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Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, California Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Santa Ana College is a public four-year institution based in Santa Ana, California. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 27,248 students in fall 2024. It is part of California Community College System.

Santa Ana College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 113 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities, and Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician. It awarded 7,302 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 33 to 1.

Mission

Santa Ana College inspires, transforms, and empowers a diverse community of learners.

Mission statement as reported by Santa Ana College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
27,248
Students enrolled
7,302
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
113
Programs and majors
33:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 113

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Family and Consumer Sciences 7
Health Professions 8
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Legal Professions and Studies 3
Engineering 1
Computer and Information Sciences 9
Psychology 1
Communication and Journalism 5
Visual and Performing Arts 12
Engineering Technologies 8
Precision Production 2
Social Sciences 6
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 5
Communications Technologies 4
Education 2
Library Science 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 3
History 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Construction Trades 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
33:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
27
Associate degrees
3,523
Certificates under 1 year
2,198
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,554

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
27,248
Undergraduates, fall 2024
27,248
Full-time, fall 2024
16%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
44,633
Full-time, 2024-25
11%
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
42%
Men
58%
White
20%
Hispanic or Latino
49%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
17%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
34%
Students taking some online courses
23%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
President
Annebelle Nery, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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