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 ...

The Santa Clarita Community College District’s Independent Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee voted to accept the results of an independent audit confirming the district properly accounted for all bond expenditures in the 2022-23 fiscal year. Eide Bailly, LLP conducted financial and performance audits, and issued the District an unmodified opinion—the best rating possible—noting no adjustments, audit findings, questioned costs or instances ...

The Cougars (7-12, 0-5) desperately fight on as they are scheduled to play against Glendale Community College (10-9, 3-2) this Saturday at 1:00 p.m. for another Western State Conference match (WSC).  After suffering an 80-68 defeat against West L.A. this week, COC stands alone as the only team without a win in the WSC Southern Section.  Sophomore Jonah El-Farra and ...

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 ...

College of the Canyons (COC) registration for the spring semester is currently open to register for classes.  It’s not too late for students and community members to register for the COC Spring 2024 semester which is scheduled to start on Monday, Feb. 5th.  More than 1,550 class sections in a wide range of academic subjects and career education disciplines are ...

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 ...

College of the Canyons is the only California community college to receive the 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation that indicates institutional commitment to community engagement awarded by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Granted to 40 U.S. colleges and universities as part of the 2024 cycle, the prestigious ...

College of the Canyons (COC) has created an endowment fund in honor of the late Michele Jenkins.  The COC Foundation has created an endowment fund in honor of Michele Jenkins, who passed away on Feb. 6, 2023, after nearly 40 years of service as a Board of Trustees member.  “Michele’s unwavering dedication and passion for everything College of the Canyons ...

College of the Canyons (COC) was recently recognized for its 100 percent job placement of Uniquely Abled Academy (UAA) graduates.  The College of the Canyons Workforce and Economics Advancement division was distinguished as one of the top-performing training providers by the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIIB) for its 100 percent job placement of Uniquely Abled Academy (UAA) graduates.  “We ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency, (SCV Water) recently partnered with the College of the Canyons (COC) Employee Training Institute (ETI) to develop a Project Management training for local water professionals.  The ETI at COC provides customized workplace education and training to businesses, municipalities and government agencies.   “We’re seeing an increase in various projects across SCV Water, and the need ...