Discover SAC

Santa Ana College (SAC) is known for its highly regarded academic programs as well as its top-ranked student services. A wide variety of courses are available in business, mathematics and sciences, arts and humanities, and career and technical education. SAC offers 273 degrees and certificates in credit programs. The college offers 28 Associate Degrees for Transfer. In fall 2017, SAC began offering a bachelor’s degree in Occupational Studies.

SAC turned 100 years old in 2015. In 1915, Santa Ana Junior College opened its doors to 26 students as an upper division branch of Santa Ana High School. The college began with 11 faculty members and 20 courses. It was the second junior college founded in Orange County and is the sixth oldest in all of California.

Highl​​i​​ghts

• Santa Ana College (SAC) is the second largest and fastest growing community college in California. (CCCCO DataMart)

• Santa Ana College has seen a 49% increase in campus budget since 2021-2022, investing more than 26 million into campus facilities.

• SAC offers three Bachelor's degree programs, the most among the 116 California Community Colleges. These Bachelor's degree programs include Occupational Studies, Automotive Technology, and Paralegal Another Bachelor’s degree program (Fire & Emergency Leadership) is in the works.

• SAC’s Criminal Justice Academies have been designated as an Educational Center by the California Community Colleges Board of Governors, bringing an additional $2.3 million in annual state funding. Center applications for the Santa Ana College School of Continuing Education and Basic Fire Academy are in process.

• Santa Ana College's Pathway to Law School has been selected as a finalist by Excelencia in Education for the 2024 Examples of Excelencia. Program finalists are recognized for intentionality in serving Latino students through culturally relevant, evidence-based practices. Pathway to Law School is among 18 Examples of Excelencia finalists with only six programs being selected at the associate level from around the country.

• The SAC Foundation awarded students $731,620 in scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year, as reported in the Santa Ana College Foundation Annual Report.

• In 2025, the SAC Foundation launched the 1915 Society to strengthen philanthropic engagement, securing more than 2 million in planned gifts. It also introduced its Alumni Network, creating new and innovative ways to connect with SAC alumni.

• SAC’s Distance Education Program offers students the opportunity to earn their associate degree online in business administration, psychology and liberal arts. SAC ranked 28^th out of 250 top online schools by Newsweek and had the highest ranking of any community college in California. The college also is a Certified Peer Online Course Review Campus, a designation of the Online Education Initiative.

• The Santa Ana College el Don student newspaper has received dozens of awards for their student journalism and multi-media coverage

• Through the Santa Ana Promise Program, SAC offers eligible SAUSD graduates free tuition for their first year of college.

• Santa Ana College is one of 20 community colleges selected to participate in the California Guided Pathways Project, an initiative designed to substantially increase the number of students who earn a certificate or degree.

 

Programs a​​​​nd Services

While Santa Ana College offers numerous concentrations or majors leading to the associate degree in science or arts, it also offers off-site programs for students seeking to improve their working, speaking, and math skills and proficiency in technology so they can pursue other goals.

Off-campus​​ f​acilities

Centennial Edu​catio​​n Center:

Home of one of the state’s largest continuing education programs, Centennial Education Center provides the full spectrum of adult education courses for adult learners. In addition to English as a Second Language courses, the center offers adult basic education, citizenship, high school completion, parent education and vocational training.​

Remington Education Center (REC):

The center provides adult education courses including English as a Second Language, High School Equivalency and Career and Technical Education. The REC also includes a Child Development Center.

Orange County Sheriff’s Regional Training Academy:

Located in Tustin, this facility enables Santa Ana College and the Sheriff’s Department to serve more than 800 Academy cadets annually through expanded weekend and evening education and training opportunities for existing law enforcement officers in Orange County and around the state.

Joint Powers Fire Training Center:

This facility is used for fire technology and applied practice courses. Operated jointly by the college district and the City of Huntington Beach, it is used by both students enrolled in the Fire Academy as well as by fire professionals for continuing education purposes.

Digital Media Center (DMC):

A facility of both the college district and the college, the Digital Media Center houses one of the largest TV/video production studios in the community college system, digital graphic design labs, and classrooms. The facility also houses the county’s only bus​iness incubator for the digital media industry.

Santa Ana College is part of the Rancho Santiago Community College District ser​​​ving the following communities:

Anaheim Hills, Orange, Sa​nta Ana, Villa Park, and portions of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, and Tustin​.

Contact information:

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Phone number: (714) 564-6000.

President’s Office:

Leisa Schumacher, Assistant to the President

(714) 564-6080

Schumacher_Leisa@sac.edu

Media Relations:

Ethereal Reyes, Public Information Officer

(714) 564-5527

Reyes_Ethereal@sac.edu

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