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Promises Delivered

The cohort of First-Year Promise students who began
in fall 2017 achieved outstanding academic results:
• Their success rates in math and English classes
outpaced other first-time, full-time students.
• 10 percent finished with a 4.0 GPA.
• More than 25 percent achieved a GPA of 3.5 or better.
• 56 percent finished with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

REPRESENTING AT THE MONTEREY TAKING CARE OF
NEXT GENERATION JAZZ FESTIVAL BUSINESS
The Music Department’s “Just Jazz” took home 3rd place. Four COC students competed
Jazz” and “House Blend” vocal Max Smith won the Outstand- in the Future Business Leaders
groups were invited to perform ing Soloist award for his solo on of America-Phi Beta Lambda
at the Next Generation Jazz “Fascinating Rhythm.” (FBLA-PBL) National Conference
Festival. Julie Lawson and “Just in Baltimore, Maryland, against
more than 2,800 students. The
Leading the Way chapter was awarded the Gold
Seal Chapter Award of Merit
in Digital Media for success in promoting its
Education programs and projects at local,
state and national levels.
More than 250 college faculty,
high school teachers and Nursing Program
students from across Califor- First in California
nia attended the Digital Media to Receive New
Educators Conference to
share best practices in teach- Accreditation
ing digital media, and equip- COC’s Nursing Program
ping students to succeed in the became the first in California to
emerging gig economy. Students be accredited by the National
Honor League for Nursing Commission
Holocaust for Nursing Education Accred-
Survivor itation, which awards accred-
itation to nursing programs
A collaborative project between offering associate, bachelor’s
departments in the School of or doctoral degrees.
Visual and Performing Arts
honored the memories of Holo-
caust survivor Leon Malmed.
Advanced animation students
created a documentary, The
Promise, which was mixed
COC MODEL UNITED NATIONS by Sound Arts Professor Jon
RANKED IN TOP 50 Amador and features a score
composed by Music Depart-
“Best Delegate,” the definitive in the Top 50 include Prince- ment Chair Bernardo Feldman.
website on Model UN, named ton University, John Hopkins
COC’s team one of the top University, Tufts University, UC The Sound of By LEEPS and
50 delegations in the coun- Davis and UC San Diego. Distinction Bounds
try. Other schools that ranked
College of the Canyons was College of the Canyons part-
Music in the Air recognized as an “All-Stein- nered with Lincoln Electric
to provide certified robotics
way” School by Steinway &
School of Visual and Performing Sons piano makers, as the training to Lincoln Electric
Arts students and faculty teamed two pianos used in the Santa clients, becoming the first offi-
up with Patrons of the Arts teamed Clarita Performing Arts Center cial Lincoln Electric Education
up to resurrect, repaint, and posi- for student performances in Partner School (LEEPS) in the
tion four used pianos around theatre, dance, and music are nation, and enhancing COC’s
campus for students to make and Steinway grand pianos. position as an industry leader
enjoy music between classes. in robotic welding.

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