College of the North Atlantic

Post-secondary public college in Newfoundland and Labrador

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48°32′59.46″N 58°34′35.62″W﻿ / ﻿48.5498500°N 58.5765611°W﻿ / 48.5498500; -58.5765611

College of the North Atlantic

Type| Public college
Established| 1997
President| Elizabeth (Liz) Winney
Students| 7,000 full time; 1,100 part-time (rounded)
Undergraduates| Diploma and Certificate
Location|

Headquarters: Stephenville

Newfoundland and Labrador

Canada

Campus| Suburban
Colours| Cyan   & Orange   & Magenta   & Green   & Yellow   & Red
Affiliations| CICan, CBIE
Website| www.cna.nl.ca

College of the North Atlantic (CNA, formerly CONA) is one of the largest post-secondary educational and skills training centres in Atlantic Canada,[citation needed] 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.[1]

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.[2]

## History

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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:

1. Cabot Institute
2. Fisher Technical College
3. Avalon Community College
4. Eastern Community College
5. Central Newfoundland Community College
6. Labrador Community College
7. 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:

1. Cabot College
2. Eastern College
3. Central Newfoundland Community College
4. Westviking College
5. Labrador College

1997
College of the North Atlantic is formed from the five previous Colleges.[3]

## Campuses

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College of the North Atlantic has 17 campus locations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2022, CNA divested itself of the Qatar campus.[4] In alphabetical order, CNA campus locations are in the following locations:

Campus name  | Location  | Coordinates

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Baie Verte  | Baie Verte | 49°56′31.49″N 56°11′06.51″W﻿ / ﻿49.9420806°N 56.1851417°W﻿ / 49.9420806; -56.1851417
Bay St. George/Headquarters  | Stephenville | 48°33′53.90″N 58°34′07.41″W﻿ / ﻿48.5649722°N 58.5687250°W﻿ / 48.5649722; -58.5687250
Bonavista  | Bonavista | 48°39′05.29″N 55°06′48.85″W﻿ / ﻿48.6514694°N 55.1135694°W﻿ / 48.6514694; -55.1135694
Burin  | Burin | 47°05′02.82″N 55°11′53.97″W﻿ / ﻿47.0841167°N 55.1983250°W﻿ / 47.0841167; -55.1983250
Carbonear  | Carbonear | 47°44′05.18″N 53°06′48.58″W﻿ / ﻿47.7347722°N 53.1134944°W﻿ / 47.7347722; -53.1134944
Clarenville  | Clarenville | 47°06′01.37″N 55°45′39.24″W﻿ / ﻿47.1003806°N 55.7609000°W﻿ / 47.1003806; -55.7609000
Corner Brook  | Corner Brook | 48°57′02.65″N 57°57′01.80″W﻿ / ﻿48.9507361°N 57.9505000°W﻿ / 48.9507361; -57.9505000
Gander  | Gander | 48°57′24.25″N 54°36′31.21″W﻿ / ﻿48.9567361°N 54.6086694°W﻿ / 48.9567361; -54.6086694
Grand Falls-Windsor  | Grand Falls-Windsor | 48°56′22.71″N 55°39′41.36″W﻿ / ﻿48.9396417°N 55.6614889°W﻿ / 48.9396417; -55.6614889
Happy Valley-Goose Bay  | Happy Valley-Goose Bay | 53°19′09.25″N 60°25′32.83″W﻿ / ﻿53.3192361°N 60.4257861°W﻿ / 53.3192361; -60.4257861
Labrador West  | Labrador West | 52°56′18.51″N 66°54′48.67″W﻿ / ﻿52.9384750°N 66.9135194°W﻿ / 52.9384750; -66.9135194
Placentia  | Placentia | 47°14′11.49″N 53°58′20.30″W﻿ / ﻿47.2365250°N 53.9723056°W﻿ / 47.2365250; -53.9723056
Port Aux Basques  | Port aux Basques | 47°33′57.65″N 59°08′49.73″W﻿ / ﻿47.5660139°N 59.1471472°W﻿ / 47.5660139; -59.1471472
Prince Philip Drive  | St. John's | 47°35′13.77″N 52°43′14.23″W﻿ / ﻿47.5871583°N 52.7206194°W﻿ / 47.5871583; -52.7206194
Ridge Road  | St. John's | 47°35′17.07″N 52°44′03.67″W﻿ / ﻿47.5880750°N 52.7343528°W﻿ / 47.5880750; -52.7343528
Seal Cove  | Conception Bay South | 47°27′58.13″N 53°05′00.79″W﻿ / ﻿47.4661472°N 53.0835528°W﻿ / 47.4661472; -53.0835528
St. Anthony  | St. Anthony | 51°22′18.84″N 55°35′49.66″W﻿ / ﻿51.3719000°N 55.5971278°W﻿ / 51.3719000; -55.5971278

## Facilities

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In addition to primary campus buildings, the Bay St. George campus includes the Centre for Heavy Equipment and Transportation Technology (CHETT).[5]

The Prince Philip Drive campus includes the Paul L. Pope Centre for TV & Film[6] as well as the Topsail Road Office. The latter houses CNA’s Office of Applied Research and Innovation (OARI),[7] including its Innovative Product Development Lab and Reality Capture and Digitization Technology Access Centre.[8] OARI also operates a mobile Hyperspectral Scanning Unit.[9]

## See also

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* 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

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1. ^ http://assembly.nl.ca/Legislation/sr/statutes/C22-1.htm College Act
2. ^ Canada, Colleges and Institutes. "Our Members – Colleges and Institutes Canada". www.collegesinstitutes.ca. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
3. ^ "College of the North Atlantic - Our History".
4. ^ Mercer, Juanita (March 8, 2022). "College of the North Atlantic is done in Doha as institution renamed in 'big milestone' for Qatar". SaltWire.
5. ^ "College of the North Atlantic News - Introducing the Centre for Heavy Equipment & Transportation Technology". www.cna.nl.ca. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
6. ^ "College of the North Atlantic News - CNA unveils the Paul L. Pope Centre for TV & Film". www.cna.nl.ca. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
7. ^ "CNA - Applied Research & Innovation". www.cna.nl.ca. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
8. ^ "CNA - Applied Research & Innovation - RCD TAC". www.cna.nl.ca. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
9. ^ "HSU Project". cna-spectroscopy.ca. Retrieved January 30, 2025.

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