British Columbia Institute of Technology vs. Oregon State University – Which school is best for me?
Locations
BCIT is located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Histories
BCIT was the first provincial institution dedicated to advanced technical education in BC, and its principal was named in 1962
Oregon State University was founded in 1856 when Corvallis Academy was founded as the first community school in the Corvallis area
Number of students and diversity of population
BCIT currently has around 50,000 students enrolled and has great diversity between its students and faculty
Oregon State University has around 33,000 students enrolled and has diversity between its students and faculty
Housing options and costs
BCIT does have housing options and can cost up to $4,000 CAD depending on what you pick
Oregon State University housing can cost between $2,000 USD – $6,000 USD per term depending on the housing options you pick
Popular Programs
There are lots of popular programs at BCIT, but I could not find any of their most popular ones.
There are lots of very popular programs at Oregon State University 3 of them are business administration and management, mechanical engineering and psychology.
What Program/Degree/Diploma would you want to complete?
At BCIT I would want to complete the Automotive Service Technician program
At Oregon State University I would want to complete the Oceanography program
Admission Requirements for that Program/Degree/Diploma
To enter the Automotive Service Technician program at BCIT you need at least 50% in English or English first peoples 12 and 50% in pre-calculus 11, foundations of math 11, or workplace math 11.
It does not say what the admission requirements are for the Oceanography program at Oregon State University
Deadlines
The tuition fee deadlines for new students at BCIT are July 7th for the 2023 fall term, November 5th for the 2023 winter term and November 6th for the 2024 winter term
The new student admission deadlines for Oregon State University are November 1st for early action admission for application, transcripts and test scores, February 1st for regular admission for fall term, and February 15th for transcripts and test scores that are due for fall admission
Tuition costs
The tuition fee for the apprenticeship and trades program at BCIT is $160 CAD per week
The tuition fee for a non-resident undergraduate at Oregon State University is $55,278 USD
Total budget to complete your education
To complete the automotive service technician program at BCIT over the 4 year period it costs a total of $33,372 CAD
The cost to attend a year (3 terms) at Oregon State University as a non-resident student is $48,036 USD
Where to find more info
To find more information about BCIT go to https://www.bcit.ca/
To find more information about Oregon State University go to https://oregonstate.edu/