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.
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.
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.
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
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.
“Santa Ana College has long been a beacon of hope for our community. As proud as we are of our student and faculty accomplishments, now is not the time to rest on our legacy. Today, the stakes are high for our students, our regional economy, and our community. Today, it is not enough to simply follow the status quo. Today, we must raise our games so that our students can start raising theirs.
That’s why the gifts of donors like you are so important. We know how to help students succeed. What we don’t have are all the resources we need to give every student an equal chance at achieving their greatest dreams.
in the life of Santa Ana College, and in the life of a community and country that rises with each and every person’s success.”
Dr. Linda D. Rose,
President, Santa Ana College