College of the Canyons has unveiled a new two-part ‘Skills4Success’ campaign designed to publicly recognize and visually celebrate the wide range of student success stories found at the college, while also introducing new institution-wide student support strategies which COC officials believe will...

In the male-dominated world of science and mathematics, California State University, Northridge is seeing an increase in the number of women in math and science fields. At the 2014 College of Science and Mathematics commencement ceremony, the dean personally noted that 80 percent of degree recipients...

The College of the Canyons Art Gallery will present a collection of works by nationally renowned, Los Angeles-based public artist May Sun, as the first exhibition of the college’s upcoming 45th Anniversary year. Having been exhibited both nationally and internationally, Sun’s work is primarily based...

The sexual revolution has seen women progress from the secretarial pool to being presidents of corporations and universities. While there is still room for improvement, women are making inroads in fields never thought possible just decades ago, except in a few areas — including the building trades. A...

College of the Canyons officials announced they’re offering students the largest schedule of classes in school history, providing seats for more than 51,000 potential students this fall, according to school officials in a news release. The 2014 fall semester, which coincides with the college’s 45th...

[Cal Arts] CalArts alumna Arpita Kumar’s (Film/Video MFA 12) film “My Dear Americans” was named the “People’s Choice” winner of the PBS Online Film Festival. Presented by the National Black Programming Consortium (NBPC) with support from the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), the film...

Jorge Vasquez started his educational journey at College of the Canyons in the summer of 2012. At the time, Vasquez was a 27-year-old single father sharing custody of his daughter, and looking to enroll in school after six years away from the classroom. But he also had a criminal record, having previously...

Many California State University campuses will begin accepting applications for admission to the spring 2015 term on Friday, Aug. 1.  The majority of students who apply for admission during the spring term are transfers from the California Community Colleges including those who have earned an Associate...

The California State University has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation that will fund a study on the impact of service-learning courses in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Service-learning combines classroom instruction with meaningful community...

At their July 2014 board meeting, California State University Trustees reviewed the system’s 2014-15 budget expenditure plan.  With an additional $142.2 million in General Fund allocation from the state, the plan prioritizes enrollment growth, student success and completion, employee compensation...