ABOUT US

Mersin Vocational School was established in 1976 under the Ministry of National Education’s YAYKUR (Vocational Higher Education Institution) project as a night education program in Petro-Chemical Engineering.

In 1978, the school moved to the building of Gazi High School, where it was restructured after the Petro-Chemical Program was closed, and the Chemistry, Mechanical-Motor, and Business-Accounting programs were opened. It was renamed Mersin Vocational School. In 1980, with the addition of the Tourism and Hospitality Program, it moved to the Mersin Education Institute building, and in 1982, it was affiliated with Çukurova University under Law No. 41.

In 1988, Mersin Vocational School became part of the YÖK/World Bank Industrial Education Project and was restructured under the names of Technical Programs and Economic and Administrative Programs. The Technical Programs included Electrical, Industrial Electronics, Telecommunications, Construction, Air Conditioning-Refrigeration, Control Systems, and Chemistry programs; while the Economic and Administrative Programs included Business, Accounting, Tourism-Hospitality, and Office Management programs.

In 1992, the school was affiliated with Mersin University under Law No. 3837, and in 1996, the Stone-Metal Management Program, part of the Silifke Vocational School, was restructured as Applied Jewelry Technology and added to the Technical Programs. In the 1997-1998 academic year, dual education was introduced in the Electrical and Industrial Electronics Programs. In 1998, the Glass and Ceramic Technology Program was opened, and in the 2002-2003 academic year, the Surveying and Cadastre Program was launched. That same year, the school received the TS-EN-ISO:9001-2000 Quality Certificate. Under the METEB project, new programs were added to the Technical Programs, including Machine, Mechanical Drafting, Automotive, and Furniture and Decoration. In the Economic and Administrative Programs, new programs such as Hairdressing and Skin Care were added. In 2003, the Distance Education Program expanded with Industrial Automation, Electronic Communication, and Computer Technology and Programming programs, and the Mechanical Drafting Program was merged with the Mechanical Program.

In 2005, new spaces were created for the Automotive Laboratory and Distance Education Unit. In the same year, the Economic and Administrative Programs were separated into a new school called the School of Social Sciences Vocational Higher Education.

On October 11, 2006, Mersin Vocational School was reorganized as a new vocational school under the name Mersin Vocational School Distance Education Unit.

The Distance Education Unit of Mersin Vocational School, founded in 2002, began its internet-supported teaching activities with the Industrial Electronics (Electronic Technology) program in the 2002-2003 academic year. In 2003, the Distance Education Unit added programs in Computer Technologies and Programming (Computer Programming), Electronic Communication Program (Electronic Communication Technology), Industrial Automation Program (Control and Automation Technology), and in 2009, the Business Administration and Pharmacy Services Programs. In 2010, the Health Institutions Management, Medical Promotion and Marketing programs were added, and in 2011, the Public Relations and Promotion associate degree programs were added, bringing the total number of programs to nine. In the 2012-2013 academic year, Forestry, Cosmetic Technology, and Real Estate and Real Estate Management programs were introduced. In the 2016-2017 academic year, the Department of Property Protection and Security, along with the Occupational Health and Safety program, was established. In the 2020-2021 academic year, the Computer-Aided Design and Animation program was added to the Computer Technologies Department, and in the 2021-2022 academic year, the Environmental Protection and Control Program was launched, bringing the total number of programs to fifteen.