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Canada College Overview

Canada College is a public institution located in Redwood City, California. Redwood City is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Canada College Known For?

868 Undergraduate Awards
  • The 4% student loan default rate at Canada College is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at Canada College is the undergraduate certificate.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 40% of the faculty were full-time.

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Canada College Rankings

Canada College is ranked #137 out of 2,587 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #19 out of 204 schools in California.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Canada College has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#26 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Canada College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Value Psychology Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Value General Psychology Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Most Popular Economics Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Most Popular Design & Applied Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#49 Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#54 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#56 Most Popular Child Development & Family Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Canada College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#3 Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#52 Best Value Colleges for General Psychology College Factual
#52 Best Value Colleges for General Psychology College Factual
#59 Best Value Colleges for Psychology College Factual
#135 Best General Psychology Schools College Factual
#135 Best General Psychology Schools College Factual

Where Is Canada College?

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Contact details for Canada College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City, CA 94061-1099
Phone: 650-306-3100

How Do I Get Into Canada College?

You can apply to Canada College online at: canadacollege.edu/admissions/apply.php

As long as you submit the requested materials to Canada College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Canada College?

3.9% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at Canada College is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Canada College Undergraduate Student Diversity

592 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,231 undergraduate students at Canada College, with 592 being full-time and 4,639 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 592 full-time undergraduates at Canada College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Canada College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 48
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 306
White 116
International Students 62
Other Races/Ethnicities 50

Over 50 countries are represented at Canada College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Nepal, and Malaysia.

Online Learning at Canada College

0 Took All Classes Online
-16.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years

This school is the 178th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Canada College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Canada College was -16.7%. This is the #2,045 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Canada College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Canada College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 33 94 87 214
General Psychology 0 76 0 76
Human Development & Family Studies 23 42 3 68
Business Administration & Management 1 59 2 62
Economics 0 45 0 45
Sociology 0 45 0 45
Health Sciences & Services 0 38 0 38
Design & Applied Arts 6 8 23 37
Biological & Physical Science 0 33 0 33
Accounting 17 8 0 25
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 4 12 7 23
Communication & Media Studies 0 22 0 22
Allied Health Professions 0 19 0 19
General Engineering 0 12 5 17
Textile & Apparel Studies 5 8 4 17
Health & Medical Administrative Services 15 0 0 15
General Biology 0 12 0 12
Mathematics 0 12 0 12
Political Science & Government 0 12 0 12
Health & Physical Education 0 10 0 10
Computer Science 3 5 0 8
History 0 6 0 6
Legal Support Services 5 1 0 6
Human Services 1 5 0 6
Special Education 0 5 0 5
Chemistry 0 5 0 5
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 5 0 5
Business Support & Assistant Services 4 0 0 4
Graphic Communications 1 3 0 4
Romance Languages 0 4 0 4
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 2 2
Physics 0 2 0 2
Anthropology 0 2 0 2
General Sales & Marketing 1 0 0 1
Computer Software & Applications 1 0 0 1
General English Literature 0 1 0 1
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 1 0 1
Public Health 1 0 0 1
Drama & Theater Arts 0 1 0 1
Fine & Studio Arts 0 1 0 1
Area Studies 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 0
Music 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 121 614 133 868

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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