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Canada College

School Overview:

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:

• Spooky music stirs up delight all around the Bay (Contra Costa Times)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 07:16:51 am
  Brr! It's the night before that rather dark annual holiday originally called "Samhain" and now, simply, Halloween. Samhain was the ancient pagan Celtic holiday celebrating the day when the sun wanes and winter returns to the Earth.
• Bring out the bling -- with a pumpkin (Palo Alto Weekly)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 10:34:41 pm
  Seasonal gourds make handsome table decorations for fall holidays by Carol Blitzer
• County holds DV march, resource fair (San Mateo Daily Journal)
  posted on October 23, 2009 at 11:12:40 am
  San Mateo County will commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month today with a march and resource fair in downtown Redwood City and with art displays at libraries throughout the county.
• Bequest boosts retired San Mateo County teachers' efforts (San Jose Mercury News)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 01:36:42 pm
  A $110,000 bequest will help the San Mateo County Retired Teachers Association boost support for both working and aspiring educators.
• Bequest boosts retired San Mateo County teachers' efforts (San Mateo County Times)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 11:54:52 pm
  n Move designed to enhance association's minigrant and scholarship programs

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