Media Statement from Vice President, Academic Re: Wawa Campus

March 31, 2021, THUNDER BAY, ON – At Confederation College, we regularly evaluate each of our campus operations and after careful consideration, we have made the very difficult decision to close the Wawa Campus this August. The population in the catchment area for our Wawa Campus is small and with low enrolment across the past several years, it is not sustainable for us to maintain the physical campus. While we will no longer have a bricks and mortar location, our commitment to the Wawa community remains strong.

Students will continue to have access to postsecondary programming online through our Distance Education division, and we will continue to work with industry and community partners to explore and offer contract training opportunities.

We are deeply grateful for the relationships we’ve built and the support we’ve received in the Wawa community and look forward to our continued collaboration to change lives through learning for Wawa residents.

At this time, Confederation College does not anticipate any further changes of this nature to campus operations.

Neil Cooke
Vice President, Academic

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Confederation College has been serving the citizens of northwestern Ontario since 1967 meeting the educational needs of students in a catchment area of some 550,000 square kilometres. Along with its main campus in Thunder Bay, Confederation College has eight regional sites located in Dryden, Fort Frances, Greenstone, Kenora, Marathon, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake and Wawa. 

Confederation College delivers exceptional education and training to an average of 7,000 combined full- and part-time students per year and currently has a total of 850 full- and part-time employees. Confederation’s regional economic impact and contribution is valued at $643.4 million annually.

For more information, please contact:
Ashleigh Quarrell, Manager, Communications and Public Relations
Cell: (807) 632-5296, E-mail: [email protected]