Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 15,431
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Highest degree awarded:
Associate
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Hispanic focused instituion
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Two-year, very large
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higher-part-time
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 0%
Male/Female: 44% / 56% (2017)
First generation college students: 41.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 15.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 1.8% (2017)
Test scores for admission:
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 41.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 21.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 14.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 10.2% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 46.1%
Black: 2.3%
Hispanic: 28.7%
Asian: 11.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 6.0%
Non-resident alien: 1.6%
Unknown race: 3.2%
Black: 2.3%
Hispanic: 28.7%
Asian: 11.5%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 6.0%
Non-resident alien: 1.6%
Unknown race: 3.2%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $13,443
In-State tuition: $1,332Out-of-State tuition: $10,292
Estimated books and supplies: $1,124 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:
Estimated off-campus room & board: $17,254 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)
Average Family Income: $31,401 (2017)
Median Family Income: $19,305 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 12.8%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 0.6%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $101 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $4,496 |
| $30k-48k | $5,842 |
| $48k-75k | $8,351 |
| $75k-110k | $9,222 |
| $110k+ | $13,443 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 0%6-year graduation rate: 0%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 89.6% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $9,500 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,125 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $7,125 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $8,492 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 57.9% (2015) |
| @3 year | 65.1% (2017) |
| @5 year | 75.0% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 33.6% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 37.9% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $27,544 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $44,394 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | Computer Programming. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 16 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 127 | $51,302 ($4,275) | |||
| Associate's Degree | Journalism. | 13 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 189 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 16 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Programming. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Science. | 23 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 10 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 250 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 27 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Engineering, General. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 24 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | American Sign Language. | 16 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | American Sign Language. | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 14 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 12 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 174 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 34 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Apparel and Textiles. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 47 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 2230 | $5,500 | $76 | ||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1247 | $5,914 | $45,388 ($3,782) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Biology, General. | 20 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Mathematics. | 41 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 39 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 21 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 16 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Philosophy. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Physical Sciences. | 14 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Astronomy and Astrophysics. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Chemistry. | 43 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Physics. | 22 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Psychology, General. | 142 | $41,530 ($3,461) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Services, General. | 19 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Human Services, General. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 38 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Anthropology. | 14 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Economics. | 75 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 37 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Sociology. | 51 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. | 26 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 30 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 22 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Marine Transportation. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Marine Transportation. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 13 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Dance. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Design and Applied Arts. | 74 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 13 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 38 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Music. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 248 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 12 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 80 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 171 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 25 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 32 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 13 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 100 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 101 | $86,846 ($7,237) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business/Commerce, General. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 11 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 33 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 303 | $55,167 ($4,597) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Accounting and Related Services. | 26 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 12 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 10 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | International Business. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | International Business. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Real Estate. | 92 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Real Estate. | 19 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Taxation. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Taxation. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 9 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 10 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | History. | 46 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $105,975Full time faculty: 27%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 25.0
School's endowment start of year: $4,278,695 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $5,312,184 (2022)