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The Canyon Country campus, now housed
in 28 modular buildings covering approxi-
mately 40,000 square feet, has dramatically
improved access to higher education in the
Canyon Country area. The college has laid
the foundation for the future with a campus
that, when fully built, will serve up to 10,000
students with seven permanent buildings
spanning 240,000 square feet.

STUDENT SUPPORT
Before the campus opened, students taking
classes at the Canyon Country ACCESS Cen-
Canyon Country campus students head to classes, fall 2008.
ter at the Jo Anne Darcy Library had to travel
to the Valencia campus for many services.
The Canyon Country campus now has the delivered daily from the Valencia campus to
following resources readily available: the Canyon Country campus. The Tutoring
Lab provides tutoring in computer informa-
STUDENT SERVICES - The campus offers a full tion technology, English, Spanish and math.
range of student services including admis-
sions, assessment, counseling, financial aid, CAMPUS TECHNOLOGY - The campus offers the
student health and other specialized services. latest technology for teaching and learning.
In the first year of operation, 560 placement Each classroom is equipped with a computer,
tests were given to new students at the projection system, DVD /VHS combo, docu-
Canyon Country campus, and more than ment camera (digital overhead) and speaker
1,300 students received counseling services. system. The campus has wireless network ca-
pability that extends to the far reaches of each
LIBRARVANDTUTORING LAB-The Canyon Coun- parking lot. There are two fully-equipped
try campus library, staffed by a certificated li- computer classrooms and computer lab, and
brarian, provides reference materials and computers are available for use in both the Li-
online databases such as Pro-Quest. Refer- brary and the Tutoring, Learning, Comput-
ence materials, books and other resources are ing Lab.