College of the Canyons has served the Santa Clarita Valley for 40 years and has become a vital, enduring, cultural, educational, and economic force in the region. The college is proud to have modern facilities, an outstanding and enthusiastic staff, innovative programs, and advanced technological solutions.

Those who are currently involved with the college and those who will enter its doors in the future will find unlimited opportunities, a chance to be innovative and entrepreneurial and to set the stage for things to come.

The college has been one of the fastest-growing colleges in the California. Enrollment has grown from 800 students in 1969 to nearly 25,000 today.

The College of the Canyons (COC) Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit auxiliary organization formed to generate philanthropic support for College of the Canyons. The COC Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors who are an enthusiastic and committed group of volunteer business and community leaders who donate their time, resources and energy to positively impact educational access in the Santa Clarita Valley. The board's mission is to provide an affordable and accessible college education for all having the desire to succeed.

Like other educational institutions, our college needs charitable gifts to endow scholarships and to support educational programs and capital improvements, which can mean the difference between ordinary and extraordinary programs and services for student success. Through annual giving, special events and scholarship programs, the foundation provides the college with crucial private financial resources.

Contributions of cash, real estate, bequests and other legacy gifts enable the college to provide specialized educational programs and perform beyond the achievement level that tax dollars alone can support. Each year, the foundation grants funds to support college programs. In the past, it has granted as much as $2.9 million back to the college.

The COC Foundation encourages inquiries about the wide variety of college programs and opportunities supported through generous donations. For additional information on specific ways to help or become involved in foundation activities, please contact us at the phone number or address listed at left, or visit the contact page for more details.