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Santiago Canyon College

Orange, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
48%
Enrollment
11,897
peer median 8,103
Avg net price
$3,407
-$1.8k vs Community College
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Santiago Canyon College is a public community college in Orange, California. Along with Santa Ana College, Santiago Canyon College is one of two campuses in the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD).

Outcomes & equity

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
48%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

54.0pp gap
Pell recipients
46%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 54.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$1,957
$30–48k$2,327
$48–75k$5,798
$75–110k$9,150
$110k+$11,304

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$3,407
-$1,845vs Community College median $5,252
Pell recipients
78.1%
Federal loans
1.0%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs65
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,454 total
01Liberal Arts
67546.4%
02Business
17412.0%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
15910.9%
04Psychology
1268.7%
05Social Sciences
1047.2%
06Biological Sciences
483.3%
07Engineering Tech
473.2%
08Communication
463.2%
09Physical Sciences
453.1%
10Health Professions
302.1%

Enrollment & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
11,897
12-mo unduplicated
18,581
Undergraduate
18,581
Graduate
15,743

Gender split

Men
58%10,732
Women
42%7,849

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
58.0%
White
25.4%
Asian
6.7%
Two or more
4.0%
Black
2.4%
Unknown
2.0%
Non-resident
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
34.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
124

Santiago Canyon College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Santiago Canyon College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSantiago Canyon College
48%11,897$3,407Community College
Bristol Community College
6,950$6,235Community College
Bunker Hill Community College
9,876$6,313Community College
Butler Community College
6,841$16,051Community College
Cabrillo College
9,457$13,328Community College
Cape Fear Community College
14,082$5,416Community College
Chabot College
12,842$4,616Community College
College of the Desert
12,861$11,812Community College
Columbia State Community College
5,712$4,576Community College
CUNY Bronx Community College
6,787$4,342Community College
CUNY Hostos Community College
5,478$5,001Community College
CUNY Queensborough Community College
10,337$4,620Community College
Delta College
8,397$4,550Community College
Hartnell College
11,273$2,895Community College
Imperial Valley College
8,873$1,697Community College
Las Positas College
8,103$4,175Community College
Los Medanos College
8,455$5,692Community College
Motlow State Community College
5,980$10,421Community College
Mott Community College
6,718$6,258Community College
Nashville State Community College
7,533$6,283Community College
Oklahoma City Community College
11,475$5,135Community College
Oxnard College
7,361$659Community College
Pellissippi State Community College
9,399$5,252Community College
Rockland Community College
5,364$8,508Community College
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
5,218$10,818Community College
South Plains College
9,098$7,062Community College
Southwest Tennessee Community College
100.0%7,004$4,588Community College
St Charles Community College
6,143$5,981Community College
Ventura College
12,222$2,257Community College
Volunteer State Community College
6,963$10,477Community College
Walters State Community College
5,899$4,153Community College
Peer group median48%100.0%8,103$5,252

Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Research
Address
8045 E. Chapman Ave, Orange, CA 92869

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research transforms data into institutional knowledge used to foster student learning and achievement; it supports the college culture of data-informed decision-making by facilitating meaningful understanding of data and results related to outcomes assessment, program evaluation and improvement, institutional planning and accountability, and accreditation.

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Team
3 members
  • Aaron Voelcker, M.S.
    Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, Library & Learning Support Services
  • Haydeh Kaveh
    Research Analyst
  • Mahbod Parvar
    Research Analyst

Documents & reports (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding opportunities (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

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