- Whitireia Community Polytechnic
Infobox_University
name = Whitireia Community Polytechnic
native_name = Te Kura Matatini o Whitireia
motto = Living Learning Sharing
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established = 1986 (as Parumoana Community College)
faculty = 332 FTE 2005
president =
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students = 4178EFTS 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 3100Whitireia Community Polytechnic (
Māori : Te Kura Matatini o Whitireia) is a crown owned tertiary education institute inNew 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 ofNew Zealand .Campus locations:
* Porirua campus on Wi Neera Drive in
Porirua
* Kapiti campus at Lindale, just north ofParaparaumu
* Wellington campus on Cuba Street inWellington
* Auckland campus on Queen Street inAuckland
* Whitireia Performing Arts Studios at [http://www.pataka.org.nz/ Pataka] in Porirua
* The Industry Training Centre inElsdon , PoriruaFaculties
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 MāoriProgrammes
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 TransportReferences
External links
* [http://www.whitireia.ac.nz Whitireia Community Polytechnic website]
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