Santa Ana College has seen many exceptional individuals walk through it's doors since it's opening in 1915. From students who overcame great odds to earn their degrees to professors who inspired in and out of the classrooms, here are the stories of the exemplary people that came through Santa Ana College.
SAC Stories
Featured Stories
SAC Student - Jadon Van Voorhis
Jadon Van Voorhis was commended by Santa Ana College President Dr. Annabelle Nery in April 2024 for his heroic actions when he saved a man's life while working at Grand Avenue Park in Chino Hills. Read more about this Fire Technology student's story here!
More Spotlights
Additional Spotlights
- Registered Nursing (Program)
- Bea Tomaselli Tiritilli (Alum, Educational Film)
- Minh Pham (Alum, Honors/Biochemistry/Law/NASA)
- Karen Abarca (Alum, Engineering)
- Gyzeht Delgado (Alum, Business)
- Bailey Franco & Ruth Viveros-Martir (Alum, Marine Biology)
- Pathway to Law (Program)
- The College Tour
- Dance Department (Program)
- Christian Thompson (Student, Athletics)
- Digital Media (Program)
- Ryann Stock (Student, Athletics)
- Claudia Buccio (Alum, Journalism)
- Angel Dzul (Student, Dual Enrollment)
- Morgan Nguyen (Student, Transfer)
- Puente Program (Program)
- Phong Anh Phi (Student, International Student)
- U2 Scholars (Program)
- Francisco Ramos (Student, Veteran)
- Kody Uyesugi (Student, Kinesiology)
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Marlynn Rhodes (Alum, Nursing)
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Viridiana Valderrama (Student, International Student)
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Stephanie Ortega (Student, OTA)
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Hans Grant (Alum, Veteran)
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Emily Rosas (Alum, Student-Athlete)
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Rudy Garcia (Alum, TV)
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Henry Sanchez (Alum, Fashion)
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Dr. James Nguyen (Alum, Bio/Med)
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Ngoc Tran (Alum, Business Admin)
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SAC Fashion & Merchandising (Program Spotlight)
Share Your Story!
Are you a Santa Ana College student, alum, staff, or faculty member with an inspiring story to share? We'll be glad to share your story on our SAC Spotlight page! Email Dalilah Davaloz at
Davaloz_Dalilah@sac.edu or Young Kim at
Kim_young@sac.edu!