College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, California
- Two-year college
- Public
- Suburb
- 15,832 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Food Science and TechnologyCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,982
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 158 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 126 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
- Construction Trades, OtherAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,736
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 54 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,779
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 103 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,712
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $59,185
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,889
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 73 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 102 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (59)
- American Sign LanguageCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $38,250
- American Sign LanguageAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $32,528
- AnthropologyAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $37,748
- Area StudiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,857
- Area StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 102 finishedNationally: $33,713
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 37 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 22 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 244 finishedGraduates here earned $30,729 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 51 finishedNationally: $33,346
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $23,873
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $22,567
- EconomicsAssociate degree · 82 finishedNationally: $42,934
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $47,691
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 26 finishedNationally: $27,003
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 14 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $31,611
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $29,024
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate degree · 27 finishedNationally: $28,195
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 49 finishedNationally: $24,176
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 13 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 22 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Geography and CartographyAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $45,792
- Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,448
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 11 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 27 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 53 finishedNationally: $38,650
- HistoryAssociate degree · 29 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $37,255
- JournalismAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $28,005
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 1,201 finishedGraduates here earned $31,811 a year afterNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 85 finishedGraduates here earned $21,664 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Library and Archives AssistingAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,309
- MarketingCertificateNationally: $43,966
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 92 finishedNationally: $36,826
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $51,531
- MusicAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $36,701
- Non-Professional Legal StudiesCertificate · 25 finishedNationally: $58,040
- Non-Professional Legal StudiesAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $34,993
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $30,522
- PhilosophyAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $33,648
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 32 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 37 finishedNationally: $34,854
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 219 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,637
- Real EstateCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $45,163
- Real EstateAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $34,704
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $42,581
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $41,894
- Social Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $29,150
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 527 finishedNationally: $33,090
- SociologyAssociate degree · 69 finishedNationally: $33,731
- Special Education and TeachingCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $42,428
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $28,258
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 376 finishedGraduates here earned $31,847 a year afterNationally: $32,424
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $26,742
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $19,542per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,962sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $1,170Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 1%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 43%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $42,1686 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $52,41110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $6,649federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 29%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for College of the Canyons, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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