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College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
45%
Enrollment
18,075
peer median 17,380
Avg net price
$2,114
-$2.1k vs Community College
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Outcomes & equity

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

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.

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

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
Pell recipients
66.9%
Federal loans
1.0%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs98
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,475 total
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 & demographics

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

Fall total
18,075
12-mo unduplicated
31,952
Undergraduate
31,952
Graduate
28,128

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%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

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

College of the Canyons vs IPEDS peer group

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

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

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.

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  • Dr. Daylene Meuschke

Documents & reports (1)

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

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