College of the North Atlantic

The central station for College of the North Atlantic and the Bay St. George grounds are situated in Stephenville, on the west shore of the island bit of Newfoundland and Labrador. They are Newfoundland and Labrador's open school – one of the biggest post-optional instructive and aptitudes preparing focuses in Atlantic Canada, with a history going back over 50 years. Today they have 17 grounds areas all through Newfoundland and Labrador and one in the Middle East State of Qatar. The College of the North Atlantic offers almost 100 full-time program offerings and more than 300 low maintenance courses for exactly 20,000 understudies every year.

Mission and vision 

The school mission is to enhance openness to quality projects and improved administrations to bolster the achievement of understudies and groups.

The vision of College of the North Atlantic is of long lasting learners who are taught and very talented, ready to meet the requests of the work market and add to the social, monetary, and social prosperity of their groups.

History 

After 1963, District Vocational Schools (DVS) opened 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; and Seal Cove. A College of Trades and Technology opened in St. John's and a Heavy Equipment School opened in Stephenville. In 1967, an Adult Upgrading Center opened in Stephenville. In 1977, the Bay St. George Community College was built up in Stephenville enveloping the District Vocational School in Stephenville Crossing, the Adult Upgrading Center and the Heavy Equipment School.

In 1987, two Institutes and five Community Colleges are framed from the previous 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 and Western Community College. In 1991, the Fisher Technical College was renamed the Fisher Institute of Applied Arts and Technology and the Western Community College was renamed Western College of Applied Arts and Technology. In 1992, five Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology and Continuing Education are shaped from the two Institutes and five Community Colleges. These Colleges are: Cabot College; Eastern College; Central Newfoundland Community College; Westviking College and Labrador College.

In 1997, College of the North Atlantic was shaped from the region's five junior colleges. The region's junior colleges were regulated and worked freely before combinin