Estimated tuition and fee information is for full-time international students attending SAIT. Tuition and fees are subject to change.
Actual tuition is calculated based on the number of courses in which you are registered. Optional courses are not included in this tuition calculation. Additional courses will result in higher tuition.
2021/22 international fee table
| SAIT Fees | Total | Saitsa Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campus recreation | $183.20 | Student association fee | $287.77 |
| Universal transit pass | $310 | ||
| Health and dental | $252 | ||
| Student support fee | $150 | ||
| Student technology fee | $150 | ||
| Total | $1,045.20 | Total | $287.77 |
*These fees are based on one academic year of a full-time program with two terms.
- Fees will be adjusted for programs with start dates outside of the typical 15-week program or with a part-time course load.
- Additional external fees may be applicable to the program.
- Books and supplies can range from $200 to $1,500 depending on the program.
- SAIT has introduced exemptions to allow eligible students the opportunity to opt out of UPass and campus recreation fees. To apply for an exemption to UPass and/or campus recreation fees for Fall 2021, students must meet the eligibility requirements and submit the application form by Saturday, Sept. 18.
2021-22 Tuition and fees
for first and second year full-time international students
*Approved by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors.
| Program | Year | International Tuition | Fees | Total | Program Tuition Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Upgrading | 1 | 11,337 | 1,333 | 12,670 | 11,337 |
| Accounting | 1 | 17,721 | 1,333 | 19,054 | 17,721 |
| Accounting Oil and Gas Production | 1 | 26,134 | 1,333 | 27,467 | 26,134 |
| Administrative Information Management | 1 | 17,371 | 1,333 | 18,704 | 36,888 |
| Administrative Information Management | 2 | 19,109 | 1,333 | 20,442 | 35,652 |
| Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology | 1 | 16,689 | 1,333 | 18,022 | 34,546 |
| Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Technology | 2 | 17,350 | 1,333 | 18,683 | 33,873 |
| Aircraft Structures Technician | 1 | 23,501 | 1,333 | 24,834 | 23,501 |
| Architectural Technologies | 1 | 17,721 | 1,333 | 19,054 | 36,683 |
| Architectural Technologies | 2 | 18,059 | 1,333 | 19,392 | 34,936 |
| Automotive Service Technology | 1 | 18,522 | 1,333 | 19,855 | 38,340 |
| Automotive Service Technology | 2 | 19,255 | 1,333 | 20,588 | 37,593 |
| Avionics Technology | 1 | 21,617 | 1,333 | 22,950 | 42,645 |
| Avionics Technology | 2 | 20,588 | 1,333 | 21,921 | 41,175 |
| Bachelor of Applied Business Administration | 3 | 25,310 | 1,333 | 26,643 | 35,331 |
| Bachelor of Applied Business Administration | 4 | 9,736 | 1,333 | 11,069 | 34,795 |
| Bachelor of Applied Tech. Geographic Information Systems | 3 | 20,742 | 1,333 | 22,075 | 24,982 |
| Bachelor of Applied Tech. Geographic Information Systems | 4 | 4,316 | 1,333 | 5,649 | 24,852 |
| Bachelor of Applied Tech. Petroleum Engineering | 3 | 22,089 | 1,333 | 23,422 | 28,389 |
| Bachelor of Applied Tech. Petroleum Engineering | 4 | 6,412 | 1,333 | 7,745 | 28,282 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration - all majors | 1 | 20,286 | 1,333 | 21,619 | 90,070 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting | 2 | 21,090 | 1,333 | 22,423 | 86,570 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration - Financial Services | 2 | 21,090 | 1,333 | 22,423 | 86,570 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration - Human Resource Management | 2 | 21,090 | 1,333 | 22,423 | 86,570 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration - Management | 2 | 21,090 | 1,333 | 22,423 | 86,570 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing | 2 | 21,090 | 1,333 | 22,423 | 86,570 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management | 2 | 21,090 | 1,333 | 22,423 | 86,570 |
| Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management | 3 | 20,086 | 1,333 | 21,419 | 41,578 |
| Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management | 4 | 20,882 | 1,333 | 22,215 | 40,769 |
| Bachelor of Science in Construction Project Management | 1 | 20,185 | 1,333 | 21,518 | 91,931 |
| Bachelor of Science in Construction Project Management | 2 | 20,779 | 1,333 | 22,112 | 87,476 |
| Baking and Pastry Arts | 1 | 23,243 | 1,333 | 24,574 | 45,567 |
| Baking and Pastry Arts | 2 | 19,953 | 1,333 | 21,286 | 45,567 |
| Business Administration | 1 | 17,721 | 1,333 | 19,054 | 36,682 |
| Business Administration - Accounting | 2 | 18,242 | 1,333 | 19,575 | 35,615 |
| Business Administration - Financial Services | 2 | 18,242 | 1,333 | 19,575 | 35,615 |
| Business Administration - Human Resources Management | 2 | 18,242 | 1,333 | 19,575 | 35,615 |
| Business Administration - Management | 2 | 18,242 | 1,333 | 19,575 | 35,615 |
| Business Administration - Marketing | 2 | 18,242 | 1,333 | 19,575 | 35,615 |
| Business Administration - Supply Chain Management | 2 | 18,242 | 1,333 | 19,575 | 35,615 |
| Business Administration Automotive Management | 1 | 17,180 | 1,333 | 18,513 | 33,892 |
| Business Administration Automotive Management | 2 | 16,844 | 1,333 | 18,177 | 33,687 |
| Business and Entrepreneurship | 1 | 17,721 | 1,333 | 19,054 | 17,721 |
| Business Intelligence: Data Analysis and Reporting | 1 | 16,343 | 1,333 | 17,676 | 16,343 |
| Butchery and Charcuterie Management | 1 | 20,943 | 1,333 | 22,276 | 20,943 |
| Chemical Engineering Technology | 1 | 18,411 | 1,333 | 19,744 | 37,173 |
| Chemical Engineering Technology | 2 | 18,369 | 1,333 | 19,702 | 35,903 |
| Chemical Laboratory Technology | 1 | 20,103 | 1,333 | 21,436 | 40,588 |
| Chemical Laboratory Technology | 2 | 19,708 | 1,333 | 21,041 | 39,416 |
| Civil Engineering Technology - General | 1 | 18,241 | 1,333 | 19,574 | 36,830 |
| Civil Engineering Technology - Const. Management | 2 | 17,704 | 1,333 | 19,037 | 35,076 |
| Civil Engineering Technology - Municipal | 2 | 17,704 | 1,333 | 19,037 | 35,076 |
| Culinary Arts | 1 | 23,129 | 1,333 | 24,462 | 45,343 |
| Culinary Entrepreneurship | 1 | 15,517 | 1,333 | 16,850 | 15,517 |
| Cyber Security for Control Systems | 1 | 22,769 | 1,333 | 24,102 | 22,769 |
| Data Analytics | 1 | 15,978 | 1,333 | 17,311 | 15,978 |
| Database Administrator | 1 | 28,350 | 1,333 | 29,683 | 28,350 |
| Dental Assisting | 1 | 22,926 | 1,333 | 24,259 | 22,926 |
| Diesel Equipment Technician | 1 | 18,729 | 1,333 | 20,062 | 18,729 |
| Electrical Engineering Technology | 1 | 18,334 | 1,333 | 19,667 | 38,843 |
| Electrical Engineering Technology | 2 | 19,912 | 1,333 | 21,245 | 37,712 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 1 | 20,389 | 1,333 | 21,722 | 42,206 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 2 | 21,197 | 1,333 | 22,530 | 41,384 |
| Energy Asset Management | 1 | 16,296 | 1,333 | 17,629 | 33,733 |
| Energy Asset Management | 2 | 17,748 | 1,333 | 19,081 | 33,882 |
| Eng. Design & Drafting Technology | 1 | 19,092 | 1,333 | 20,425 | 39,520 |
| Eng. Design & Drafting Technology | 2 | 19,462 | 1,333 | 20,795 | 37,997 |
| English Language Foundations | 1 | 14,341 | 1,333 | 15,674 | 14,341 |
| Environmental Technology | 1 | 18,082 | 1,333 | 19,415 | 37,430 |
