SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE
FACILITIES
Santiago Canyon College (SCC) was established to serve the growing communities within RSCCD. As central Orange County filled up, development shifted southward and eastward, into the canyons and foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. RSCCD purchased 30 acres of land in Santiago Canyon from the Irvine Company. In 1985 the Orange Campus of Rancho Santiago College opened its doors to 2,500 students. The campus consisted of a few buildings situated in the rugged canyon country with few residential and commercial neighbors.
The State Route 241 Foothill and 261 Eastern Toll Roads were built soon after, followed by major arterial streets that link the campus to Irvine, Tustin, Anaheim Hills, and Interstate Highway 5 and State Route 91. New communities have been built throughout the area. Plans for more development to the east of the campus will place it fully within a suburban context. In 1996 the Board of Trustees voted to become a multicollege district and in 2000 Santiago Canyon College achieved full accreditation.
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