College of the North Atlantic
College of the North Atlantic 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.
The headquarters for College of the North Atlantic and the Bay St. George campus are located in [Stephenville, Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland and Labrador|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. Through its membership with CICan, CNA has signed the Sustainable Development Goals Accord.
History
1963District Vocational Schools 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
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
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
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 name | Location | Coordinates |
| Baie Verte | Baie Verte | |
| Bay St. George/Headquarters | Stephenville | |
| Bonavista | Bonavista | |
| Burin | Burin | |
| Carbonear | Carbonear | |
| Clarenville | Clarenville | |
| Corner Brook | Corner Brook | |
| Gander | Gander | |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | Grand Falls-Windsor | |
| Happy Valley-Goose Bay | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | |
| Labrador West | Labrador West | |
| Placentia | Placentia | |
| Port Aux Basques | Port aux Basques | |
| Prince Philip Drive | St. John's | |
| Ridge Road | St. John's | |
| Seal Cove | Conception Bay South | |
| St. Anthony | St. Anthony |
Facilities
In addition to primary campus buildings, the Bay St. George campus includes the Centre for Heavy Equipment and Transportation Technology.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, including its Innovative Product Development Lab and Reality Capture and Digitization Technology Access Centre. OARI also operates a mobile Hyperspectral Scanning Unit.