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Quick Facts

How much?

  • Amount of general obligation bonds to be issued: $160 million
  • Rate based on average assessed value, not market value
  • Estimated tax rate per $100,000 of assessed value: $9.73
  • On average, each property owner in the college’s service area will pay an additional $30 per year

Election facts

  • Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees voted (4-0) to move forward with a general obligation bond measure on Aug. 9, 2006
  • Date of election: Tuesday, November 7, 2006
  • Measure M received the required 55-percent majority in 147 of 150 voter precincts

Prop 39 requirements:

  • Requires approval of 55 percent of the district’s voters
  • Funds may not be used for administrative or faculty/staff salaries
  • Requires a citizens’ oversight committee and financial audits
  • All money will improve College of the Canyons -- nothing goes to the state

What is it for?

  • Measure M is needed to maintain and improve the high standard of education at College of the Canyons by:
  • Adding classrooms for core classes
  • Adding labs and improving technology to expand public safety and other skilled, high-demand professions
  • Improving earthquake, security and fire safety
  • Improving disables access
  • Repairing plumbing, duct-work, roofs, walls and floors
  • Helping secure millions of dollars in state matching funds that will otherwise be lost

College facts

  • Student population now more than 18,000 per semester
  • First classes: 1969
  • Permanent campus opened: 1971
  • AA/AS programs: 58
  • Certificate programs: 40
  • Satellite locations: ACCESS Centers located at: Canyon Country Library and Golden Valley High School
  • Number of business partners: more than 300
  • Intercollegiate sports: 16 (split equally amoung men and women)
  • Faculty & staff: more than 800
  • Transfer rate: highest of any community college in L.A. County
  • High school student enrollees: More than 1000 high school students attend each year to get a head start on their college careers.
  • Value: College of the Canyons provides top-quality, local higher education locally at a fraction of the cost of UC or CSU systems, saving tax dollars and tuition funds.
  • Local economic impact: The college boosts the local economy, providing employers with well-trained professionals.
  • College image: In recent surveys, the community gives the college very high ratings in meeting community needs for higher education.


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