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Canada College

Canada College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Redwood City, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $9,006 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 5,388 and it offers 32 programs(1 online programs). By program type, it has 20 1-year certificate, 11 2-years certificate, 1 4-years certificate, and 47 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 844 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Canada College.
Graduation

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Canada College is $9,006 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
44% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $2,402 (exclude student loans).
Canada 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$9,006
Average Financial Amount$2,402

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Canada College offers 32 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 844 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Canada College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate200101
2 Years Certificate110129
4 Years Certificate107
Total320844

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 101 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 129 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 7 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
  • 607 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Computer Science✕8-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕1-
Computer Graphics✕2-
Education [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕9-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕27-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕1-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 9 completers$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕9-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕6-
General Studies✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Interior Design✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✕3-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕11-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕4-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕1-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕8-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕1-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕2-
Total101
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕7-
Engineering [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕0-
Apparel and Textile Manufacture✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 95 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕95-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕1-
Interior Design✕13-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕8-
Business [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕2-
Small Business Administration/Management✕3-
Total129
2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Interior Design✕7-
Total7
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Area Studies (other)✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕17-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕7-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Computer Science✕7-
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕4-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕2-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 48 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕0-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕47-
Apparel and Textile Manufacture✕0-
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management✕1-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕2-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 4 completers-
English Language and Literature✕4-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 88 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕81-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕7-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕14-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Mathematics✕4-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕25-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕6-
Physical Fitness Technician✕0-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Philosophy✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Chemistry✕3-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Physics✕1-
Psychology [+] ✕ 91 completers-
Psychology✕91-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 116 completers-
Anthropology✕1-
Economics✕42-
Geography✕1-
Political Science and Government✕7-
Sociology✕65-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕1-
Fashion/Apparel Design✕0-
Interior Design✕8-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕0-
Art/Art Studies✕1-
Music✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕8-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕17-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 80 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕70-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕6-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕2-
Small Business Administration/Management✕1-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕1-
History [+] ✕ 4 completers-
History✕4-
Total607

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 5,388 students are attending at Canada College. There are 84 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 114 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 22 to 1 (4.55%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 185 (full-time) and 126 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Canada College is 35% and transfer-out rate is 8%. The retention rate is 77% at the school.
Canada 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population5,388
Graduation Rate35%
Number of Faculty198
Student to Faculty Ratio22 to 1

Student Population at Canada

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,845 students enrolled into Canada College. By gender, 1,861 male and 2,984 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Canada College.
Student Population By Gender
Canada College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,8451,8612,984
Full-time505222283
Part-tme4,3401,6392,701
There are 1,151 White (23.76%), 98 Black/African American (2.02%), 2,031 Hispanic (41.92%), 872 Asian (18.00%), and 2,649 students with other races attending Canada College. 191 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Canada College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,8451,8612,984
American Indian/Native American541
Asian872357515
Black/African American983959
Hispanic2,0317201,311
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander752352
White1,151444707
Two More241105136
Un-Known18166115
Non-resident Alien19110388
Canada College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
4,011 students (82.79% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 439 students (9.06% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Canada College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Canada College
Number of Students
Total4,845
Enrolled Online Exclusively4,011
Enrolled Some Online Courses439
Not in Online Courses395
By age range, at Canada College, 1,379 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.46% of total students), 1,627 students are aged below 20 (33.58%), 283 students are aged above 50 (9.66%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Canada College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,8451,8612,984
Under 18467171296
Age 18-191,160547613
Age 20-21818441377
Age 22-24561260301
Age 25-29570189381
Age 30-34400103297
Age 35-3923151180
Age 40-4935558297
Age 50-6423435199
Over 6449643

Directory and Accreditation Information

Canada College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (7/1/1970 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Canada College.
4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City, CA
650-306-3100
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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