Whitireia Community Polytechnic

Whitireia Community Polytechnic

Infobox_University
name = Whitireia Community Polytechnic
native_name = Te Kura Matatini o Whitireia


motto = Living Learning Sharing
tagline =
established = 1986 (as Parumoana Community College)
faculty = 332 FTE 2005
president =
head_label =
head =
students = 4178 EFTS 2007 [ [http://www.whitireia.ac.nz/documents/Annual_Report_2007.pdf Whitireia Community Polytechnic 2007 Annual Report] ]
city = Porirua
country = New Zealand
affiliations = Public NZ TEI, [http://www.wrpf.ac.nz/ WRPF]
website = [http://www.whitireia.ac.nz/ www.whitireia.ac.nz]
address = Wi Neera Drive, Takapuwahia, Porirua, New Zealand
telephone = 0800 944 847 or +64 4 237 3100

Whitireia Community Polytechnic (Māori: Te Kura Matatini o Whitireia) is a crown owned tertiary education institute in New Zealand.

History

Whitireia Community Polytechnic was founded in 1986 and was originally named Parumoana Community College. It was renamed Whitireia Community Polytechnic in 1989.

Campuses

Whitireia Community Polytechnic operates a number of campuses located on the North Island of New Zealand.

Campus locations:

* Porirua campus on Wi Neera Drive in Porirua
* Kapiti campus at Lindale, just north of Paraparaumu
* Wellington campus on Cuba Street in Wellington
* Auckland campus on Queen Street in Auckland
* Whitireia Performing Arts Studios at [http://www.pataka.org.nz/ Pataka] in Porirua
* The Industry Training Centre in Elsdon, Porirua

Faculties

Whitireia Community Polytechnic is comprised of five diffirent faculties [ [http://www.whitireia.ac.nz/page_display.php?category_id=1&subcategory_id=0&page_id=438 Whitireia Community Polytechnic Faculties] ] :

* Faculty of Arts and Communication
* Faculty of Business and Information Technology
* Faculty of Health Education and Social Services
* Faculty of Service Industries and Trades
* Te Wānanga Māori

Programmes

Programmes are offered in the following subject areas [ [http://www.whitireia.ac.nz/course_selector.php Whitireia Community Polytechnic Courses] ] :

* Arts and Communications
* Beauty and Hairdressing
* Business and Administration
* Catering and Hospitality
* Computing and Information Technology
* Introductory and Foundation
* Māori
* Nursing and Health
* Online
* Pacific
* Social and Community Services
* Teacher Education
* Tourism, Sport and Recreation
* Trade and Transport

References

External links

* [http://www.whitireia.ac.nz Whitireia Community Polytechnic website]


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