College of the Canyons
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.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs at College of the Canyons
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
College of the Canyons vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions College of the Canyons selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | $2,114 | Community College |
Saddleback College | — | — | 20,764 | $2,976 | Community College |
Los Angeles Valley College | — | — | 15,999 | $10,200 | Community College |
Los Angeles Pierce College | — | — | 16,906 | $11,196 | Community College |
Santa Rosa Junior College | — | — | 17,854 | $5,541 | Community College |
Golden West College | — | — | 10,721 | $2,861 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 45% | — | 17,380 | $4,259 |
College of the Canyons Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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- 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 BlandAthletics
- Steven DehlerModeling
- Ivan DorschnerEntertainment
- Christy SmithPolitics
- Suzette Martinez ValladaresPolitics
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