty:
- School of Manufacturing & Automation
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Certificate
- Availability
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Not available to International Students
Gain the skills and knowledge needed to enter the transport and heavy equipment industry with ease by learning to repair, maintain and overhaul transport vehicles and heavy equipment.
- Program length:
- 15 weeks
- Location:
- In person (Main Campus)
- Faculty:
- School of Transportation
- Certification type
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Certificate
- Availability
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Not available to International Students
Train for a career as a motorcycle mechanic with our 12-week program, where you will acquire foundational training in the assembly, maintenance, repair, and restoration of motorcycles and more.
- Program length:
- 12 weeks
- Location:
- In person (Main Campus)
- Faculty:
- School of Transportation
- Certification type
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Certificate
- Availability
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Not available to International Students
Complete your degree in two years with SAIT’s Bachelor of Technology program. With specializations in Software Development and Cyber Security, build on your existing experience to grow your career in a tech-driven world.
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- Certification type
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Diploma
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International Students Accepted PGWP eligible
This program helps you develop the in-demand knowledge, skills and practical experience needed to excel as a professional electrician in Canada’s dynamic construction industry.
- Program length:
- 2 Years
- Location:
- In person (Main Campus)
- Faculty:
- MacPhail School of Energy
- Certification type
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Diploma
- Availability
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International Students Accepted Not PGWP eligible
Our comprehensive two-year diploma will prepare you for a career as a professional RPAS (drone) pilot, with ROC-A and Transport Canada certification.
- Program length:
- 2 years
- Location:
- In person (Art Smith Aero Centre & Point Trotter Campus)
- Faculty:
- School of Transportation
BUILDING
BOLD FUTURES
In 2025, SAIT launched a new three-year strategic plan, Bold Futures, a $150-million fundraising campaign, Real Futures, and a refreshed brand.
Bold Futures guides institutional decisions to advance our ambition and purpose:
- AMBITION To be a global leader in applied education.
- PURPOSE To empower people with the skills, attitudes and experiences to build successful careers and lives.
Through Bold Futures, we will enhance future-ready skills, world-class learning experiences and innovation leadership, taking a OneSAIT approach to how we work and learn #HereAtSAIT.
Real Futures engages the community to fuel transformation — in who we teach, how we teach and what we teach — in alignment with SAIT’s ambition, purpose and strategic priorities.
Our refreshed brand reflects who we are and sets expectations for how people experience SAIT: At SAIT, we’re building bold futures. We are tenacious, connected, inventive, passionate and friendly. SAIT promises the confidence to make it real.
SAIT launches new strategic plan to build bold futures
Through our 2025-28 strategic plan, SAIT will evolve to deliver more advanced applied education.
BUILDING MOMENTUM AS ONESAIT
WE'RE STILL CHEERING
SAIT has skills
9 medals awarded to SAIT competitors at Skills Canada 2025.
Giving Day 2025
$165,000 raised during Giving Day 2025 supporting SAIT’s Real Futures campaign.
Family Campaign 2025
$89,000 raised to support students through SAIT’s employee Family Campaign.
Top Employer
We kicked off 2025 as one of the top 85 employers in Alberta. Alberta’s Top Employers is an editorial competition that recognizes industry leaders offering exceptional places to work.
Employers are judged on criteria including work atmosphere, employee communications, benefits, time off and skills development.
Top four for research
Fueled by a dynamic team of 100 experts, SAIT climbed to fourth place on Research Infosource Inc.’s list of Top 50 Research Colleges in Canada for 2024 and held strong in the position for 2025.
SAIT’s Applied Research and Innovation Services Hub excelled in the overall research income category, securing $12.3 million in funding, and placed top three in industry research income and first in the research intensity category.
Top spots for hospitality and business
SAIT was ranked #13 on CEOWORLD Magazine’s Best Hospitality and Hotel Management Schools for 2025 and is the top Canadian school on the list.
SAIT was also ranked #53 on CEOWORLD Magazine’s Best Business Schools in the World for 2025 and is one of just 10 Canadian schools to make the list.
Top spots for Trojans
In the 2024/25 season, SAIT earned CCAA championships in men’s cross-country and badminton and a silver in men’s curling.
The Trojans won ACAC gold in men’s golf, curling and cross-country and women’s futsal and basketball, plus men’s and women’s doubles badminton. Women’s soccer took silver. Men’s soccer and hockey, and women’s curling won bronze.
SAIT earned 18 ACAC medals in indoor track and won gold in the inaugural Prairie University Women’s Rugby Conference Championships.
Real Futures
The Real Futures campaign reimagines applied learning and will transform how, who and what we teach at SAIT.
Annual Report to the Government of Alberta
MORE BEST OF SAIT 2025
Cheers to 75 years of hospitality and tourism at SAIT
From hat making to world renowned hospitality, tourism and culinary programming, SAIT’s School of Hospitality and Tourism has spent the last 75 years on a transformational journey
SAIT is expanding reconciliation efforts on campus and in the community
Indigenizing curriculum and a new student success initiative will support systemic change
Sparking electrical excellence at the Randy O’Dell Centre for Electrical Trades
A $3 million gift from the estate of Randy O’Dell transforms electrical education at SAIT through newly opened and renovated spaces.
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.