Mission Viejo, California · Public · 2-year · Large suburb
Overview
Located in Mission Viejo, California, Saddleback College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 20,764 students in fall 2024. It is part of California Community College System.
Saddleback College offers certificates and associate degrees across 126 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 6,320 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. 77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 27 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
20,764
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
6,320
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
126
Programs and majors
27:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 126
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
77%
First-year retention, part-time students
39%
Student-to-faculty ratio
27:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
3,778
Certificates under 1 year
622
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,820
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
100
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
20,764
Undergraduates, fall 2024
20,764
Full-time, fall 2024
30%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
35,452
Full-time, 2024-25
20%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
42%
Hispanic or Latino
29%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
15%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
60%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Elliot Stern
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization