Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Saskatchewan Polytechnic offers hands-on programming aimed at providing graduates with marketable job skills. Approximately two-thirds of its programs incorporate a work-integrated learning component, through which students apply their skills at a Saskatchewan business. The school has four urban campuses—in Moose Jaw, Prince Albert, Regina and Saskatoon—as well as a distance education program. Serving Saskatchewan’s economic and community needs, the school focuses its applied research efforts on urban development, the environment and natural resources, health education and information technology. In the fall of 2025, the school will introduce a new respiratory therapy advanced diploma, to address a need for more respiratory therapists in Saskatchewan. 

Sask Polytech has had a recent focus on research, increasing the number of research projects by 20 per cent since 2021. The Hannin Creek Education and Applied Research Centre on Candle Lake is used for outdoor education and boreal forest research. The school also has an Indigenous student success strategy: students can meet with advisers and Elders, study in activity centres and take a summer transition program to get accustomed to student life. There are student residences available at the Prince Albert campus, which has two-bedroom townhouses for families, and in Regina, where students can find furnished rooms and an all-you-can-eat meal plan.

Quick facts

School size:
Small

Tuition:
Degree $8,800-$9,700
Diploma $5,000-$6,700
Certificate $5,000-$20,100

Residence offerings:
Yes

Popular programs

Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing 
Early Childhood Education Diploma
Continuing Care Assistant Certificate
Business Diploma
Business Management Post-graduate Certificate

Cool options

Integrated Research Management: This practical program teaches students the importance of maintaining and caring for Saskatchewan’s lands. Students attend training camps at the Hannin Creek Education and Applied Research Centre, learning to brave every season, including winters. 
Transition to Registered Nursing in Canada: This advanced certificate helps transition nurses trained in the Philippines into the Canadian health-care system. 
Dental Therapy: This two-year degree program trains dental therapists who can provide operative, pediatric, endodontic, periodontic and oral surgery clinical care, along with preventive treatment and health education, in a range of settings.