Santiago Canyon College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Santiago Canyon College, also known as SSC, is a two-year, community college located on the eastern border of Orange, California, United States. It was founded in 1985 as the Orange Campus branch to nearby Santa Ana College. The name of the campus was changed to Santiago Canyon College in July 1997.

SSC is home to many clubs and organizations. It is part of the California Community College Forensics Association. SSC's forensic team was ranked 3rd among Community colleges in the nation as of December 2006. It also ranked 33rd in the nation among four-year colleges.

SSC’s sports teams are nicknamed the Hawks. They participate in various sports including soccer, golf, and softball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, construction trades, engineering technician, beauty and cosmetology, and religion and philosophy.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

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

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Santiago Canyon College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 30% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Santiago Canyon College:

Click a column header to sort.

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 14,034 in 2009-2010 (6,462 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 17% 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)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (57 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (50 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (55 awarded)

• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Construction Trades
• Drywall Installation/Drywaller
• Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer
• Electrician

DESIGN (0 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (222 awarded)

• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
• Quality Control Technology/Technician
• Surveying Technology/Surveying
• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (4 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LIBERAL ARTS (497 awarded)

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Geography
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (0 awarded)

• Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician

MEDIA (8 awarded)

• Advertising
• Radio and Television

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Cabinetmaking and Millwork/Millwright

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (20 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (8 awarded)

• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (0 awarded)

• Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation