College of the North Atlantic-Placentia is Newfoundland and Labrador’s (NL) public college – one of the largest post-secondary educational and skills training centres in Atlantic Canada, with a history dating back 50 years. Today, College of the North Atlantic has 17 campus locations, which include facilities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador; thousands of students studying our curriculum at various partner universities in China; and, a technical education college for the State of Qatar in the Middle East.

In College of the North Atlantic-Placentia, we have over 100 full-time program offerings for approximately 9,000 students each year. Placentia campus of College of the North Atlantic is located on Newfoundland’s east coast on the Avalon Peninsula, just a 90-minute drive from St. John’s, and has a population of approximately 4,500 residents. Placentia enjoys the best of small-town spirit, yet close to the city.