The Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD), one of four
community college districts located in
Orange County, California
Orange County is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,186,989, making it the third-most-populous county in California, the sixth-most-populous in the United States, ...
, offers associate degrees and adult education certificates through its two colleges:
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana College is a public community college in Santa Ana, California.
History
In 1915, Santa Ana Junior College opened its doors to 25 students as a department of Santa Ana High School. It was the second community college founded in Ora ...
in
Santa Ana and
Santiago Canyon College
Santiago Canyon College is a public community college in Orange, California. Along with Santa Ana College, Santiago is one of two campuses in the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD).
History
In 1980, The Irvine Company sold 30 ac ...
in
Orange.
The RSCCD serves central and eastern Orange County, covering 24% of the county's total area (193 square miles) in the cities of
Orange and
Villa Park
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, as well as the community of
Anaheim Hills
Anaheim Hills is a planned community encompassing the eastern portions of the city of Anaheim, in Orange County, California.
History
Prior to the development, a few scattered low-density neighborhoods existed in the area, including Peralta Hills ...
and portions of the cities of
Garden Grove,
Irvine,
Santa Ana, and
Tustin.
The RSCCD is governed by a Board of Trustees that is composed of seven trustees elected by the registered voters within the district's boundaries and one student member elected by the student body of Santa Ana College and Santiagao Canyon College. Trustees, with the exception of the student member, are elected to four-year terms commencing in December of the year elected. As terms are staggered, elections are held every two years in connection with the general election. The seven locally elected trustees must reside in three specific areas but are elected at-large.
The current trustees and the areas that they were elected from are as follows:
For 2020, Trustee Claudia C. Alvarez is serving as the Board President, Trustee Nelida Mendoza as the Board Vice President, and Trustee Phillip
Yarbrough as the Board Clerk.
References
External links
Rancho Santiago Community College DistrictRancho Santiago Community College District Board of TrusteesSanta Ana CollegeSantiago Canyon College
California Community Colleges
Education in Santa Ana, California
Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Universities and colleges in Orange County, California
1915 establishments in California
Educational institutions established in 1915
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