Ara Institute of Canterbury

Ara Institute of Canterbury
Former names
 Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Christchurch Technical College
Type Public
Established 1906
Students 5,952 EFTS (2012)[1]
Location Christchurch,  New Zealand
43°32′18″S 172°38′35″E / 43.538259°S 172.643189°E / -43.538259; 172.643189Coordinates: 43°32′18″S 172°38′35″E / 43.538259°S 172.643189°E / -43.538259; 172.643189
Campus Urban
Website www.ara.ac.nz

The Ara Institute of Canterbury, formerly the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT), is an institute of technology in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2] It provides full- and part-time education in technologies and trades. Ara has a student population from more than 50 countries. Ara Institute of Canterbury is the largest Institute of Applied Sciences in the South Island (25,000 students) and one of the leading institutions of its kind in the country.

Ara is the largest polytechnic and institute of technology in the South Island.[3]

In New Zealand’s ranking, the Performance Based Research Fund, based on the scientific output of all employees, Ara ranked 4th among all institutes of technologies in New Zealand. Ara offers programs in Music Arts, Visual Art & Design, Nursing, Applied Management (Business), Engineering, Applied Science, Education, Information Technology, and Architecture. Ara hosts New Zealand’s only school for radio journalism and communication, the School of Broadcasting.

In 2016, CPIT and Aoraki Polytechnic merged to create the largest polytechnic in the South Island of New Zealand. This gave the institute a temporary name of CPIT Aoraki. In March 2016, CPIT Aoraki was renamed to Ara Institute of Canterbury.

Campus

Ara has a centrally located campus within the CBD on Madras Street (Madras Street Campus) just to the south of Cathedral Square in Christchurch, New Zealand. The city campus is located 5 minutes walk from the city centre.

References

  1. ↑ Provider Summary: Enrolments, EFTS http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/tertiary_education/summary_tables/
  2. ↑ Educational Institutions: Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, New Zealand Educated, New Zealand.
  3. ↑ "SYSTEM MAINTENANCE". ara.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-03-29.

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