The College of the Canyons (COC) Board of Trustees convened for its scheduled meeting on Wednesday, addressing various topics, including the rollout of the college’s first bachelor’s degree program. One of the most significant moments of the meeting was the introduction of College of the Canyon’s first on-campus bachelor’s degree program, a Bachelor of Science in Building Performance, designed for ...

Later this month, College of the Canyons (COC) is scheduled to hold Discover Day at its Valencia Campus, allowing new and potential students to explore program offerings and opportunities. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 22, college representatives from various academic programs, student services departments, and student organizations will be available to answer questions about various college programs, ...

Not all heroes wear capes—some are just really good with computers. When a cyber-attack hit a local elementary school district in 2024, Hsiawen Hull, executive director of infrastructure and information security at College of the Canyons (COC), pitched in to help them recover and guide their decisions to improve their security posture.  Hull was perfectly suited for the job at ...

College of the Canyons will host its third annual International Animation Festival (IAF) on Saturday, March 15, 2025, to showcase the work of student animators at the high school and college levels. With no submission fee, the animation festival will provide a great opportunity for undergraduate animators from around the world to exhibit their work, according to College of the ...

College of the Canyons (COC) will be hosting Information Nights on Thursday, March 6 at its Canyon Country campus and on Thursday, April 3 on Zoom to better assist high school seniors who are interested in starting their college experience at COC. Held in both English and Spanish, the 60-minute-long information sessions will cover eligibility, program requirements, acceptance criteria, and ...

The College of the Canyons Athletics Department has announced its 2025 Hall of Fame class of inductees with the next Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony taking place in march. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 19, at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center (PAC). The 2025 class of inductees includes: Greg Herrick — Head Coach, Women’s Basketball (1992-2022) ...

College of the Canyons (COC) has successfully completed the first year of its five-year Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) grant program. This transformative initiative aims to provide comprehensive support services to eligible student veterans in the Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley, and parts of the San Fernando Valley. “The Veterans Upward Bound program at College of the Canyons empowers student veterans ...

New and continuing students can register for the College of the Canyons spring 2025 semester, which begins Monday, Feb. 10. More than 1650 class sections in a wide range of academic subjects and career education disciplines are available, including courses that most students need to either graduate, transfer to a four-year school and/or meet prerequisites. To meet the specific needs ...

Mojdeh Mahn, associate dean of learning resources and director of The Learning Center (TLC) at College of the Canyons, remembers the first time she stepped foot on campus as a 17-year-old. “I was scared to death because I couldn’t speak English,” recalled Mahn, who immigrated to the United States from Iran in 1976. But COC became home from day one, ...

The Santa Clarita Community College District Board Of Trustees, which oversees College of the Canyons, swore in recently elected board members, named its new officers, received recognitions for service, and set its 2025 meeting schedule at the board’s business and organizational meeting held on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The COC Boardmembers sworn in were Darlene Trevino (Trustee Area 1), incumbent Dr. ...