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Former names | Christchurch Technical College |
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| Type | Public |
| Active | 1906–2016 |
| Students | 5,952EFTS (2012)[1] |
| Location | , 43°32′18″S172°38′35″E / 43.538259°S 172.643189°E /-43.538259; 172.643189 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
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TheChristchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT), formerly theChristchurch Technical College, was aninstitute of technology inChristchurch, New Zealand.[2] It merged withAoraki Polytechnic and becameAra Institute of Canterbury in 2016.
CPIT provided full-time and part-time education in technologies and trades. It was the largest polytechnic and institute of technology in the South Island (25,000 students) and one of the leading institutions of its kind in the country.
In New Zealand's ranking, thePerformance Based Research Fund, based on the scientific output of all employees, CPIT ranked 4th among all institutes of technologies in New Zealand. It offered a comprehensive range of programmes, which covered almost all subject areas. CPIT specialised in Music Arts, Visual Art & Design, Nursing, Applied Management (Business), Engineering, Applied Science, Education, Information Technology, and Architecture. CPIT hosted New Zealand's only school for radio journalism and communication, the New Zealand School of Broadcasting. It had a student population from more than 50 countries.
CPIT had a centrally located campus within the CBD on Madras Street (Madras Street Campus) just to the south ofCathedral Square inChristchurch, New Zealand. The city campus was located five minutes walk from the city centre. The majority of programmes were taught here. CPIT's Sullivan Avenue campus (CPIT Trades Campus) was on the corner of Sullivan Avenue and Ensors RoadOpawa, in southeast Christchurch.
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