‘Hands-on approach’ entices students
Enrolment at Saskatchewan Polytechnic is on an upward trend. According to statistics, the school has experienced a 24 per cent increase in program enrolments in the past five academic years with just over 20,000 admissions.
Students at the Prince Albert campus said the small class sizes and hands-on approach are enticing.
“Our class has an amalgamation of people from Saskatoon, Regina and Ontario and they all like the inclusiveness,” student Alexander Benmerrouche said. “We get our hands on everything and to my knowledge there isn’t a similar program that is as hands-on as this one.”
Benmerrouche, who has a Bachelors Degree from the University of Saskatchewan, enrolled in the Geographic Information Science certificate program at the Prince Albert campus to stay on top of industry standards. Classmate Shannon Munroe said it’s the only course of its kind offered in Saskatchewan.