Santiago Canyon College is a public

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. Along with

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, Santiago is one of two campuses in the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD).

History

In 1980, The Irvine Company sold 30 acres of land to RSCCD. In 1985, RSCCD opened the school, which was simply called the Orange Campus at that time. Enrollment was approximately 2,500 students during the first semester of operation. In July 1997, the school separated from

and changed its name to Santiago Canyon College. In January 2000, the school was independently accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, which is part of the

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. Later that year, The Irvine Company donated an additional 12 acres to the school. The school's footprint expanded again in April 2003 when RSCCD used funds from Measure E (passed in November 2002) to buy nearly 19 additional acres. In September 2004, a new student services and instruction building was completed. In late 2006, the new library opened. In January 2009, the

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complex opened. The new science center opened for the Fall 2010 semester. In January 2013, the Athletics and Aquatics Complex opened.

Campus

The library building earned a merit award from the American Institute of Architects' Committee on Architecture for Education. The library, which opened in 2006, is and holds 100,000 books. It was designed by LPA Architecture. The Library offers not only a wide selection of books, but computer access, private study rooms, and educational media.

Academics

The school offers 65

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Athletics

The Hawks compete in the

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and have a total of 8 sports. Sports in the Fall include Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Soccer and Women's Volleyball. Winter sports include Men's basketball. Spring sports include Softball and Men's Volleyball. In December 2009, the Hawks won the state title in women's

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and were named

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national champions by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. In December 2018, the Hawks won their third State Title after having a perfect 24–0 season. Men's and Women's Cross Country Cross Country is SCC's longest tenured sport having started in 2002. The team is led by Head Coach Shawn Cummins and is assisted by Patrick Imfeld and Yoseline Torres. Over the years, this program has boasted a number of All-American, All-State, and All OEC selections. Women's Softball In spring 2016, the Hawks won the

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state championship in women's

. Women's Soccer The Hawks won back-to-back state championships in 2018 and 2019. Men's Soccer The Men's Soccer team had its inaugural season in 2004. The team is currently led by Head Coach Jimmy Obleda and is assisted by Tony Bruce, Sol Campos, Mike Rubio and Claine Plummer. In spring 2017, Santiago debuted a men's

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team.

Student body

Santiago Canyon College has a total undergraduate population of 13,613. 36% of the student population is part-time. 51% of the student body is male and 49% is female.

References

https://sccollege.edu/About/president/Pages/default.aspx

External links

Official website
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