Career Programs at C of the Canyons

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at College of the Canyons is $9,322 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.

42% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,565 (exclude student loans).

C of the Canyons 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$9,322
Average Financial Amount	$3,565

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

College of the Canyons offers 43 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 5,247 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at College of the Canyons
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	1	1
Less than 1 Year Certificate	32	509
2 Years Certificate	10	1,537
Total	43	5,247

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

1 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
509 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
1,537 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
3,200 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	✕	1	-
	Total	1

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Area Studies (other)	✕	1	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	1	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	0	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	1	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	10	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	✕	6	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	✕	24	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✕	2	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	2	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	34	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	46 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	22	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	✕	24	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Electrician	✕	0	-
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector	✕	10	-
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	✕	4	-
Building Construction Technology	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	8	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Interior Design	✕	17	-
Game and Interactive Media Design	✕	0	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	73 completers	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	✕	1	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	72	-
Business [+]	✕	230 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	18	-
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	✕	1	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	164	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	12	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	14	-
Real Estate	✕	2	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	19	-
	Total	509

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	11	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✕	3 completers	$36,900
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Surveying Technology/Surveying	✕	3	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	3	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	2	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1,503 completers	$25,700
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	1,503	$25,700
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	6	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Retail Management	✕	0	-
	Total	1,537

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	5	-
Environmental Science	✕	1	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Women's Studies	✕	5	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	102 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	86	-
Journalism	✕	16	-
Radio and Television	✕	0	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	4	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	15	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	63 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	55	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	3	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	5	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	4	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	✕	5	-
Engineering [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	17	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	✕	21	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Surveying Technology/Surveying	✕	2	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✕	5	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	23 completers	-
French Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	10	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	10	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	39	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	26	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	41 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	41	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	96 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	34	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	62	-
Library Science [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Library and Archives Assisting	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	47	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	111 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	111	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	177 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	177	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	372 completers	-
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies	✕	1	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	328	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	43	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	1	-
Physics	✕	50	-
Psychology [+]	✕	263 completers	-
Psychology	✕	263	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	141 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	118	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	✕	23	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	798 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	600	-
Anthropology	✕	6	-
Economics	✕	33	-
Geography	✕	5	-
Political Science and Government	✕	36	-
Sociology	✕	118	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	✕	5	-
Building Construction Technology	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology	✕	0	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	110 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	2	-
Interior Design	✕	9	-
Graphic Design	✕	11	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	18	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	4	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	15	-
Photography	✕	9	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	35	-
Music	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	86 completers	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	2	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	✕	8	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	76	-
Business [+]	✕	478 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	275	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	141	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	10	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	17	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✕	6	-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	✕	3	-
Real Estate	✕	1	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	25	-
History [+]	✕	36 completers	-
History	✕	36	-
	Total	3,200

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 18,075 students are attending at College of the Canyons. There are 245 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 509 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 26 to 1 (3.85%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 638 (full-time) and 602 (part-time).

The graduation rate of College of the Canyons is 42% and transfer-out rate is 11%. The retention rate is 70% at the school.

C of the Canyons 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	18,075
Graduation Rate	42%
Number of Faculty	754
Student to Faculty Ratio	26 to 1

Student Population at C of the Canyons

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 15,443 students enrolled into College of the Canyons. By gender, 7,415 male and 8,028 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for College of the Canyons.

Student Population By Gender
College of the Canyons
	Total	Male	Female
Total	15,443	7,415	8,028
Full-time	5,196	2,443	2,753
Part-tme	10,247	4,972	5,275

There are 4,248 White (27.51%), 741 Black/African American (4.80%), 7,779 Hispanic (50.37%), 1,693 Asian (10.96%), and 8,722 students with other races attending College of the Canyons. 98 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at College of the Canyons
	Total	Male	Female
Total	15,443	7,415	8,028
American Indian/Native American	27	19	8
Asian	1,693	837	856
Black/African American	741	350	391
Hispanic	7,779	3,572	4,207
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	39	21	18
White	4,248	2,123	2,125
Two More	588	267	321
Un-Known	230	153	77
Non-resident Alien	98	73	25

College of the Canyons offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

4,553 students (29.48% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 6,110 students (39.56% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for College of the Canyons.

Distance Learning Student Population at College of the Canyons
	Number of Students
Total	15,443
Enrolled Online Exclusively	4,553
Enrolled Some Online Courses	6,110
Not in Online Courses	4,780

By age range, at College of the Canyons, 4,350 students are aged 20 to 24 (28.17% of total students), 6,095 students are aged below 20 (39.47%), 609 students are aged above 50 (7.20%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at College of the Canyons
	Total	Male	Female
Total	15,443	7,415	8,028
Under 18	1,799	736	1,063
Age 18-19	4,296	2,042	2,254
Age 20-21	2,462	1,179	1,283
Age 22-24	1,888	937	951
Age 25-29	1,706	825	881
Age 30-34	1,041	502	539
Age 35-39	696	373	323
Age 40-49	946	500	446
Age 50-64	556	296	260
Over 64	53	25	28

Directory and Accreditation Information

College of the Canyons is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1972 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of College of the Canyons.

26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA

661-259-7800

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