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The two final pieces of the puzzle that is the Valencia Campus Artwork
of College of the Canyons are being completed, thereby putting With the final buildings coming on line the college has also begun
the final touches on a plan that began decades ago for the main sprucing the campus up with the installation of stunning pieces of
campus. The Student Services and Administration Building and artwork, lovingly crafted by renowned Los Angeles artist Simi Da-
the College of the Canyons Institute for Culinary Education are bah. More than a dozen of his pieces will dot both the Valencia and
both nearing the home stretch, with the Student Services building Canyon Country campuses, adding stirring visual touch points for
coming online in the Fall of 2014, and the iCuE facility becoming students, staff and the community to enjoy for decades to come.
operational in the Spring of 2015.
The Student Services building will serve a vital role in recapturing Filming
all the various student services offices that have been spread It’s no secret that Santa Clarita is a hot spot for filming. On a nearly
out around campus, making it a one-stop shop for all a student’s daily basis, you can drive around town and see crews for advertis-
needs, as well as housing key administration offices. It should ing, television and films doing business in our community.
prove to be the operational hub of the campus that has been need- It’s no different for College of the Canyons, as the college played
ed on campus for many years. host to nearly 100 different productions last year. These produc-
The college has high hopes for the success of the Culinary Arts tions have included everything from ads for some of the biggest
program when it plants roots in its new home. Currently being names in business, including Coke, Nike, ESPN, and Toyota to some
housed in a retail complex in Castaic, the Culinary Arts program of the hottest TV shows on air, including “The Mentalist,” “The
already is dealing with wait lists and overcrowded classes, and the Bridge,” “NCIS” and “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” All monies
new facility – with its multiple kitchens and classrooms – will made from these shoots go directly to the college’s general fund.
allow the program to grow to capacity and flourish as the new hot-
spot for culinary education in the Los Angeles County.

Measure M-Funded Projects

Student Services & Canyon Country Campus
Administration Building Status: Phase 1 completed 2007
Valencia Campus Size: 70 acres
Status: Under construction Cost: $58 million
Estimated completion: Fall 2014 Applied Technology
Size: 46,370 square feet Education Center
Cost: $16.4 million
Canyon Country Campus
Culinary Arts Building Status: Completed 2011
Valencia Campus Size: 10,315 square feet
Status: Under construction Cost: $7.1 million
Estimated completion: Fall 2014
Size: 12,208 square feet Mentry Hall Expansion
Cost: $8.5 million Valencia Campus
Status: Completed 2010
Library Expansion Size: 28,000 square feet added
Valencia Campus (total size now 78,237 square feet)
Status: Completed 2012 Cost: $12.3 million
Size: 51,435 square feet added Canyon Country Campus
(total size now 86,606 square feet)
Cost: $15.8 million Parking Lot 2
Status: Completed 2010
Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook Cost: $1 million
University Center Technology Infrastructure
Valencia Campus
Status: Completed 2009 Upgrades
Size: 110,000 square feet Status: Completed
Cost: $39.8 million Cost: $1 million

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