College Of The Canyons

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

College of the Canyons is a public, two-year, community college located in Santa Clarita, California, United States. It was officially opened in 1969. The college operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. The campus spreads across an area of 153 acres. It is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, it consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the United States.

College of the Canyons offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse fields of study including production, biotechnology, child development, dance, and fire control technology. The college is home to a 926-seat performing arts center that was built in partnership with the city of Santa Clarita.

The college competes in the Western State Conference in over 10 sports including football, soccer, volleyball, golf, softball, and baseball. Their sports teams are nicknamed the Cougars.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, mathematics, office and administration, nursing and emergency medicine, and science.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female 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 21,010 in 2009-2010 (13,001 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 53% of the student body. About 22% 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 (14 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (105 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (1 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (14 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (9 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
• Surveying Technology/Surveying
• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (27 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management

HOSPITALITY (7 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (0 awarded)

• Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LAW (2 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (531 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Assistant/Technician
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (1 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (4 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Journalism
• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (12 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

MUSIC (2 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (144 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (5 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (28 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (11 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (4 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (75 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (63 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded)

• Psychology