Saddleback College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Saddleback College, also known as Saddleback, is a community college located in Mission Viejo, California, United States. It was established in 1968 and is part of the California Community College system. Saddleback awards associate degrees and academic certificates in more than 75 areas of study. The college is governed by the Board of Trustees of the South Orange County Community College District (SOCCCD).

Saddleback offers a wide variety of programs that prepare students to evaluate and understand physical, cultural, and social environments. The college is known for its science department which includes several programs in Physics, Nursing, Environmental Studies, and Chemistry.

Saddleback offers many student clubs and organizations for the overall development of its students. Some of the popular student organizations are the Chicano Latino studies student association, college democrats, class action, college republicans, and the anime club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and therapy and counseling.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Saddleback College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 18% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 16,679 in 2009-2010 (13,488 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 61% of the student body. About 18% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (12 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (14 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (11 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (125 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (36 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources/Conservation

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (10 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
• Apparel and Textiles
• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (6 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

DESIGN (38 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (51 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Business Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Services

HOSPITALITY (6 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (16 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LIBERAL ARTS (1,308 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Italian Language and Literature
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (17 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDIA (16 awarded)

• Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (34 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (233 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (17 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Photography

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (2 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (26 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (4 awarded)

• Corrections

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (72 awarded)

• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

TRANSPORTATION (2 awarded)

• Marine Transportation