COC hosts 2022 Women’s Conference
Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook, College of the Canyons Chancellor, right, joins the panel of speakers on stage as they take questions from the audience during the 2022 College of the Canyons Omen's Conference held at the Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook University Center on the Valencia campus of College of the Canyons on Saturday, 032622. Dan Watson/The Signal

COC hosts 2022 Women’s Conference

Dianne Van Hook said 95% of the fears in our heads never happen.  Van Hook, chancellor of College of the Canyons, said historically, women wait to be asked, so it’s…

30 years at helm of College of the Canyons has seen huge growth
College of the Canyons chancellor Dr. Dianne Van Hook in her office. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

30 years at helm of College of the Canyons has seen huge growth

Dianne Van Hook’s tenure as College of the Canyons’ chancellor stretches back to July 1, 1988 — nearly six months after Santa Clarita’s incorporation as a city — and it’s…

Van Hook’s three-decade accomplishment
College of the Canyons honored Chancellor Dianne G. Van Hook on Tuesday for her 30 years on campus. Van Hook began heading COC in 1988.

Van Hook’s three-decade accomplishment

College of the Canyons honored its longstanding chancellor on Tuesday, as staff and faculty hosted a party to celebrate Dianne G. Van Hook’s 30 years on-campus. As one of the…

COC’s largest class celebrates graduation day
Graduates from College of the Canyons gathered together in the Honor Grove on June 1 for their commencement ceremony. Eddy Martinez/The Signal.

COC’s largest class celebrates graduation day

Members of the largest graduating class in the 48-year history of College of the Canyons gathered in the Honor Grove at Friday’s commencement ceremony to celebrate an important academic milestone.…

Gary Horton: A great taste of COC
The Culinary Arts Center on the College of the Canyons Valencia campus. (Source: COC)

Gary Horton: A great taste of COC

Back when Carrie and I first arrived in our fair town, College of the Canyons was little more than a few concrete buildings in the middle of a dusty field.…

COC chancellor named Pacesetter of the Year for Region 6
Dr. Dianne Van Hook with NCMPR District 6 Director Juan Gutierrez following her recognition as the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations' Pacesetter of the Year for Region 6 in September 2106. Photo Courtesy of College of the Canyons

COC chancellor named Pacesetter of the Year for Region 6

Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook, College of the Canyons’ chancellor, was named the Pacesetter of the Year for Region 6 by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR).…

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