Santa Ana College
Santa Ana College at a Glance
Reviewed by James A. Barham, PhD, Vice President and Academic Editor. Influence ranks come from our InfluenceRanking™ methodology; other figures come from federal data, with the year shown under each section. Report an error
About Santa Ana College
According to Wikipedia, Santa Ana College is a public community college in Santa Ana, California. History In 1915, Santa Ana Junior College opened its doors to 25 students as a department of Santa Ana High School. It was the second community college founded in Orange County, behind Fullerton College, and the fourth oldest in all of California. In 1932, a charter of Gamma Sigma Fraternity International was granted. Beta Alpha Chapter was at the school from 1932 to 1938 but anti-fraternity agitation and lack of communication with the organization in the east made the chapter dormant by 1938. The 1933 Long Beach earthquake damaged the Santa Ana High School building, prompting the campus move to North Main Street where it remained until 1947. A bond issue passed in 1945, paving the way for development of a 48-acre campus at its current location. Santa Ana College plays host to Middle College High School, a small alternative high school in the Santa Ana Unified School District in which students can earn their Associate of Arts degree at the same time as their high school diploma. In the late 1970s the college purchased the properties on Martha Lane south of the original campus and that land is now part of the parking lot. Recent years have witnessed the further development of and annexation of adjacent property to the original location.
Santa Ana College's Online Degrees
AS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Major Prep. for CSU Fullerton
- Transfer
- Required Credits: 27
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Psychology
Degree Concentrations
- Transfer
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
Santa Ana College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 31% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Santa Ana College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,188 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Santa Ana College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Santa Ana College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,917 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Santa Ana College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 42,829 | 42,829 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Santa Ana College?
Santa Ana College is located at 1530 W. 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706-3398.
How Safe is Santa Ana College?
Santa Ana College reported fewer than 0.1 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large commuter campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Santa Ana College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Santa Ana has a violent crime rate of 0.50% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.72%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Santa Ana College Known For?
Santa Ana College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Communications
- Criminal Justice
- Physics
- Biology
- History
- Law
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Chemistry
- Business
- Earth Sciences
- Medical
- Social Work
- Computer Science
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Engineering
- Psychology
- Education
- Nursing
Santa Ana College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Santa Ana College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Santa Ana College ranks #671 in the U.S. and #2510 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #707 in the U.S. and #1321 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #909 in the U.S. and #3803 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #964 in the U.S. and #4129 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #1002 in the U.S. and #3130 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #1056 in the U.S. and #3653 worldwide for influence in Law.
Santa Ana College ranks #1254 in the U.S. and #4143 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
philosophy DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #1352 in the U.S. and #5775 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #1404 in the U.S. and #5549 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #1411 in the U.S. and #5156 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #1434 in the U.S. and #5127 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #1634 in the U.S. and #5632 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #1679 in the U.S. and #4415 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #1884 in the U.S. and #7422 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #2054 in the U.S. and #6456 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #2085 in the U.S. and #7739 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #2140 in the U.S. and #9832 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #2294 in the U.S. and #6117 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #2336 in the U.S. and #8690 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesSanta Ana College ranks #2885 in the U.S. and #7812 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesWho Are Santa Ana College's Most Influential Alumni?
Santa Ana College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, Communications, and History. Here are some of Santa Ana College's most famous alumni:
- Diane Keaton
- An American actress.
- C. J. Wilson
- An American baseball player.
- Steve Martin
- An American actor, comedian, and writer .
- Bill Thomas
- An American politician from California.
- Delmer Brown
- An American historian.
- Lem Burnham
- An American-football player.
- Heath Bell
- A Major League Baseball pitcher.
- Kris Medlen
- An American baseball player.
- Bob Boyd
- An American college basketball coach.
- Bob Webster
- An American diver.
- Dan Meyer
- A Professional baseball player.
- John Pitts
- An American football player.
