Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 20,846
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Highest degree awarded:
Bachelor's
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential
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higher part-time
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 0%
Male/Female: 46% / 54% (2017)
First generation college students: 69.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 8.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.8% (2017)
Test scores for admission:
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 55.0% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 36.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 25.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 18.5% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 19.8%
Black: 1.5%
Hispanic: 51.9%
Asian: 8.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 1.8%
Non-resident alien: 0.8%
Unknown race: 15.8%
Black: 1.5%
Hispanic: 51.9%
Asian: 8.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 1.8%
Non-resident alien: 0.8%
Unknown race: 15.8%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $11,661
In-State tuition: $1,180Out-of-State tuition: $8,788
Estimated books and supplies: $1,126 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:
Estimated off-campus room & board: $19,302 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)
Average Family Income: $28,249 (2017)
Median Family Income: $22,576 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 14.3%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 0.4%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $6,871 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $73 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $2,664 |
| $30k-48k | $2,851 |
| $48k-75k | $5,735 |
| $75k-110k | $8,195 |
| $110k+ | $0 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 0%6-year graduation rate: 28%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 91.8% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $6,871 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $5,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $5,375 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $5,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 55.9% (2015) |
| @3 year | 63.3% (2017) |
| @5 year | 61.0% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 37.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 41.3% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $48,937 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $41,026 (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 | Music. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Legal Support Services. | 19 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 12 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1961 | $7,227 | $109 | $28,194 ($2,350) | $37,275 ($3,106) |
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 734 | $6,800 | $64 | $28,919 ($2,410) | $32,535 ($2,711) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Library and Archives Assisting. | 18 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Library and Archives Assisting. | 4 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Biology, General. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 158 | $8,042 | $28,671 ($2,389) | $38,332 ($3,194) | |
| Associate's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 24 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 15 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Philosophy. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Chemistry. | 14 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Physics. | 23 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Psychology, General. | 132 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 15 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 81 | $37,403 ($3,117) | $38,959 ($3,247) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Fire Protection. | 431 | $15,000 | $47,224 ($3,935) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Fire Protection. | 68 | $14,000 | $53,873 ($4,489) | $95,342 ($7,945) | |
| Associate's Degree | Human Services, General. | 29 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Anthropology. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Economics. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 20 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Sociology. | 44 | $28,014 ($2,335) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 71 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies. | 12 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 109 | $34,555 ($2,880) | $37,788 ($3,149) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Mathematics. | 28 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Area Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 25 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Journalism. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Graphic Communications. | 18 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 11 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Precision Metal Working. | 145 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Precision Metal Working. | 10 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Design and Applied Arts. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 14 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Fine and Studio Arts. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 19 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 22 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 139 | $11,000 | $31,076 ($2,590) | $34,922 ($2,910) | |
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 85 | $13,735 | $28,806 ($2,401) | $49,975 ($4,165) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 23 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 28 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 90 | $16,739 | $111 | $77,644 ($6,470) | $85,842 ($7,154) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 69 | $26,819 ($2,235) | $32,345 ($2,695) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 190 | $7,500 | $32,221 ($2,685) | $47,968 ($3,997) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Accounting and Related Services. | 152 | $16,487 | $44,001 ($3,667) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 22 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 180 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | International Business. | 411 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | International Business. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 19 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | History. | 25 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Programming. | 13 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Science. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Science. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 13 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Special Education and Teaching. | 26 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Teaching Assistants/Aides. | 29 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Teaching Assistants/Aides. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Engineering, General. | 77 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Engineering, General. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Engineering Technology, General. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 33 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 4 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 12 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | American Sign Language. | 18 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 380 | $6,630 | $21,269 ($1,772) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 26 | $25,973 ($2,164) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Apparel and Textiles. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Legal Support Services. | 16 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $103,887Full time faculty: 28%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 30.0
School's endowment start of year: $11,311,099 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $13,516,392 (2022)