by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
College of the Canyons was awarded 377 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is small business administration/management.
College of the Canyons is ranked #807 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list.
College of the Canyons also holds the #99 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
College of the Canyons has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
Learn more about College of the Canyons admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At College of the Canyons, this rate is 27 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at College of the Canyons is 29%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at College of the Canyons is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at College of the Canyons.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 20,573 undergraduates at College of the Canyons with 6,078 being full-time and 14,495 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,300 | $4,747 | $7,307 | $8,168 | $11,360 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of College of the Canyons, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At College of the Canyons, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $4,646 a year. That adds up to $18,584 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at College of the Canyons is 8.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for College of the Canyons are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd, Santa Clarita, CA 91355-1899 |
| Phone: | 661-259-7800 |
| Website: | www.canyons.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 11,236 students took at least one online class at College of the Canyons. This is an increase from the 7,743 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 11,236 | 4,201 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,743 | 2,378 |
| 2017-2018 | 7,084 | 2,227 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,345 | 1,878 |
| 2015-2016 | 5,208 | 1,460 |
Learn more about online learning at College of the Canyons.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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