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Mission
College of the North Atlantic is Newfoundland and Labrador's public College. We are committed to
providing accessible, responsive, quality learning opportunities which prepare people to become
self-sufficient contributors to social and economic development in a global context.
Vision
To fulfill its education and training mission, the public College of Newfoundland and Labrador will:
- Be recognized for satisfied employable graduates whose skills meet industry standards and respond to the broad range of labour market demands.
- Research and deliver quality programs that are responsive to the changing social, personal, and economic needs of learners through continuous review and modification of programs.
- Monitor accountability to ensure effectiveness and efficiency.
- Continually enhance learning opportunities by implementing superior methods of instructional delivery.
- Be proactive in the social and economic development of the Province.
- Enhance the capacity of the College and the Province through international initiatives.
- Recognize and respect the value of employees and their contribution to quality programs and services.
Goals of College of the North Atlantic
College of the North Atlantic is an institution with a mandate to develop and operate all facets of
non-university post-secondary, vocational, and continuing education programs in the province. In
carrying out this mandate it makes several basic assumptions about life and learning. These
assumptions, briefly stated are:
- That learning is a life-long process which is vital and necessary both as a personal and a social experience. This, by definition, requires that continuing education programs should be comprehensive in order to meet the needs of all individual persons and groups within the society.
- That continuing education also has an obligation to assist in community development by offering programs of community education and service directed towards the goals of the community-at-large as these goals have been identified and assessed by the community.
- Operating under these broad assumptions the College attempts to work towards related goals in the region by:
- Promoting formal and informal adult learning in the regional community.
- Providing individual and group counseling in the establishment and achieving of educational goals.
- Receiving input from advisory and other committees to implement an ongoing process of educational needs definition.
- Offering full-time and part-time programs in academic, applied arts, vocational, technical, personal development and community service education in response to the educational needs of the community.
Guiding Principles
COMMITMENT to a student-centered College
COMMITMENT to quality and relevance in programs and services
COMMITMENT to supporting and encouraging ongoing professional development for all personnel
COMMITMENT to flexibility and responsiveness
COMMITMENT to participatory decision making through team involvement
COMMITMENT to change and innovation
COMMITMENT to shared accountability for an effective and efficient system
COMMITMENT to meaningful partnerships (locally, provincially, nationally, and internationally)
COMMITMENT to the socio/economic development of the community
COMMITMENT to the institution as a whole
College Directory
Please visit for a listing of our Newfoundland and Labrador based
campus contact information.
An on-line phone book containing staff and faculty names, campuses, phone numbers, fax
numbers and e-mail addresses can be accessed at
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