College of the Canyons
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| Motto | Start here. Go anywhere. |
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| Type | Public, Community College |
| Established | 1969 |
| President | Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook |
| Students | 17,929 (Spring 2012) |
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26455 Rockwell Canyon Road Santa Clarita, CA 91355, Santa Clarita, CA, USA 34°24′16″N 118°34′05″W / 34.40444°N 118.56806°WCoordinates: 34°24′16″N 118°34′05″W / 34.40444°N 118.56806°W |
| Campus | Suburban—153.4 acres (62.1 ha) |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Nickname | Cougars |
| Affiliations | Santa Clarita Community College District; Western State Conference; Phi Rho Pi National Speech & Debate Honor Society |
| Website | www.canyons.edu |
College of the Canyons, commonly referred to as COC, is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District.
Local voters approved the formation of the college in 1967. It officially opened in 1969, operating in temporary quarters on the campus of William S. Hart High School in Newhall. In 1970, the college purchased a permanent campus site along the east side of Interstate 5, south of Valencia Boulevard and north of McBean Parkway. The college relocated to a collection of modular buildings on the site in 1970 as permanent facilities were being built. Over the years, educational facilities have been built to ensure that they blend with the natural attributes of the location, creating a relaxed and comfortable physical environment.
The college is located on 153.4 acres (62.1 ha) of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the incorporated city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California.
Recent additions to the campus include a 926-seat performing arts center, built in partnership with the city of Santa Clarita, that offers academic, community and professional productions. The facility, which also holds a smaller experimental theater, opened in late 2004. A new Music/Dance Building opened adjacent to the performing arts center in 2005. As of early 2006, construction was under way on a new High-Tech Classroom Building (34,000 square feet) and a major expansion of the Laboratory Building.
In 2007 the college opened its Canyon Country campus on a 70-acre (28 ha) site located at 17200 Sierra Hwy., Santa Clarita, CA 91351. The campus had an enrollment of 3,845 in fall 2009. Its first permanent building, the Applied Technology Education Center, was scheduled to open in 2011 to provide education and training in a variety of high-demand "green" technology fields. The campus is composed primarily of modular buildings that are situated to best accommodate planned permanent buildings as they are built in the years to come. The campus has an outdoor venue, the Carl A. Rasmussen Amphitheater, that has hosted a variety of campus and community events such as the popular Star Party.
Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook is president of the college and chancellor of the Santa Clarita Community College District. She has headed the college and district since 1988.
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