Overview

Welcome to Cañada College!

We look forward to helping you succeed in your academic career by helping you find the English, Math, and English as a Second Language (ESL) courses that will maximize your success.

As a California Community College student, you have the right to begin your education in transfer-level English and math courses, which will allow you to finish these courses within a year and graduate faster.

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Here’s how we help you find the right courses:

  1. We will use the information you entered into CCCApply when you applied to Cañada. This typically includes your overall High School Grade Point Average (GPA) and which English and Math courses you took in high school.
  2. If you did not submit this information in CCCApply, you can submit it (or update it) any time in WebSMART:
    • Go to websmart.smccd.edu
    • Go to the top of the page and Click on the "Student" tab, and under the "Student Services" section, select the link for "Student Records"
    • In the "Student Records" page, select "High School Transcript Information"
    • Fill out the appropriate fields in this section.
  1. You can also send us an email that includes your G Number, High School GPA, and High School Math and English course titles and grades along with your unofficial High School Transcripts. Please send your email to: canadaplacement@smccd.edu
  2. You can also submit electronic copies of the following documents when you meet with an academic counselor:
    • AP Scores (Results may not be conditional)
    • Unofficial Transcripts from another College or University

Make an appointment with an Academic Counselor

 

Don't have U.S. high school records?

If you don't have U.S. high school records, did not complete at least 11th grade in a U.S. high school, graduated from a non-U.S. high school or you are an international student, an academic counselor can help inform you of your options.

English as a Second Language (ESL) Learners

If you speak a language other than English and feel that you would benefit from taking classes in our English as a Second Language (ESL) Department, you may choose to place yourself into the ESL course sequence.  An academic counselor will explain the many options you have for determining which ESL class is right for you. 

ESL Pathway

Visit our ESL Pathways page to learn more about class descriptions and your first steps as a new English as a Second language student at Cañada College! 

ESP Pathway

Math and English Placement

As a California Community College student, you have the right to begin your education in transfer-level English and math courses, which will allow you to finish these courses within a year and graduate faster. Visit our Math/English Placement page for more information on where you qualify, based off your High School GPA. 

Math/English Placement