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60 minutes from Los Angeles International Airport by car. |
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HIGHLIGHTS
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Over 550 U.S. colleges and universities accept the ELS Certification of English in place of the TOEFL
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College of the Canyons ranks 4th in California for the number of associate degrees awarded
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Enjoy living in beautiful Santa Clarita, one of the safest areas in the U.S. and located 55 km from downtown Los Angeles
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Type
: Private
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Establishment
: 1961
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Membership/Accreditation : AAIEP
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Enrollment
: 300
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Average Class Size
: 12
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Student Adviser
: Yes
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Airport Pickup: Yes
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Internet Access
: Yes
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Tuition
: High
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Activities
: Frequent
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Location
: Suburban
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Transportation
: Bus, taxi
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CONTACT INFORMATION |
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ELS Language Centers
Central Admissions Office
400 Alexander Park
Princeton, NJ, 08540
, U.S.A.
TEL: +1 609 750 3566
FAX: +1 609 750 3599
E-mail: admissions@els.com
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View Course Information & Apply Online
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Founded in 1961, ELS Language Centers is a group of private language schools that help millions of students from more than 140 countries significantly improve their English skills in the shortest time possible and prepare them for academic study at an American college or university. With more than 40 ELS locations available across 25 U.S. states, students are exposed to different cross-cultural ideas and influences that will deepen their English communication skills and cultural understanding. Learning from native speaking instructors, students study from a well-developed curriculum designed to enhance their fluency and accuracy and hone their skills in the areas of structure/speaking, conversation, and reading/writing. Students also select from a wide variety of elective classes to study topics pertinent to their individual interests, including TOEFL Preparation, Business English, Pronunciation, U.S. Culture, and Listening & Note Taking. As an added feature, more than 550 American colleges and universities accept the ELS Certification of English in place of the TOEFL in order to admit students to their undergraduate degree programs. ELS Language Centers is a proud member of AAIEP, the American Association of Intensive English Programs promoting professional standards and high-quality English programs.
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The ELS Center at the College of the Canyons has hosted hundreds of students from around the world. Recently, the majority of students have come to ELS from Asia, including Korea (30%), Japan (20%), and Taiwan (20%). Students also come from countries in Latin America (15%), Europe (15%), and other countries worldwide.
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Faculty Qualifications |
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| ELS instructors are highly-qualified, native speaking professionals. Many instructors have lived and traveled abroad and have extensive training and experience teaching English to students from around the world. The personal and academic qualities of ELS instructors make each uniquely qualified to offer meaningful language-learning opportunities and to care deeply about their students. |
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| ELS provides students with the opportunity to enjoy a homestay experience. The homestay option is ideal for those students who want to experience American culture first-hand as a member of a family and practice their conversational English. Students are encouraged to make their housing arrangements as early as possible due to the limited amount of space available. Private off-campus apartments are also available; however students must make their own arrangements. For more information, use the Contact Address to ask the school directly. |
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| The ELS Language Center on the College of the Canyons campus is ideally located in Santa Clarita, a family-friendly community home to over 160,000 residents. Ranked as the safest community of its size in Los Angeles County and the United States, Santa Clarita is conveniently situated 35 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles and is located due north of the Santa Susanna and San Gabriel mountain ranges. Santa Clarita residents enjoy a mild Mediterranean climate distinctive of Southern California with summer temperatures reaching as high as 100ｰF and winters remaining temperate with coldest temperatures reaching 40ｰF. The area's mild temperatures provides Santa Clarita residents plenty of opportunities to spend the days outdoors whether to go fishing, swimming or boating at the Castaic Lake Recreation Area, golfing at two new PGA-approved golf courses, or to go rock climbing, horseback riding, and hiking at Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, a historic 750-acre reserve once home to the Tatavian Indians. Wine enthusiasts enjoy easy access to the Santa Clarita Valley, the largest grower of premium wine grapes in Los Angeles County boasting 90 acres of prime grape-growing soil and home to the Agua Dulce Vineyards. Santa Clarita hosts countless seasonal events, from the Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival in the spring, the Blue Barrel Blues and Jazz Concert Series during the summer, fall's Santa Clarita Marathon, and the Winter Magic Boat Parade in the winter. |
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About the College/University |
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| First founded in 1969, the College of the Canyons (COC) began with only 800 students and since then, has grown to boast a student population of over 15,000 students per semester. Situated on a picturesque, modern 158-acre campus, COC provides its students with outstanding academic and technical curriculums and in the process, has earned a well-established reputation as being one of the most innovative and valuable community colleges in California. As a state and locally supported 2-year institution, COC is a member of the California Community College System and offers students degree certificates and associate degrees in over 45 areas of specialization ranging from accounting, chemistry, and film production to interior design, journalism, and nursing. With well-established transfer agreements in place with many of California's colleges and universities including UCLA, Pepperdine University, and the University of Southern California, COC students have plenty of academic options to earn a four-year degree upon completion of their studies at the College of the Canyons. Outside of the classroom, COC students have plenty of on-campus student organizations and intercollegiate sports teams to join, including theater troupes, the student-run newspaper, and choral groups, as well as soccer, baseball, golf, swimming, and track and field teams. |
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