Canada College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Canada College, a community college in Redwood City, California, was established in 1968. It was opened as a part of the three-school San Mateo County Community College District. The University Center of Canada College is the largest in the California community college system. The college's campus is spread across 131 acres of land in the western side of Redwood City.

Associate degrees, telecourses and online classes, as well as transfer programs to a 4-year institution are offered by Canada College. The allied health department, astronomy department, economics department, engineering department, fashion design department, history department and the radiologic technology department are among the various divisions of the college.

A large number of student organizations are sponsored by Canada College. Students can participate in Phi Theta Kappa- Beta Zeta Nu, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Engineering Club, Reel Film Club, Canada Photography Club, Canada Drama Club, Canada Cycling Clu, and the Business Club.

The sports teams of Canada College are known as the Canada Colts. They participate in baseball, soccer, volleyball, basketball and golf.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, law, and design.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High female/male ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 6,642 in 2009-2010 (3,166 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 45% of the student body. About 25% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (35 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Manufacture

DESIGN (66 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING (6 awarded)

• Archeology
• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (162 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Human Services

LAW (16 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (71 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (14 awarded)

• Community Health and Preventive Medicine
• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (42 awarded)

• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Office Management and Supervision

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (22 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (11 awarded)

• Psychology