College of the North Atlantic

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College of the North Atlantic

Type	Public college
Established	1997
President	Elizabeth (Liz) Kidd
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]