| Environmental Technology | 2 | 18,784 | 1,333 | 20,117 | 36,339 |
| Film and Video Production | 1 | 17,186 | 1,333 | 18,519 | 35,575 |
| Film and Video Production | 2 | 18,354 | 1,333 | 19,687 | 35,039 |
| Geomatics Engineering Technology | 1 | 18,340 | 1,333 | 19,673 | 37,964 |
| Geomatics Engineering Technology | 2 | 19,213 | 1,333 | 20,546 | 36,679 |
| Graphic Communications and Print Technology | 1 | 16,668 | 1,333 | 18,001 | 33,653 |
| Graphic Communications and Print Technology | 2 | 16,953 | 1,333 | 18,286 | 33,135 |
| Health Information Management | 1 | 17,166 | 1,333 | 18,499 | 34,659 |
| Health Information Management | 2 | 16,996 | 1,333 | 18,329 | 33,992 |
| Hospitality Management | 1 | 19,482 | 1,333 | 20,815 | 37,613 |
| Hospitality Management | 2 | 17,617 | 1,333 | 18,950 | 36,906 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Beverage Management | 1 | 19,140 | 1,333 | 20,473 | 36,567 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Beverage Management | 2 | 17,427 | 1,333 | 18,760 | 36,567 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 1 | 18,840 | 1,333 | 20,173 | 35,967 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 2 | 17,127 | 1,333 | 18,460 | 35,967 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Event Management | 1 | 18,840 | 1,333 | 20,173 | 35,967 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Event Management | 2 | 17,127 | 1,333 | 18,460 | 35,967 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Hotels and Accomodation | 1 | 18,840 | 1,333 | 20,173 | 35,967 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Hotels and Accomodation | 2 | 17,127 | 1,333 | 18,460 | 35,967 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Multi-Disciplinary | 1 | 18,840 | 1,333 | 20,173 | 35,967 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Multi-Disciplinary | 2 | 17,127 | 1,333 | 18,460 | 35,967 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Restaurant and Service Operations | 1 | 18,965 | 1,333 | 20,298 | 36,217 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management -Restaurant and Service Operations | 2 | 17,252 | 1,333 | 18,585 | 36,217 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Travel and Tourism | 1 | 18,840 | 1,333 | 20,173 | 35,967 |
| Hospitality and Tourism Management - Travel and Tourism | 2 | 17,127 | 1,333 | 18,460 | 35,967 |
| Information Security Analyst | 1 | 24,799 | 1,333 | 26,132 | 24,799 |
| Information Systems Security | 1 | 27,742 | 1,333 | 29,075 | 57,426 |
| Information Systems Security | 2 | 30,214 | 1,333 | 31,547 | 57,681 |
| Information Technology | 1 | 21,584 | 1,333 | 22,917 | 44,679 |
| Information Technology - Computers Systems | 2 | 24,439 | 1,333 | 23,772 | 43,809 |
| Information Technology - Network Systems | 2 | 22,439 | 1,333 | 23,772 | 43,809 |
| Information Technology - SW Developer | 2 | 22,439 | 1,333 | 23,772 | 43,809 |
| Information Technology - Telecommunications | 2 | 22,439 | 1,333 | 23,772 | 43,809 |
| Instrumentation Engineering Technology | 1 | 17,630 | 1,333 | 18,963 | 36,494 |
| Instrumentation Engineering Technology | 2 | 18,828 | 1,333 | 20,161 | 35,944 |
| Integrated Water Management | 1 | 25,924 | 1,333 | 27,257 | 53,663 |
| Integrated Water Management | 2 | 28,234 | 1,333 | 29,567 | 53,901 |
| Journalism | 1 | 20,361 | 1,333 | 21,694 | 42,147 |
| Journalism - Photojournalism | 2 | 21,167 | 1,333 | 22,500 | 41,326 |
| Journalism - Print and Online Journalism | 2 | 21,167 | 1,333 | 22,500 | 41,326 |
| Land Analyst | 1 | 7,533 | 1,333 | 8,866 | 7,533 |
| Legal Assistant | 1 | 14,758 | 1,333 | 16,091 | 31,339 |
