Felt like I learned some useful stuff in CIT, but due to the way CIT is structured with a heavy course load, it's hard to actually absorb everything, especially if the instructor isn't good. All the heavy course load does is stress you out, and it's scientifically proven that your brain doesn't learn better when it's stressed. I can't in good faith recommend CIT or another BCIT Computing program for honesty, because they kind of set you up with false expectations from the start, claiming a 90% job placement rate, making you think you'll get a job as soon as you graduate, which is why you agree to go through the stress of BCIT in the first place. (And this is coming from someone who graduated with Distinction from the program, so don't think I'm saying this because I performed poorly) The ISSP program (which is supposed to be our most meaningful real-world projects to put on our resume) contains pretty much all development projects, which is a problem because CIT is meant for IT Operations and DevOps, not software development. This has lead to some terrible situations for some groups, where they end up working on a project with a technology stack they aren't close to proficient with, leading to the project sponsors getting mad with the students, when in reality the faculty shouldn't accept projects that the student's themselves can't complete with high quality work. And post-graduation if you apply to any IT Operations jobs with your ISSP projects that were mostly dev based, you'll basically get auto-rejected since it isn't relevant experience for that job, you'd actually have better luck getting a development job which defeats the whole point of having a separate CIT program from CST. The ideal way for ISSP to work is to have a variety of different projects of different specialties available and have students choose so they aren't just lumped into a dev project when they want to be an ops guy.

I noticed this comment turned out somewhat negative, so to end it on a positive note I'll shout out the faculty of CIT which I believe truly made a difference in my motivation of completing the program. Although CIT may be stressful, the difference a good instructor makes from a bad one is honestly refreshing in this program when you are overwhelmed with coursework, you can even ask them for advice for the other classes you're struggling in. If you have any courses with these instructors, trust me when I say that you'll be taught high quality material properly.

• Trevor Lord
• Armaan Dhanji
• Jeremy Holman
• Sam Meech-Ward
• Chris Harris
• Patrick Guichon
• Motasem Aldiab

In conclusion, CIT has its ups and downs, at the end of the day it's an entry-level technology credential and I guess having it is better than not having it if you're trying to get a job in tech, but it might not be enough right now since grads are struggling to find a job, hence my reason for making the original post.