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For 29 years College of the Canyons has been serving an area comprised of 367 square miles of land including communities in and around the city of Santa Clarita in the northern part of Los Angeles County.
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The Santa Clarita Community College District was first approved and a Board of Trustees elected in November, 1967. Dr. Robert C. Rockwell was selected as the first District Superintendent and College President in July, 1968. Then in September, 1969, the first classes opened with 800 students, in temporary quarters at the William S. Hart High School in Newhall.
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Today, the College's enrollment is at approximately 6,500 students. The college is expected to reach its maximum student capacity around the year 2013, with a projected enrollment of approximately 20,000 students.
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During the last eight years, the college has engaged in a continuous planning mode which has included the formation and biannual updating of the Strategic Master Plan for the Year 2000. Based on the strategic goals for the district inherent in the strategic plan, an Educational Curriculum Master Plan has been developed as has an ambitious Facility Master Plan for construction and completion of the college's physical facilities.
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As the building process continues, the College is holding onto its committment to maintaining and enhancing the physical beauty of the rolling hills and retaining the open-space on campus. In adding indoor and outdoor facilities, we enhance our ability to be a resource for the community.
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We look forward to continued cooperation within our community, identifying ways in which we can work together with community groups and agencies and be responsive to local needs while working toward the betterment of our students and our community.
