unitid 121619 · Santa Ana, CA · public 4-year · city (large)
Santa Ana College
- enrollment 2023
- 38,105
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
22,485
90th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
16%
undergrads on Pell grants
8th pctl among public 4-years
completion
31%
finish within 150% time
20th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$12,375
7th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$3,133
after aid, aided students
3rd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$43,552
after entry, Title IV students
29th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$6,871
4th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $1,970 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k55%
- 30-48k27%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $22,576
- First-generation students
- 70%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,180
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 6.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1,006 | $44,810 | $7,227 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 831 | $42,105 | $6,800 |
| Fire Protection. | 306 | — | $15,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 185 | $48,762 | $7,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 182 | — | $6,630 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 169 | $34,449 | $11,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 163 | $41,159 | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 137 | $56,371 | $13,735 |
| Psychology, General. | 119 | $38,141 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 99 | $51,351 | $16,487 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 95 | $90,501 | $16,739 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 91 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.