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Saddleback College Overview

Saddleback College is a public institution located in Mission Viejo, California. Mission Viejo is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Saddleback College Known For?

6,766 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at Saddleback College is the undergraduate certificate.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 27% of the faculty were full-time.

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Saddleback College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Saddleback College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#4 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Most Popular Communication & Journalism Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Most Popular History Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Best Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Value Health Sciences & Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#32 Most Popular Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#66 Most Popular Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#147 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#148 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Saddleback College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#5 Best Office Administration Schools College Factual
#9 Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Schools College Factual
#10 Best Health Sciences & Services Schools College Factual
#16 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Nursing Degree Search
#146 Best Business Administration & Management Schools College Factual
#213 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is Saddleback College?

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Contact details for Saddleback College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 28000 Marguerite Pky, Mission Viejo, CA 92692-3635
Phone: 949-582-4500

How Do I Get Into Saddleback College?

You can apply to Saddleback College online at: www.saddleback.edu/admissions/new-students/

Since Saddleback College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Saddleback College?

1% Take Out Loans
7.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Saddleback College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $5,106 a year. That adds up to $20,424 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Saddleback College is 7.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Saddleback College Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,621 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 18,984 undergraduate students at Saddleback College, with 5,621 being full-time and 13,363 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 5,621 full-time undergraduates at Saddleback College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Saddleback College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 448
Black or African American 115
Hispanic or Latino 1,672
White 2,611
International Students 140
Other Races/Ethnicities 635

Over 55 countries are represented at Saddleback College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Qatar, China, and Japan.

Online Learning at Saddleback College

10,880 Took All Classes Online
16,882 Took At Least One Class Online
29.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 16,882 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Saddleback College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 163rd most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Saddleback College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Saddleback College was 29.2%. This is the #655 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Saddleback College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Saddleback College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 1,086 2,186 3,272
Business Administration & Management 24 381 0 405
Cosmetology 213 0 136 349
Health Sciences & Services 7 219 0 226
Human Development & Family Studies 136 46 21 203
Allied Health Professions 149 6 31 186
Nursing 0 91 90 181
General Psychology 0 145 0 145
Communication & Media Studies 0 137 0 137
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 116 21 0 137
Biological & Physical Science 0 136 0 136
Real Estate 106 9 1 116
Design & Applied Arts 45 17 28 90
Economics 0 75 0 75
Health & Physical Education 32 30 0 62
Mathematics 0 58 0 58
Horticulture 46 4 0 50
Sociology 0 46 0 46
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 37 0 6 43
History 0 41 0 41
General English Literature 0 40 0 40
Physics 0 39 0 39
Accounting 20 16 0 36
Political Science & Government 0 36 0 36
Fine & Studio Arts 0 33 0 33
Chemistry 0 32 0 32
Mental & Social Health Services 0 8 22 30
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 12 17 29
Health & Medical Administrative Services 12 15 2 29
General Sales & Marketing 19 8 0 27
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 18 9 0 27
Human Services 12 6 8 26
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 7 8 10 25
Culinary Arts 18 1 4 23
Computer Science 0 22 0 22
General Biology 0 21 0 21
Computer Systems Networking 11 10 0 21
Romance Languages 0 20 0 20
General Business/Commerce 10 9 0 19
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 9 10 0 19
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 18 0 18
Building Management & Inspection 10 5 0 15
Entrepreneurial Studies 7 7 0 14
Special Education 0 14 0 14
American Sign Language 7 7 0 14
Taxation 8 4 0 12
General Engineering 0 12 0 12
Journalism 0 11 0 11
General Physical Sciences 0 11 0 11
Anthropology 0 11 0 11
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 5 6 0 11
Audiovisual Communications 9 0 0 9
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 4 4 8
Business Support & Assistant Services 6 2 0 8
Natural Resources Conservation 4 3 1 8
Music 0 8 0 8
International Business 4 3 0 7
Data Entry 3 4 0 7
Industrial Production Technology 0 3 4 7
General Social Sciences 0 7 0 7
Computer Software & Applications 4 2 0 6
Drama & Theater Arts 0 5 0 5
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 3 1 0 4
Graphic Communications 2 2 0 4
East Asian Languages 0 4 0 4
Geography & Cartography 0 4 0 4
Computer Programming 2 1 0 3
Information Technology 1 1 0 2
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 2 2
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 1 1 2
Philosophy 0 2 0 2
Ethnic Studies 0 1 0 1
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 1 0 1
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 1 0 1
Dance 0 1 0 1
Teaching Assistants 0 0 0 0
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Marine Transportation 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,122 3,070 2,574 6,766

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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