School of Transportation
A part of SAIT since opening its doors in 1916, our school has prepared students for dynamic aviation, rail and automotive careers for more than 100 years, continually evolving our programs to meet the needs of today’s employers.
We work closely with industry partners to ensure you are career-ready when moving from the classroom to the workplace. Whether your goal is to fix aircrafts, cars and trucks, pilot drones, or marshal and switch trains, we have the cutting-edge education you need to succeed.
When you walk into the Clayton Carroll Centre, you know you're in an automotive building. And that comes with a sense of belonging shared by the students and the staff, and I think it's allowed us to also connect better with industry.
Why SAIT?
You’ll learn in an environment that mimics the workplace.
SAIT is home to state-of-the-art learning spaces — including the Art Smith Aero Centre, Centre for Rail Training and Technology, Clayton Carroll Automotive Centre and Point Trotter Campus. These facilities are set up the same way offices, shops, warehouses, and work bays are in industry.
Our instructors are experts, equipped with years of experience working in the fields they teach in and keep a close connection with industry to ensure their skills stay up to date.
Our programs
Join the ever-evolving transportation industry and steer your passion for trains, planes and automobiles into a rewarding career.
Choose from our wide range of diploma, certificate and apprenticeship options to get started.
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Our advising team is available from 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.
If you'd like to speak to an advisor about a program you're interested in or currently taking, book an appointment with us!
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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.