Country club donates $50K to COC
Sand Canyon Country Club donated $50,000 to the College of the Canyons Foundation to support the college’s First Year Promise program, which gives first-year, full-time students the opportunity to attend COC tuition and fee free during their first year.
The “Sand Canyon Country Club Scholars” contribution—given to COC Chancellor Dianne Van Hook Feb. 22—is expected to support 50 First Year Promise students throughout two years.
“We are very grateful for Sand Canyon Country Club’s donation toward the First Year Promise program,” said Steve Corn, chairman of the COC Foundation. “This sizable donation will make the dreams and goals of 50 FYP students a reality.”
This is the third major, corporate donation to the COC Foundation to support its First Year Promise program. Last year, both Scorpion and Logix Federal Credit Union provided financial support to the program.
“Obtaining an education can open doors and lead to success,” Sand Canyon Country Club CEO Steve Kim said. “It is my honor to support College of the Canyons in its goal to make highquality education accessible to all students, regardless of their financial situation.”
COC’s First Year Promise program was first launched in fall 2017 after the college was awarded a $750,000 grant from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to support College Promise partnerships.
As one of 14 colleges chosen for the partnership, the grant financially supported the first two years of COC’s First Year Promise program and allowed the college to develop the offerings of its program.