Santa Ana College Explained

Santa Ana College
Other Name:SAC
Motto:Celebrated Past. Boundless Future.
Established:1915
Type:Public community college
President:Annebelle Nery[1]
Students:37,916 (Fall 2015)[2]
City:Santa Ana
State:California
Country:United States
Campus:Suburban, 48acres
Colors: Red and Black
Nickname:Dons
Affiliations:Rancho Santiago Community College District, California Community Colleges
Coordinates:33.7596°N -117.8875°W

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 (194,000 m2) 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.

For a short time, the college was known as Rancho Santiago College, but the name changed back to Santa Ana College in the late 1990s.

In 1985, a satellite campus, what is now called Santiago Canyon College, was established in Orange, California. Santiago Canyon has since grown in size to become a separate college from Santa Ana College, although both colleges are part of the Rancho Santiago Community College District.

Academics

The college has various programs lead to the awarding of associate degrees in Arts and Sciences, as well as vocational certificates.

Santa Ana College is also home to the Tessmann Planetarium which was renovated and now has a state-of-the art planetarium system. It is the largest, both in diameter (30 ft) and seating capacity planetarium in the County of Orange CA. It was completed and became operational in 1967.

Santa Ana College is also home to Around and About Orange County News and Noticiero Latino del Condado de Orange (NLCO), student-produced weekly news shows. NLCO became the first Spanish language college newscast produced by a community college.

The TV Department uses the college's Digital Media Center to produce, shoot, and edit the college's newscast.

The Journalism & Media Studies Department writes, edits, and publishes the college's nationally recognized online and printed news called el Don.[3]

Athletics

Santa Ana College sponsors 18 sports programs.[4] The 9 men's sports programs are baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming, track and field, water polo and wrestling. The 9 women's programs are basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming, track and field, volleyball and water polo.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: President's Office . sac.edu . 15 February 2022 . en.
  2. Web site: Enrollment Status Summary Report - Parameter Selection Area. datamart.cccco.edu. 18 June 2016.
  3. Web site: About el Don . 2023-02-16 . el Don News . en-US.
  4. Web site: Santa Ana College Dons. sacdons.com. 2018-01-25.
  5. Web site: Duane Allen Duane Allen Football, Class of 2003. www.sacdons.com. 18 June 2016.
  6. Web site: Heath Bell . https://web.archive.org/web/20111213193326/http://www.thebaseballpage.com/players/bellhe01 . dead . 13 December 2011 . www.thebaseballpage.com . 18 June 2016 .
  7. Web site: Bob Boyd. www.sacdons.com. 18 June 2016.
  8. Web site: LEM BURNHAM . profootballarchives.com . July 20, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909021924/http://www.profootballarchives.com/burn02000.html . September 9, 2015 .
  9. Web site: George Brancato . www.databasefootball.com . 18 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160411200640/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BRANCGEO01 . 11 April 2016 .
  10. Web site: Al Carmichael Al Carmichael Track & Field, Class of 2003. www.sacdons.com. 18 June 2016.
  11. Web site: Ed Caruthers Ed Caruthers Track & Field, Class of 2003. www.sacdons.com. 18 June 2016.
  12. Web site: Ginsberg's owner brings her 'Farmhouse Rules' to Food Network - Columbia-Greene Media: News. Chatham Courier. Clayton. Adam. November 13, 2013. May 13, 2014.
  13. Web site: Robert David Hall. Dec 4, 2020.
  14. Web site: Bob Hamelin, Baseball, Class of 2003. www.sacdons.com. 14 July 2016.
  15. Web site: 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics | Bob Malaythong Profile & Bio, Photos & Videos | NBC Olympics . 2013-02-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091103051804/http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete%3D853/bio/index.html . 2009-11-03 .
  16. Web site: Santa Ana College. www.stateuniversity.com. 18 June 2016.
  17. Web site: Cathy Marino-Geers Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Apr 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100451/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/cathy-marino-geers-1.html. Dec 4, 2020. 2020-04-18.
  18. https://books.google.com/books?id=kf0DAAAAMBAJ&dq=Steve+Martin+Santa+Ana+College&pg=PA57 journal
  19. Web site: Kris Medlen, Kristopher Allen Medlen. www.baseball-reference.com. 14 July 2016.
  20. Web site: Dan Meyer, Daniel Thomas Meyer. www.baseball-reference.com. 14 July 2016.
  21. Web site: Rick Ownbey, Richard Wayne Ownbey. www.baseball-reference.com. 14 July 2016.
  22. Web site: John Pitts, Football, Class of 2006. www.sacdons.com. 14 July 2016.
  23. Web site: Jim Steffen . www.databasefootball.com . 14 July 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160412020318/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=STEFFJIM01 . 12 April 2016 .
  24. Web site: Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Member details. bioguideretro.congress.gov. Dec 4, 2020.
  25. Bob Webster. Santa Ana. Dec 4, 2020.
  26. Ray Willsey. Santa Ana. Dec 4, 2020.
  27. Web site: C.J. Wilson Stats. Baseball-Reference.com. Dec 4, 2020.
  28. Jose Vasquez. Santa Ana. Dec 4, 2020.
  29. Web site: Vasquez, Gaddi H.. 2001-2009.state.gov. Dec 4, 2020.

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