Counseling Office
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Students who attend any one of these will get a one-semester education plan and it will meet the advisement part of the matriculation steps.
- Getting Started Workshop – Best for students who want a general overview of COC.
- Pre-Nursing Advisement Workshop – Best for students who are interested in COC’s nursing program.
- Health Professions Workshop – Best for students who are interested in any of COC’s Health Professions programs (Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapy Assistant, etc.)
- Choose Your Major Workshop – Best for students who are undecided or not sure about their major and/or career goals
Career Counseling
Counselors are ready to help you identify a career that aligns with your interests, values, and abilities. Through in-depth assessment and exploration, let us help you choose a pathway at COC to reach your career goal.
- Book a career counseling appointment
- Complete and analyze career assessments
- Engage in major and career exploration
- Connect your personality to career options
- Explore degree and transfer pathways
- Sign-up for a career workshop
- Counselors are not available for counseling over the phone

Transfer Resources
Information regarding transfer requirements to CSU, UC, private, and out-of-state universities. Get connected to transfer resources for help with exploring majors, and access our various online transfer workshops.
- CSU general education requirements
- UC general education requirements
- Private university articulation agreements
- Out-of-State university articulation agreements
- UC and CSU major exploration
- Transfer workshops
Graduation
Submit your petition to graduate here.
Umoja Community
Launching in Fall 2025, the Umoja Community is an inclusive support program focused on enhancing the cultural and educational experiences of Black and African American students through counseling, instruction, mentoring, programming, and community building.
Benefits
- Dedicated Counselor support
- Priority Registration (Coming Soon!)
- Free Umoja Community apparel & swag (t-shirts, sweatshirts, bags, bottles, etc).
- Umoja sponsored conferences and student development events.
- Cohorted Math and English classes
- Dedicated Math & English Tutors (Coming Soon!)
Canyons Promise
Currently enrolled Canyons Promise students have access to many benefits and services. Students can access all information in their respective Canyons Promise Canvas shell.
- Dedicated Canyons Promise Canvas Shell
- Canyons Promise Counseling
- Monthly Student Success Workshops
- Program Requirements
Project Sol
Project SOL is a program designed to support and empower LatinX students at College of the Canyons in their pursuit of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education.
Benefits
- Dedicated Counselor Support
- Career Preparation
- Community Building