For over 100 years, Santa Ana College has been providing high-quality academic and professional resources that help students raise their game in the world of work… and in the game of life.
But today, the college game has changed.
Get Into the Game
A Campaign for Santa Ana College
Creating High-Impact Opportunities for
Student Achievement in Santa Ana and Beyond
Student Achievement in Santa Ana and Beyond
It’s about committed mothers and fathers searching for better careers so they can support their families.
It’s about hard-working millennials and veterans working multiple jobs and still living out of their cars.
And it’s about all of SAC’s high-achieving students struggling to balance life with the education they need to successfully enter the career of their choice or transfer to a four-year university.
It isn’t enough to just play the game these days. Students have to do more. And so do we. That’s why we think it’s time to start…
Today, we invite you to join us as we raise our game… So more students can start raising theirs.
Community Colleges Have Never Been More Important…
65% of all future jobs will require more education than a high school diploma.
1 million unfilled jobs in California by 2025 due to not having enough educated workers.
$1.2 billion How much SAC and its students contribute to the Orange County economy.
Key industries in California are unable to find enough sufficiently trained workers to fill jobs according to the National Skills Coalition.
The amount of support half of all SAC students expect to receive from their families.
of SAC students are supporting 1 or more persons
30% of SAC students are employed full time.
Total unmet need of SAC students
Campaign Priorities
Addressing these high-impact areas will provide direct support to students where and when they need it most so that they can climb the ladder of professional and personal success, fulfill the workforce needs of our region, and take our community to the next level.
I. Student Success Scholarships
Expand scholarships and award amounts that support and advance student achievement, completion,
and transfer with a specific focus on high-achieving students, adult learners, and industry-focused
pathways.
II. Proven High-Impact Programs
Build capacity for programs that have a track record of success supporting transfer and promoting
career-based experiences while driving the development of new, results-driven student resources.
III. Performance Funds for the Arts
Support the ability of SAC students to perform and compete at the highest artistic levels by facilitating the purchase of performance-related equipment and supplies in dance, music, theater, TV-video communications, and the fine arts.