▁Some ▁students ▁sle pt ▁tempor arily ▁on ▁mat tr esses ▁in ▁the ▁can teen ▁while ▁waiting ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁resident ial ▁college ▁to ▁open . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁on wards ▁After ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁am ended ▁Education ▁Act ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Q IT C ▁became ▁an ▁autonom ous , ▁multi - function al ▁college ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁council ▁and ▁took ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Cap ric orn ia ▁Institute ▁of ▁Advanced ▁Education ▁( CI AE ). ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁creating ▁a ▁traditional ▁university ▁campus ▁experience ▁in ▁a ▁natural ▁setting , ▁the ▁C IA E ▁also ▁developed ▁engineering ▁and ▁science ▁projects . ▁The ▁C IA E ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁college ▁in ▁Australia ▁to ▁introduce ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁extern ally ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁external ▁en rol ments ▁at ▁the ▁C IA E ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁ 8 2 5 ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁distance ▁education ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁campus ▁operation , ▁exceed ing ▁internal ▁en rol ments ▁and ▁offering ▁ 1 2 ▁courses ▁involving ▁some ▁ 1 0 0 ▁subjects ▁and ▁processing ▁ 2 3 , 9 8 0 ▁study ▁packages ▁ann ually . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁C IA E ▁established ▁branch ▁camp uses ▁in ▁Central ▁Queensland ▁at ▁Glad stone , ▁Mack ay , ▁Bund ab erg ▁and ▁Emer ald . ▁ ▁Exp ansion