Santiago Canyon College is a community college located in the city of Orange, California. Along with Santa Ana College, Santiago is one of two campuses in the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD).
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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 Santa Ana College 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 Western Association of Schools and Colleges. 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 softball complex opened. The new science center opened for the Fall 2010 semester.
In January 2013, the Athletics and Aquatics Complex opened.
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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 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) 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 associate degrees.
Athletics
The Hawks compete in the Orange Empire Conference. In December 2009, the Hawks won the state title in women's soccer and were named Division III national champions by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
In spring 2016, the Hawks won the California Community College Athletic Association state championship in women's softball.
In spring 2017, Santiago will debut a men's volleyball 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.
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