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4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City, CA, 94061-1099 - Map

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It is the mission of Cañada College to ensure that students from diverse backgrounds achieve their educational goals by providing quality instruction in general, transfer, career and basic skills education, and activities that foster students' personal development and academic success. Cañada College places a high priority on supportive faculty/staff/student teaching and learning relationships, responsive support services, and a co-curricular environment that contributes to personal growth and success for students. The College is committed to the students and the community to fulfill this mission. ...

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School Overview:

Canada College
Community College Avg.


County	San Mateo County, CA	-
Title IV Eligible	YES	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Associate of Arts Colleges	Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control	Public	Public
Full-Time Undergraduate	1,474 students	1,029 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	5 students	1,461 students
Total Enrollment	6 students	2,225 students
Tuition	Enrollment fee - $20	-
Tuition Notes	N/R Tuition - $191.0	-
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	52%	78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	16%	46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$3,236	$2,847
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	51%	29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$728	$1,273
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	1%	12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$825	$1,150

School Notes:

Cañada College opened in 1968 as part of the three-school San Mateo County Community College District. The college is located on 131 acres in the western part of Redwood City and is conveniently located to Highway 280. The primary service area for the college is the southern portion of San Mateo County, Redwood City, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, San Carlos, Atherton, Portola Valley, La Honda, Woodside, Half Moon Bay, and Pescadero.
Cañada College is part of the 108 school California Community College system. Cañada College is one of the smallest community colleges in the Bay Area with approximately 6,500 students. The college is one of only two federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institutions in the Bay Area. Approximately 44 percent of Cañada's students are Latino. Cañada College is one of the few California community colleges offering bachelor's degrees through its University Center.
Whether your goal is to complete high school, earn a professional certificate, associate's degree, or to eventually transfer to a four-year college or university, Cañada College is here to help you. We offer a seamless learning environment that can take you from high school to a university degree without ever leaving our campus.
Cañada College also opens doors for adult learners looking for a career change. You can pursue a career in medical assisting, radiology, multimedia, early childhood education, fashion and interior design, human services, accounting, business technology, and many other fields that are described through our webpage. Whether you need to start your new career by first learning English or you already have a bachelor's degree, Cañada College can help you on the path to a new career.
Profile last updated: 10/24/2008.

In the News:

Sequoia’s football program on the rise (San Mateo Daily Journal)
posted on September 3, 2010 at 11:11:00 am
It was only a couple of years ago when the Sequoia High football team had trouble simply getting enough players on the field to field a full squad. Those days are — knock on wood — long gone.
Cañada College awarded $1.2 million for underprivileged students (San Mateo County Times)
posted on September 2, 2010 at 03:30:34 am
A program that helps disadvantaged students stay in school and achieve degrees has earned a federal boost of more than $1 million.
Cañada College to lead statewide engineering initiative (San Mateo County Times)
posted on August 31, 2010 at 02:30:42 am
Cañada has earned a grant worth $150,000 from the National Science Foundation, independent federal agency, to help other community colleges across California strengthen or build their own engineering programs, the school said.
Cañada College teacher translates Chekhov plays in new book (San Mateo County Times)
posted on August 29, 2010 at 11:15:35 pm
An instructor from Cañada College in Redwood City has written a new book translating five historic plays by Russian writer Anton Chekhov into the first complete English text.
Thompson | Dorfman Partners Celebrates Opening of KTGY-Designed Teacher Housing on College Campus (dBusinessNews.com)
posted on August 16, 2010 at 12:14:56 pm
San Francisco - KTGY Group, Inc., Architectural and Planning, is pleased to announce today that a much anticipated housing development for professors and staff of the San Mateo County Community College District (Cañada College, College of San Mateo and Skyline College) is celebrating its grand opening.