College of the Canyons (COC) has recently received a grant of $125k to help increase the number of underrepresented students in specific areas. COC has received a $125,000 sub-award grant as a part of a $3 million Title V grant awarded to CSUN from the U.S. Department of Education to increase the number of Hispanic and underrepresented students in art, ...

The annual College of the Canyons Women’s Conference is scheduled to return to the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center in March 2024. On Saturday, March 23. Held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., this year’s conference will feature an exciting lineup of presenters and breakout sessions designed around the theme “Flourish,” according to event organizers. “This year’s conference ...

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at College of the Canyons will be offering free tax preparation services to individuals who made less than $67,000 in 2023, persons with disabilities, and persons with limited English-speaking skills. Free income tax preparation services will be available to qualified individuals/families every Saturday from February 10 through April 13. “Our community members’ financial ...

College of the Canyons (COC) is now accepting applications for the next academic year for students to sign up for classes.  The Canyons Promise program at COC is now accepting sign-up forms for the 2024-25 academic year.  “We highly encourage students to sign up as early as possible because the program’s cohort size will be limited to 1,600 students,” said ...

COC has been awarded a $4 million grant to join a collaborative for Regional Effectiveness, Action, Transformation and Equity as one of the eight Regional Centers of Excellence in California that started on Jan 1.  “We are very excited to have been designated as a Regional Center of Excellence by the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office,” said College of the ...

A school resource deputy (SRD) and former West Ranch High School graduate joined in on the school’s drumline during a basketball halftime show last week in hopes of being more connected with the students she serves. On Tuesday, Jan. 16, Deputy Hook, the newly appointed SRD for West Ranch, was supervising the West Ranch Canyons High School’s basketball game and ...

College of the Canyons is set to host Information Nights in February and March at its Valencia and Canyon Country campuses, respectively, to better assist high school seniors who are interested in starting their college experience at COC.   The 60-minute-long information sessions scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 and Thursday, March 14, 2024 is set to cover eligibility, program ...

Saugus High School has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science A. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded girls’ access in AP computer science courses. More than 1,100 institutions achieved either 50% or higher female representation in one of the two AP ...

During the William S. Hart Union High School District Board meeting on Wednesday night, board members discussed ongoing efforts to update sports fields at local high schools. The need for lighting was prompted by the passing of Senate Bill 328  in 2019, which requires that high schools are required to start classes no earlier than 8:30 a.m., which also results ...

Students from Emblem Academy in Santa Clarita are set to have an opportunity to hear from NASA astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call is scheduled to stream live at 11:35 a.m. EST Tuesday, Jan. 16, on NASA+, NASA Television, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a variety of platforms, including ...