Saddleback College
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Tel:
(949) 582-4500
- Our mission is to provide access to learning opportunities that promote student success; to foster intellectual growth, individual expression, and character development; and to support a dynamic and diverse environment of innovation and collegiality.
School Highlights
Saddleback College serves 19,709 students (29% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 24:1 is same as the state community college average of 24:1.
Minority enrollment is 55% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 77%.
Top Rankings
Saddleback College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in California for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
- Community Size Largest student body
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
School Overview
The teacher population of 805 teachers has grown by 93% over five years.
| Saddleback College | (CA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 805 staff | 308 staff |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- We are one of California's top community colleges, known for our well-equipped high-tech learning centers and laboratories, challenging academic curricula, strong student support services, and high transfer rate to universities around the country. Our reputation for excellence continues to attract high quality faculty members and administrators from across the United States. At Saddleback College, students are our top priority. Class sizes here are small and students can expect to receive individual attention from their professors. There is a full range of counseling, career planning and job placement services, financial aid programs, as well as assistance for those with learning disabilities and/or physical limitations. We offer on-campus childcare, a fully staffed Health Center and a variety of tutorial programs. In addition, we have extensive programs and services for re-entry men and women, for older adults through our Emeritus Institute, and for professionals in need of continuing educational credits. We are a premier cultural, entertainment and recreational site in South Orange County. Throughout the year, Saddleback College hosts lectures by news makers and scholars, stages theatre productions and concerts, and screens classic and contemporary foreign films. This upcoming year marks the 29th anniversary of our award-winning Saddleback Civic Light Opera program. Our athletic department proudly boasts 19 intercollegiate teams with a solid reputation for success. In the past 3 decades the Gauchos have earned over 120 conference, state and national titles. The college is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges, of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Saddleback College is Irvine Valley College (10.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Irvine Valley CollegePublic12,812 students | 10.40 Mi5500 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 451-5100 10.4012,812 - Stanbridge UniversityPrivate for-profit1,364 students | 13.80 Mi2041 Business Ctr Dr Ste 107
Irvine, CA 92612
(888) 789-6208 13.801,364 - FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Orange CountyPrivate for-profit64 students | 14.20 Mi17590 Gillette Avenue
Irvine, CA 92614
(949) 851-6200 14.2064 - Pacific CollegePrivate for-profit255 students | 14.60 Mi3160 Red Hill Ave
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 662-4402 14.60255 - 20,042 students | 16.10 Mi2701 Fairview Road
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 432-5072 16.1020,042
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