Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur
| Motto | Progress through education |
|---|---|
| Type | Self-financing engineering college |
| Established | 2003 |
| Affiliation | APJAKTU, AICTE |
| Principal | Dr. Sunitha C |
Academic staff | 211 |
| Undergraduates | 2478 |
| Postgraduates | 405 |
| Location | , , 10°37′37″N 76°08′45″E / 10.6270°N 76.1458°E |
| Campus | 30 acres (120,000 m2) |
| Website | http://www.vidyaacademy.ac.in |
Vidya Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) is a private self-financing engineering college in Thrissur District in Kerala. The college offers a degree in Bachelor of Technology and courses in six branches of engineering - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics and Communication, Mechanical Engineering. The college also offers a degree in Masters in Computer Application (MCA). From the year 2011, the college has offered four MTech courses and two PhD programmes in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Engineering. The college was established and is administered by Vidya International Charitable Trust (VICT), a body formed by more than a thousand non-resident Keralites, mostly based in the Arab States of the Persian Gulf.