SAC vs. SCC

Santa Ana College vs. Santiago Canyon College comparison

	Santa Ana College	Santiago Canyon College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	SAC	SCC
Location	Santa Ana, CA	Orange, CA
Setting	Large City	Midsize City
Enrollment	23,852	11,696
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	sac.edu	sccollege.edu
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Costs	SAC	SCC
Tuition (In State)	$1,104	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,712	$8,712
Room & Board	$19,302	$17,784
Avg Net Price	$4,700	$6,529
Avg Grant Aid	$7,374	$5,101
% Receiving Grant Aid	97%	71%

Admission	SAC	SCC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline	Apr 1, 2025

Academics	SAC	SCC
Student to Faculty Ratio	31:1	36:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (56%) Health Professions (12%) Business (10%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (7%) Work and Family Studies (2%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (63%) Engineering Technology (10%) Construction Trades (9%) Business (6%) Personal and Culinary Services (4%)
Outcomes	SAC	SCC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$37,500	N/A
Making Student Loan Payments	47%	41%
Median Student Loan Debt	$7,500	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$77	N/A

Diversity	SAC	SCC
% Men	57%	64%
% Women	43%	36%
Racial Diversity	High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	21%	36%
% Black	1%	2%
% Hispanic	50%	47%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	1%	4%
% International	1%	1%
% Unknown Race	15%	2%

Students	SAC	SCC
% In-State	97%	93%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	SAC	SCC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Santa Ana College is larger than than SCC based on total student enrollment (23,852 students vs. 11,696 students)

SAC vs. SCC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, SAC or SCC?

• Santa Ana College and SCC cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($1,104.00 vs. $1,104.00)
• Out of state tuition is the same at SAC as Santiago Canyon College ($8,712.00 vs. $8,712.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Santa Ana College than SCC ($4,700 vs. $6,529)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Santiago Canyon College are 8.5% lower than costs at Santa Ana College ($17,784 vs. $19,302)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Santa Ana College than Santiago Canyon College (97% vs. 71%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Santa Ana College students is 44.6% larger than aid received Santiago Canyon College ($7,374 vs. $5,101)

Which college is harder to get into, SAC or SCC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between SCC or SAC .

SAC vs. SCC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, SAC or SCC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between SCC and SAC.

• More SAC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former SCC students, three years after graduation. (47% vs. 41%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/