December 19, 2002
INFORMATION: Sue Bozman or John McElwain, (661) 362-3415 or 3494
After Dec. 20, (661) 269-0333 (reporters and editors only)
College Searching for Land
The search is on. With an eye toward the future, College of the Canyons is looking for land in the eastern Santa Clarita Valley that will eventually be home to a satellite location of the Valencia campus.
The Canyon Country Educational Center, as it will be known, will be a full-service educational facility serving an area where many of the college’s students already live. Research conducted for the college’s most recent strategic plan shows 32 percent of students reside in the eastern side of the community, with more than 18 percent of students in Canyon Country and nearly 14 percent in Saugus. That fact, coupled with enrollment trends showing that the Valencia campus will be near capacity by the end of the decade, necessitate establishing a second facility in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Identifying possible sites is one of the most important steps in the process of developing a site. The college has enlisted the help of community members by forming a Canyon Country Educational Center Site Selection Committee. The ad hoc group is comprised of Canyon Country area residents and community leaders. It will meet for six to eight months to investigate and analyze potential sites. Then, based on its research, it will recommend the most suitable site to the college’s Board of Trustees.
The college is aware of several possible sites but is hoping to hear from landowners and developers who might know of additional property that might be suitable. Ideally, the college would like to find a site in the eastern Santa Clarita Valley that has at least 50 buildable acres.
Those interested in working with the college to identify or offer property should submit written communication to Dr. Dianne Van Hook, Office of the President, College of the Canyons, 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.
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