Summer is well underway, but the school term is just beginning at College of the Canyons.

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They recently added a five-week summer session that starts on Monday, June 24, offering more than 100 class sections of high-demand courses such as Public Speaking, English Composition, Precalculus and Chemistry.

Classes will be offered online and at both the Valencia and Canyon Country campuses. Online Registration opened Wednesday. View the class schedule here.

The expanded the 2013 summer schedule — already one of the largest ever offered at COC — was made possible due to restored state funding.

The majority of courses offered are ones that students need to either graduate, transfer to a four-year school or meet prerequisites, providing an opportunity for students to get a jumpstart on their course work before the start of the fall semester in August.

In addition, a number of elective and exploratory courses, which students often use to help determine their educational and career goals, are also included in the schedule.

Summer 2013 enrollment fees at all 112 California Community Colleges are $46 per unit, as mandated by the state of California.

As an added bonus, the first 2,000 students that register for a course during the summer session will receive a free $50 voucher to use at the COC bookstore.

Students and community members looking to enroll in a summer course are also encouraged to attend the college’s “one-stop shop” student registration Big Summer Rush events. Come to the Library/Learning Center at the Valencia campus from noon to 7 p.m. Friday, June 21 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22.

College staff from a variety of key student services departments will be available to provide personalized, on-site services designed to help students apply, register and enroll, including:

• File an application for admission to the college (new student, returning student) and/or completing a special admissions form (high school students)
• Complete the math and English assessment (if required)
• Attend a brief counseling orientations session
• Apply for financial aid
• Obtain a student ID card
• Create a MyCanyons account, register for classes and pay associated student fees

The ‘Big Summer Rush’ events are open to all interested students and community members. Come learn about the summer session and enjoy food trucks and music. Parking will be free in all of the college’s student lots during the Big Summer Rush events. For direct access to the event, attendees are encouraged to park in the college’s South Parking Lot #15, adjacent to the library and accessible via the University Center Drive entrance off Rockwell Canyon Road.

For more information about the College of the Canyons 2013 summer session, please contact the Admissions and Record office at 661-362-3280.

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