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College of the Canyons

College of the Canyons
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91355

Official telephone: (661) 362-7800
Fax number: (661) 362-8928

Website: www.canyons.edu



Screen last updated on: January 12, 2009
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and early February.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August. Orientation for new students is also available online.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: general social science, liberal arts, nursing-RN
Student:Faculty ratio: 27:1
Total faculty: 284 men, 307 women, 591 total
Full-time faculty: 79 men, 94 women, 173 total
Part-time faculty: 205 men, 213 women, 418 total

College of the Canyons
PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, home economics, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, vocational arts
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Administration of Justice
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Administrative Information Technology
  • Agribusiness Management
  • Animation
  • Art
  • Arts/Sciences
  • Athletic Training
  • Cisco-Certified Networking Classes
  • Computer Animation
  • Computer Business Applications
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering Technology/Telecommunications Option
  • English
  • Environmental Control
  • Exercise Science/Sports Studies
  • Fire Technology
  • French
  • General Marketing
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Information Management
  • History
  • Hotel Management
  • Hotel/Restaurant Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Industrial Technology
  • Interior Design
  • Journalism
  • Library Media Technology
  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Marketing
  • Massage Therapy
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Nursing/Licensed Vocational Nursing
  • Nursing/R.N.
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Pharmacology
  • Photography
  • Photojournalism
  • Physical Education
  • Quality Technology
  • Radio/Television/Film
  • Real Estate
  • Restaurant Management
  • Small Business Management
  • Social Science
  • Spanish
  • Transfer Studies
  • Water Systems Technology
  • Welding
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Accounting Technician
  • Administration of Justice
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Animation
  • Biotechnology
  • Certified Nursing Assistant
  • Cisco Networking
  • Commercial Photography
  • Computer Animation
  • Computer Business Applications
  • Drafting/Architectural
  • Drafting/Mechanical
  • E-Commerce
  • Early Childhood Administration
  • Early Childhood Professions/Infant/Toddler
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Emergency Medical Technology
  • Fire Technology
  • Graphic Design
  • Human Resources Management
  • Interior Design
  • Journalism
  • Library Media Technology
  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Marketing
  • Medical Assistant
  • Multimedia
  • Photographic Arts
  • Photojournalism
  • Quality Technology
  • Radio/Television/Film
  • Real Estate
  • Small Business Management
  • Video Game Animation
  • Web Site Development
  • Welding

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience



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