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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.
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Campus Location4200 Farm Hill Blvd.
Redwood City, CA 94061-1099
USA
Main Tel: (650) 306-3100
Web Site The campus is in a large suburb. |
Canada College HighlightsWhere Canada College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in family and social work, engineering, law, and design.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- Many mature (40+ year old) students.
- High faculty salary.
- Large number of students.
- Racially diverse student body.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- High female/male ratio.
Other important characteristics: - Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
- Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Weekend study option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| < 1 year certificate | 176 | 20 | | Associate | 151 | 38 | | 1-2 year certificate | 30 | 9 | | 2-4 year degree | 14 | 1 |
StudentsThe student enrollment at Canada College was 5,764 in 2007 (2,657 full-time equivalent). Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students. Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 608 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 4,732 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,260 |
Financial Aid: Canada College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 54 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 20 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 11 |
Housing and MealsOn-campus housing is not available.
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ART STUDIES (1 awarded) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (25 awarded) - Accounting
- 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 (56 awarded) - Fashion/Apparel Design
- Interior Design
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded) - Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
ENGINEERING (9 awarded) FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (146 awarded) - Child Development
- Human Services
LAW (17 awarded) - Legal Assistant/Paralegal
LIBERAL ARTS (53 awarded) - Anthropology
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- Geography
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Speech and Rhetorical Studies
MEDIA (7 awarded) - Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded) - Community Health and Preventive Medicine
- Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (34 awarded) - Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
- Medical/Clinical Assistant
- Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
MUSIC (0 awarded) NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded) - Health and Physical Education
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded) - Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
- Office Management and Supervision
REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (1 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded) SCIENCE (8 awarded) - Biology/Biological Sciences
- Chemistry
- Physics
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (3 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Canada College with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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