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College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·canyons.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
—
Total enrollment
18,075
peer median 17,380
Avg net price
$2,114
-$2.1k 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

45.0pp gap
Pell recipients
45%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

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$1,104
$30–48k$1,924
$48–75k$3,334
$75–110k$6,175
$110k+$7,741

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

Avg net price
$2,114
-$2,144vs Community College median $4,259
Federal loans
1.0%
In-state tuition
$1,176
Out-of-state
$11,232

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, 4,148 students received $17.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,148
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$17.6M
$17,611,932 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
437 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$587K
215 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$805K
214 loan awards
Parent PLUS$125K
8 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 programs98
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,475 total completions
01Social Sciences
73229.6%
02Business
43717.7%
03Parks/Recreation
37815.3%
04Psychology
2198.8%
05Health Professions
1797.2%
06Visual/Performing Arts
1516.1%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
1024.1%
08Security/Protective
1004.0%
09Mathematics
923.7%
10Liberal Arts
853.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
18,075
12-mo unduplicated
31,952
Undergraduate
31,952
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
58%18,600
Women
42%13,352

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
52.8%
White
25.3%
Asian
9.0%
Black
5.3%
Two or more
3.7%
Unknown
2.7%
Non-resident
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
316
225 M · 91 W
Women athletes
28.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$3.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$221
$600
Head-coach salaries
$65K
$51K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
83 M · —
$310K
Soccer
44 M · 25 W
$320K
Baseball
34 M · —
$219K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
21 M · 8 W
$168K
Golf
22 M · 6 W
$155K
Basketball
16 M · 9 W
$227K

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
0.22
4 offenses · 18,075 students

3-year trend

0.102 yrs ago0.131 yr ago0.22Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2
Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs00
Liquor10

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%—18,075$2,114Community College
Saddleback College
——20,764$2,976Community College
Los Angeles Valley College
——15,999$10,200Community College
Los Angeles Pierce College
——16,906$11,196Community College
Santa Rosa Junior College
——17,854$5,541Community College
Golden West College
——10,721$2,861Community College
Peer group median45%—17,380$4,259

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 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 $2,114 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).

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