Ara Institute of Canterbury

Ara Institute of Canterbury
Former names
 Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, Christchurch Technical College
Type Public
Established 2016
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

Ara Institute of Canterbury is an institute of technology in Canterbury, New Zealand. It was formed in 2016 from the merger of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) and Aoraki Polytechnic.

Ara specialises in applied tertiary training. Subject choices include business, engineering, architecture, nursing, creative arts, hospitality, computing, science, languages, outdoor education, broadcasting and primary industries. Programmes range from Level 1 to Level 9. The institute works closely with industry to ensure students have relevant skills for employment, and have a wide range of work placement opportunities.

Each year around 19,000 students enrol at Ara, including many international students. Ara is internationally-recognised and is one of the best English language training centres in New Zealand. Over 50 countries are represented among staff and students at Ara.

Campus

Ara has five campuses in Canterbury and North Otago (two in Christchurch and one each in Ashburton, Timaru and Oamaru), making it the largest tertiary institute in the South Island. Owned by the New Zealand government, Ara is regarded as one of the leading institutions of its kind in the country and has a Category 1 rating.

New Zealand Broadcasting School

The New Zealand Broadcasting School (NZBS) is New Zealand's only school for Broadcast Radio and Journalism, based in the City Campus. Each year, the radio students broadcast an original new station brand on the 96.1 frequency in the Canterbury region. Previous stations include Embr, Summit, Chalk, Jacked, The Attic, Mode, Alpha, Splat, Blush and more. The station brand for 2018 is Basement 96.1.

References

  1. ↑ Provider Summary: Enrolments, EFTS http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/tertiary_education/summary_tables/
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