College of the North Atlantic (CNA, formerly CONA) is one of the largest post-secondary educational and skills training centres in Atlantic Canada, with a history dating back 50 years. The college has 17 campus locations throughout the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada, various partner universities in China and formerly operated a technical education college for the State of Qatar in the Middle East. The enabling legislation is the College Act.http://assembly.nl.ca/Legislation/sr/statutes/C22-1.htm College Act
The headquarters for College of the North Atlantic and the Bay St. George campus are located in Stephenville, on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland. College of the North Atlantic offers nearly 100 full-time program offerings and more than 300 part-time courses for some 25,000 students each year.
CNA is a member of numerous national and international organizations, including Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan). Through its membership with CICan, CNA has signed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Accord.
History 1963
District Vocational Schools (DVS) open around the province. Over the next few years DVS open in: Labrador City Happy Valley-Goose Bay St. Anthony Corner Brook Stephenville Crossing Port aux Basques Baie Verte Springdale Grand Falls - Windsor Lewisporte Gander Bonavista Clarenville Burin Placentia Carbonear Seal Cove
College of Trades and Technology opens in St. John's. Heavy Equipment School opens in Stephenville.
1967
Adult Upgrading Centre opens in Stephenville.
1977
Bay St. George Community College established in Stephenville encompassing the District Vocational School in Stephenville Crossing, the Adult Upgrading Centre and the Heavy Equipment School.
1987
Two Institutes and five Community Colleges are formed from the former District Vocational Schools, the College of Trades and Technology and the Bay St. George Community College. These Colleges are: Cabot Institute Fisher Technical College Avalon Community College Eastern Community College Central Newfoundland Community College Labrador Community College Western Community College
1991
The Fisher Technical College is renamed the Fisher Institute of Applied Arts and Technology. Western Community College is renamed Western College of Applied Arts and Technology.
1992
Five Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology and Continuing Education are formed from the two Institutes and five Community Colleges. These Colleges are: Cabot College Eastern College Central Newfoundland Community College Westviking College Labrador College
1997
College of the North Atlantic is formed from the five previous Colleges.
Campuses College of the North Atlantic has 17 campus locations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2022, CNA divested itself of the Qatar campus. In alphabetical order, CNA campus locations are in the following locations: Campus nameLocationCoordinatesBaie VerteBaie VerteBay St. George/HeadquartersStephenvilleBonavistaBonavistaBurinBurinCarbonearCarbonearClarenvilleClarenvilleCorner BrookCorner BrookGanderGanderGrand Falls-WindsorGrand Falls-WindsorHappy Valley-Goose BayHappy Valley-Goose BayLabrador WestLabrador WestPlacentiaPlacentiaPort Aux BasquesPort aux BasquesPrince Philip DriveSt. John'sRidge RoadSt. John'sSeal CoveConception Bay SouthSt. AnthonySt. Anthony
Facilities In addition to primary campus buildings, the Bay St. George campus includes the Centre for Heavy Equipment and Transportation Technology (CHETT).
The Prince Philip Drive campus includes the Paul L. Pope Centre for TV & Film as well as the Topsail Road Office. The latter houses CNA’s Office of Applied Research and Innovation (OARI), including its Innovative Product Development Lab and Reality Capture and Digitization Technology Access Centre. OARI also operates a mobile Hyperspectral Scanning Unit.
See also Higher education in Newfoundland and Labrador List of universities in Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian Interuniversity Sport Canadian government scientific research organizations Canadian university scientific research organizations Canadian industrial research and development organizations
References
External links
College of North Atlantic-Qatar official website