Which College of the Canyons associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $7,750 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 College of the Canyons associate's programs that report debt.

How much does College of the Canyons cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $1,166 a year, and $10,958 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $3,702 a year.

How many College of the Canyons programs report graduate pay?

2 associate's programs and one certificate program at College of the Canyons report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

College of the Canyons Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Santa Clarita, CA
15,832 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

College of the Canyons has two associate's programs that report what graduates earn. Nursing pays more in the first year ($97,457) than Liberal Arts and General Studies ($29,397). College of the Canyons also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$1,166Per year. Out-of-state $10,958

Average net price after aid$3,702Per year

Both associate's programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across California.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
NursingAbout 93 graduates a year	$97,457	$90,233	$17,250	28th of 53
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 93 graduates a year	$29,397	$46,398	$7,750	10th of 25

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

3 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

One certificate program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across California.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,359 graduates a year	$28,886	$49,535	$7,750	7th of 20

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $97,457 in their first year, the most of 2 College of the Canyons associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels