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College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·canyons.edu
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
45%
—
Total enrollment
18,075
peer median 17,380
Avg net price
$3,702
-$1.9k vs Community College
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About

College of the Canyons (COC) is a public community college in Santa Clarita, California, United States. It comprises the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges and has locations in Valencia and Canyon Country.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
45%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

0.6pp gap
Pell recipients
45%233 of 514
Non-Pell (all)
44%330 of 743
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 1
No Federal Aid
44%330 of 742

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 116 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 107 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
116
Passing
9
7.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

116programs
  • Passing9 · 7.8%
  • No Data107 · 92.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
8
No data
107

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

9
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+16.9%
$42,174 vs $36,082
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+38.4%
$49,940 vs $36,082
Sociology
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
+40.0%
$50,526 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+42.9%
$51,561 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+50.2%
$54,179 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+67.1%
$60,290 vs $36,082
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+77.4%
$64,025 vs $36,082
Mathematics
Associate Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+102.6%
$73,088 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$10,279 debt · $51,561 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Undergraduate Certificate · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
13%
$6,750 debt · $52,488 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 1972Next review Mar 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 4

  1. Nov 2022Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. Jun 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  3. May 2021Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  4. Feb 2015Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,522
$30–48k$3,075
$48–75k$4,980
$75–110k$7,406
$110k+$9,240

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$3,702
-$1,875vs Community College median $5,578
Federal loans
1.1%
In-state tuition
$1,166
Out-of-state
$10,958

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 4,201 students received $18.9M in Pell grants, alongside $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,201
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$18.9M
$18,879,339 total
Direct Loans
$1.7M
464 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
4k
’21
4k
’22
4k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$638K
228 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$882K
227 loan awards
Parent PLUS$141K
9 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 335 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (1.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
335
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.6%
2017
5.4%
2018
8.4%
2019
1.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at College of the Canyons

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs100
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,297 total completions
01Social Sciences
65228.4%
02Business
37616.4%
03Parks/Recreation
35915.6%
04Psychology
2249.8%
05Health Professions
1687.3%
06Visual/Performing Arts
1496.5%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
1275.5%
08Mathematics
893.9%
09Security/Protective
823.6%
10Communication
713.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
18,075
12-mo unduplicated
31,717
Undergraduate
31,717
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
58%18,256
Women
42%13,461

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
52.0%
White
25.7%
Asian
8.7%
Black
5.8%
Two or more
3.9%
Unknown
2.8%
Non-resident
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
300
205 M · 95 W
Women athletes
31.7%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$48K
$39K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
78 M · —
$369K
Soccer
44 M · 21 W
$291K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
29 M · 14 W
$163K
Baseball
41 M · —
$214K
Basketball
16 M · 11 W
$276K
Golf
15 M · 9 W
$121K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.11
2 offenses · 17,439 students

3-year trend

0.132 yrs ago0.221 yr ago0.11Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
1
Fondling
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
25.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
220

College of the Canyons vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions College of the Canyons selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCollege of the Canyons
45%Open admission18,075$3,702Community College
Saddleback College
—Open admission20,764$4,152Community College
Los Angeles Valley College
—Open admission15,999$12,152Community College
Los Angeles Pierce College
—Open admission16,906$13,270Community College
Santa Rosa Junior College
—Open admission17,854$6,331Community College
Golden West College
—Open admission10,721$4,824Community College
Peer group median45%—17,380$5,578

Institutions like College of the Canyons

Explore the federal data for institutions in College of the Canyons's comparison group.

IPEDS

College of the Canyons Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (IRPIE)

It is the mission of the Institutional Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Office to provide access to quality data and research findings for planning, reporting, and decision-making processes that inform meaningful change towards equitable outcomes and institutional effectiveness.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Dr. Daylene Meuschke

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of College of the Canyons (5)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Jaylen Bland
    Athletics
  • Steven Dehler
    Modeling
  • Ivan Dorschner
    Entertainment
  • Christy Smith
    Politics
  • Suzette Martinez Valladares
    Politics

Frequently asked questions about College of the Canyons

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about College of the Canyons.

What is the acceptance rate at College of the Canyons?

College of the Canyons does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.

What is the graduation rate at College of the Canyons?

College of the Canyons reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend College of the Canyons?

College of the Canyons reports a total enrollment of 18,075 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at College of the Canyons?

The average net price at College of the Canyons is $3,702 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is College of the Canyons located?

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California 91355-1899.

Who runs Institutional Research at College of the Canyons?

College of the Canyons's IR work is done by the Institutional Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness (IRPIE).

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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