
The Atlantic Association of Registrars and Admissions Officers

AARAO
Membership
AARAO’s mandate is to promote the communication, exchange of information and professional development of its members.
Membership
AARAO members are committed to promoting post-secondary education opportunities to students in Atlantic Canada. Members enjoy various privileges such as participating in post-secondary fairs, attending conferences, and accessing professional development.
Please note: The AARAO Executive Committee is currently reviewing the membership process. As such, we are not currently accepting new applications for membership. Once the new membership process has been confirmed, this page will be updated. If you have urgent questions regarding membership, please contact the AARAO Executive.
Annual fee: $200.00
A Full Member institution is defined as a non-profit organization of higher education that has academic autonomy and typically is located in the Atlantic provinces. The level of autonomy should be evident within the governance guidelines of the organization, usually stated within its academic Calendar. Should the matter of autonomy be unclear or in dispute, (i.e. campuses within larger systems that operate with significant levels of independence within the organizational structure) the Executive will make a recommendation to the Association.
All campuses of dual or multi-campus member institutions will be included in the Association’s membership list. Only individuals associated with Full Membership will be eligible to hold office in the Association.
Application for a Full Membership shall be made by submitting the information indicated on the AARAO Membership Form to the Executive (see ‘Become a Member’ link in the side navigation). The Executive will make a decision and will communicate that decision to the membership and give the membership 30 days to respond. Each membership entitles the institution to one vote. Where an institution has more than one campus, it is permitted to have a maximum of two votes provided that it pays the equivalent of a second membership fee.
Annual fee: $100.00
Associate Membership may be granted to those institutions of higher education which are not eligible for Full Membership, possibly due to being located outside the Atlantic Region, but which are operating on a non-profit basis and are closely identified with the Full Member institutions. It may also be granted to those organizations or agencies which are not eligible for regular membership but are operating on a non-profit basis, and which are closely identified with or provide beneficial services to Full Member institutions. Applications for Associate Membership shall be made by submitting the information indicated on the AARAO Associate Membership Form to the Executive . The Executive will make a recommendation to the Association at the next scheduled meeting. Associate Members do not have voting privileges.
Current Members
- Acadia University
- Atlantic College of Therapeutic Massage
- Atlantic Flight Attendant Academy
- Bishop’s University
- CAM: Institute of Design
- Canadian Coast Guard College
- Canadian Forces
- Cape Breton University
- CBBC Career College
- Class Afloat West Island College International
- Collège de l’Île
- College of the North Atlantic
- Commercial Safety College
- Crandall University
- Dalhousie University
- Department of Education and Early Childhood Development/NBTAP
- East Coast Trades College
- Eastern College
- Elevate Beauty Institute of Cosmetology
- Grenfell Campus - Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Holland College
- igility/HANS
- Jane Norman College
- Keyin College
- MAP Strategic Workforce
- Marine Institute
- Maritime Business College
- Maritime College of Forest Technology
- McKenzie College
- Medavie Health Ed
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Moncton Flight College
- Mount Allison University
- Mount Saint Vincent University
- New Brunswick College of Craft and Design
- New Brunswick Community College
- Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
- Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education
- Nova Scotia Community College
- Oulton College
- PEITSC
- Qalipu First Nation
- RCMP
- Ready Arc
- Saint Mary's University
- St. Francis Xavier University
- St. Stephen's University
- St. Thomas University
- Université de Moncton
- Université Sainte-Anne
- University of King's College
- University of New Brunswick, Fredericton Campus, Saint John Campus
- University of Prince Edward Island