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SCV Water Partners With COC To Develop Project Management Training For Local Water Professionals 

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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 ...

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EDITORIAL: College Of The Canyons Pro-Israel Statement To Be Voted On At Tomorrow’s Board Meeting

In the wake of last week’s Congressional hearings, it became apparent that the college presidents of prestigious Harvard, Penn, and MIT were operating in a unique academia-like bubble, as they couldn’t make the obvious and appropriate stand against the call for the elimination of Israel as a legitimate nation state. Mobs of Hamas-supporting university students have continued to march throughout ...

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COC Awarded $600,000 For OER/ZTC Materials 

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College of the Canyons (COC) has been awarded $600,000 from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office in support of Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) acceleration and Open Educational Resources (OER) materials that can be used and repurposed by other California community colleges. The three $200,000 grants will allow the college to create ZTC and OER pathways for certificate programs in the ...

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COC Awarded $500k Grant To Develop High Road Training Partnerships 

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College of the Canyons (COC) received a $500,000 grant from the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) to develop High Road Training Partnerships (HRTP) with regional industry partners. The community college received the half-a-million grant from the CWDB to develop a HRTP to address income inequality, economic competitiveness, and climate change in collaboration with regional industry partners to contribute to an ...

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COC To Host Tony, Emmy Award Winner Mandy Patinkin Next Year

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College of the Canyons (COC) is scheduled to host a concert featuring a broadway star next spring at the Performing Arts Center (PAC).  Broadway’s masters songman, Mandy Patinkin accompanies by Adam Ben-David on piano is set to bring his newest theatre concert ‘Mandy Patinkin in Concert: BEING ALIVE,’ to the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at College of the Canyons ...

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COC Winter Courses Officially Open For Registration

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More than 300-course sections are set to be available during the winter 2024 session at the College of the Canyons (COC) and registration is already underway. Students have the opportunity to get a head start on their degree programs during the 2024 winter session, which runs from Jan. 2 through Feb. 3, just before the start of the spring semester ...

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EDITORIAL: Pro-Israel Flyers Removed At College Of The Canyons

Since the horrific attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7th, acts of antisemitism have soared on college campuses and universities throughout the United States. Unfortunately, California campuses have seen its share. The Jewish population represents only 2.4 percent of the total U.S. population, according to the 2020 US Census. Yet official reports show Jewish Hate Crimes in the United ...

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COC Receives $1.437 Million Grant For Veterans

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College of the Canyons (COC) has received a $1.437 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education in support of a Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program designed to help student veterans succeed in pursuing postsecondary education by addressing gaps in support services and infrastructure. The five-year grant partnership will provide intensive services to 125 eligible student veterans in the Santa ...

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COC Ranked Among Top 35 Colleges Nationwide For Hispanic Students

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College of the Canyons (COC) has been ranked nationally No. 18 out of 35 in The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine for enrolling the largest number of Hispanic students and granting the most degrees. “As a Hispanic-serving institution, we are proud to be ranked once again among the nation’s top colleges and universities for Hispanic students,” said College of ...

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NASA Astronomer Set To Present At College Of The Canyons Next Week

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Dr. Varoujan Gorjian, an astronomer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), is scheduled to present “A Brief History of JPL” at the Canyon Country College of the Canyons Campus for the Fall 2023 Star Party.   At the free event which is scheduled to take place on Nov. 3rd from 6 to 9:30 p.m, guests can expect to see pictures from ...

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