| Legal Assistant | 2 | 16,110 | 1,333 | 17,443 | 30,721 |
| Library Information Technology | 1 | 16,209 | 1,333 | 17,542 | 32,728 |
| Library Information Technology | 2 | 15,892 | 1,333 | 17,225 | 31,783 |
| Machinist Technician | 1 | 17,959 | 1,333 | 19,292 | 17,959 |
| Management and Leadership | 1 | 17,721 | 1,333 | 19,054 | 17,721 |
| Marketing | 1 | 17,721 | 1,333 | 19,054 | 17,721 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 1 | 17,367 | 1,333 | 18,700 | 35,950 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology - All majors | 2 | 18,055 | 1,333 | 19,388 | 35,250 |
| New Media Production and Design | 1 | 16,625 | 1,333 | 17,958 | 34,414 |
| New Media Production and Design | 2 | 17,283 | 1,333 | 18,616 | 33,743 |
| Network Technician | 1 | 21,263 | 1,333 | 22,596 | 21,263 |
| Network Systems Specialist | 1 | 21,263 | 1,333 | 22,596 | 21,263 |
| Non-Destructive Testing Foundations | 1 | 14,437 | 1,333 | 15,770 | 14,437 |
| Nutrition for Healthy Lifestyles | 1 | 16,807 | 1,333 | 18,140 | 16,807 |
| Object-Oriented Software Development | 1 | 20,442 | 1,333 | 21,775 | 20,442 |
| Office Professional | 1 | 16,244 | 1,333 | 17,577 | 16,244 |
| Open Studies | 1 | 31,679 | 1,333 | 33,012 | 31,679 |
| Ophthalmic and Optometric Assisting | 1 | 17,500 | 1,333 | 18,833 | 17,500 |
| Optician | 1 | 22,950 | 1,333 | 24,283 | 47,507 |
| Optician | 2 | 22,500 | 1,333 | 23,833 | 45,000 |
| Petroleum Engineering Technology | 1 | 17,288 | 1,333 | 18,621 | 35,786 |
| Petroleum Engineering Technology | 2 | 17,972 | 1,333 | 19,305 | 35,088 |
| Petroleum Land Administration | 1 | 8,145 | 1,333 | 9,478 | 8,145 |
| Power & Process Operations | 1 | 17,181 | 1,333 | 18,514 | 17,181 |
| Power Engineering Technology | 1 | 19,666 | 1,333 | 20,999 | 41,760 |
| Power Engineering Technology | 2 | 21,632 | 1,333 | 22,965 | 40,361 |
| Professional Cooking | 2 | 21,637 | 1,333 | 22,970 | TBA |
| Radio Television and Broadcast News | 1 | 19,826 | 1,333 | 21,159 | 38,148 |
| Radio Television and Broadcast News - Broadcast News | 2 | 18,907 | 1,333 | 20,240 | 38,344 |
| Radio Television and Broadcast News - Radio | 2 | 18,907 | 1,333 | 20,240 | 38,344 |
| Radio Television and Broadcast News - Television | 2 | 18,907 | 1,333 | 20,240 | 38,344 |
| Railway Conductor | 1 | 17,219 | 1,333 | 18,552 | 17,219 |
| Technology Infrastructure Analyst | 1 | 30,122 | 1,333 | 31,455 | 30,122 |
| Travel and Tourism | 1 | 17,223 | 1,333 | 18,556 | 33,978 |
| Travel and Tourism | 2 | 16,279 | 1,333 | 17,612 | 33,332 |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Operations | 1 | 24,222 | 1,333 | 25,555 | 24,222 |
| Web Developer | 1 | 13,159 | 1,333 | 14,492 | 13,159 |
| Welding Engineering Technology | 1 | 20,709 | 1,333 | 22,042 | 42,867 |
| Welding Engineering Technology | 2 | 25,493 | 1,333 | 26,826 | 45,796 |
| Welding Technician | 1 | 21,747 | 1,333 | 23,080 | 21,747 |
2021-22 Tuition and fees
for third and fourth year full-time international students
*Approved by the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Board of Governors.
| Program | Year | International Tuition | Fees | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Business Administration - all majors | 3 | 21,491 | 1,333 | 22,824 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration - all majors | 4 | 21,491 | 1,333 | 22,824 |
| Bachelor of Science in Construction Project Management | 3 | 23,291 | 1,333 | 24,624 |
| Bachelor of Science in Construction Project Management | 4 | 21,175 | 1,333 | 22,508 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography | 3 | 6,381 | 1,333 | 7,714 |
| Respiratory Therapy | 3 | 16,047 | 1,333 | 17,380 |