SANTA ANA COLLEGE

'Santa Ana College' is a community college located at the corner of Bristol and Seventeenth streets in Santa Ana, California, USA. 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 Orange County, behind Fullerton College, and the fourth oldest in all of California. An earthquake in 1933 damaged the Santa Ana High School building, prompting the campus move to North Main Street where it remained until 1947. A bond issue passed in 1945, paving the way for development of a 48 acre (194,000 m²) campus at its current location. Santa Ana College plays host to Middle College High School, an small alternative high school inthe Santa Ana Unified School District in which students can earn their AA degree at the same time as their high schol degree. Recent years have witnessed the further development of and annexation of adjacent property to the original location. Various programs lead to the awarding of Associate degrees in Arts and Sciences, as well as vocational certificates. In 1985, a satellite campus, Santiago Canyon College was established in Orange, California. Santiago Canyon has since grown in size to become a separate college from Santa Ana College (although both colleges are part of the Rancho Santiago Community College District).
Santa Ana College is home to Tessmann Planetarium which is currently being renovated.

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