College of the Canyons
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Motto | Start here. Go anywhere. |
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Type | Public community college |
Established | 1969 |
Parent institution | Santa Clarita Community College District |
Chancellor | David C. Andrus (acting) |
President | David C. Andrus (acting) |
Academic staff | 358 (as of 2016) [1] |
Students | 33,481 (as of 2019)[2] |
Address | 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road , , , 91355 , United States 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 |
Sporting affiliations | CCCAA – WSC, SCFA (football) |
Website | www |
College of the Canyons (COC) is a public community college in Santa Clarita, California. It comprises the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and has campus locations in Valencia and Canyon Country.
History
[edit]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.
Campus
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The college is located on 153.4 acres (62.1 ha) of rolling, tree-dotted hills in the neighborhood of Valencia in the city of Santa Clarita in northern Los Angeles County, California.
In 2007, the college opened its Canyon Country campus on a 70-acre (28 ha) site located at 17200 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, CA 91351. The campus had an enrollment of 3,845 in the fall of 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 accommodate planned permanent buildings as they are built. The campus has an outdoor venue, the Carl A. Rasmussen Amphitheater.
In 2021, the college opened a 55,000 square foot science and laboratory facility at the Canyon Country campus. The facility is called the Don Takeda Science Center after a retired biology professor.[3]
Academics
[edit]With 191 full-time faculty members (as of fall 2009), the college offers Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees in 69 academic programs, as well as credentials in 82 certificate programs. Academy of the Canyons, a middle college high school operated by the William S. Hart Union High School District, opened on the College of the Canyons campus in 2002 allowing promising high school students to attend high school and college concurrently. The college also oversees the University Center, a collection of public and private universities that offer advanced degree programs on the college's campus, eliminating the need for residents to commute long distances to earn their degrees.
Also operating at the college are the Center for Applied Competitive Technologies, the Employee Training Institute, the Small Business Development Center and the i3 Advanced Technology Center.
Student life
[edit]Ethnic Breakdown | 2018[4] |
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Hispanic and Latino American | 48% |
African American | 6% |
Asian American | 11% |
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 0% |
White | 30% |
Multiracial Americans | 2% |
International students | 1% |
Unknown | 2% |
Female | 46% |
Male | 54% |
Since 1994, the COC Speech Team has been recognized nationally at six consecutive Phi Rho Pi National Tournaments for all three major areas of speech competition. Most recently, the team left the 2013 Phi Rho Pi National Tournament with five medals including, one gold, one silver and three bronze medals.
Athletics
[edit]The college athletics teams are nicknamed the Cougars and competes as a member of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) in the Western State Conference (WSC) for all sports except football, which competes in Southern California Football Association (SCFA).[5] The college currently fields eight men's and nine women's varsity teams; including baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming, women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.
The men's golf team has won nine state championships 1991 and 8 since 2000 (2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015,2017 and 2019) women's golf won the state championship in fall of 2001,2007 and back to back championships in 2018 and 2019. This is the third time that the women's and men's team have won back to back state championships in the same academic year (Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2007, Spring 2008 and in Fall 2018 and Spring 2019) The men's football team won the national championship in 2004. The men's ice hockey club won the ACHA Division III National Title in 2011. The men's baseball team has also won three state championships 1981, 1983 and 1986.
As of 2017, COC has won 179 conference titles, 31 state titles, and 1 national title. Of the conference titles, baseball holds 23, men's basketball holds 8, women's basketball holds 15, men's cross country holds 4, football holds 11, men's golf holds 23, women's golf holds 8, women's soccer holds 10, softball holds 14, men's swim holds 8 individual titles, women's swim holds 1 individual title, women's dive holds 2, men's track and field holds 2 team titles and 27 individual titles, women's track and field holds 1 team title and 17 individual titles, and women's volleyball holds 5.[6] The 31 state titles are held by 7 teams: baseball (3), men's track and field (7), women's track and field (2), men's golf (10), woman's golf (4), football (1), and men's cross country (4).[7] The one national championship was won by COC football in 2004.[8]
Filming location
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- The Incredible Hulk – location used for the Culver Institute Laboratory[9][better source needed]
- The Amazing Race: All-Stars (aired February 23, 2014 on CBS) – the football field was used for the opening segment where the UCLA's "The Solid Gold Sound" marching band performed the show's theme song[10][11]
- Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986) - used as Busterburger University[12][better source needed]
- The Girl Next Door (2004) – used as the site of the main characters' high school[13][better source needed]
- Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006) – used as the site of the college campus where many scenes take place[14][better source needed]
- NCIS – as "Waverly University"[15][better source needed]
- The Newsroom – used as the site of Will's speech on America's recent decline[16]
- Weeds – used as the site of Doug's office, Shane's school, and the local community college[17][better source needed]
- The Office Season 6, Episode 25: "The Chump" - Used for setting of a high school baseball game.[18]
Notable alumni
[edit]![]() | This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (December 2022) |
- Marquise Brown, American football player, Arizona Cardinals
- Steven Dehler, model, actor and dancer
- Matt Moore, American football player, Oregon State, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers
- Ivan Dorschner, Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010 5th Big Placer, model and actor
- Adam Kovic, internet personality (Machinima, Funhaus)
- Kevin McHale, (Artie Adams from Glee), Actor, singer, dancer, voice actor
- Aaron Mitchell, former American football player, Dallas Cowboys
- Domata Peko, former American football player, Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos
- Jason Pierre-Paul, American football player, New York Giants
- Isaac Sopoaga, former American football player, San Francisco 49ers (2004–2012)
- Brian Vranesh, professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour[19]
- Christy Smith, former California State Assembly member (38th district)[20]
- Suzette Martinez Valladares, Former California State Assembly member (38th district) 2020-2022
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "College of the Canyons Profile (2018-19) | Valencia, CA". 6 December 2023.
- ^ "About College of the Canyons".
- ^ Martinez, Victor (2 December 2021). "COC Opens New Don Takeda Science Center". The Signal. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "2018 USNEWS: College of the Canyons Overview".
- ^ "2019-20 CCCAA Directory" (PDF). California Community College Athletic Association. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "College of the Canyons Conference Championships - College of the Canyons". canyons.prestosports.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "College of the Canyons State Championships - College of the Canyons". canyons.prestosports.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "College of the Canyons". canyons.prestosports.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ ""The Incredible Hulk" the Incredible Hulk (TV Episode 1977) - Filming & production - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ Rebecca Kendall, UCLA Bruin Marching Band sets musical pace for globe-spanning race Archived 2014-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, UCLA Today, February 18, 2014
- ^ "Back in the Saddle" Season 24 Premiere, CBS, February 2014
- ^ "Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986)". IMDb.
- ^ "The Girl Next Door (2004)". IMDb.
- ^ "Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006)". IMDb.
- ^ "NCIS Filming Location Information". awardspace.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ^ The Newsroom - Jeff Daniels Answers "Why Is America The Greatest Country?". YouTube. 6 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
- ^ "Weeds". filming.90210locations.info.
- ^ Office Ladies Podcast Episode 131: The Chump.
- ^ "Brian Vranesh". PGATour. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ "Christy Smith elected as 38th District's next Assemblywoman". The Santa Clarita Valley Proclaimer. November 16, 2018.
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