PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT COMMUNITY + STUDENTS
SANTA ANA COLLEGE DATA (CONTINUED)
Data Set 20. Santa Ana College Credit Students by Gender, 2008–2012 Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
26,464
21,063
18,089
17,681
18,764
Male
54%
50%
48%
47%
48%
Female
46%
50%
52%
52%
52%
•• The proportion of Santa Ana College students who are male has declined slightly each year since
fall 2008, reaching the current ratio of slightly more female than male students (52% versus 48%). •• As a point of comparison, the gender of Orange County residents is about evenly divided between
female and male residents. Data Set 21. Santa Ana College Credit Students by Age, 2008–2012 Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
26,464
21,063
18,089
17,681
18,764
17 and under
3%
3%
4%
4%
5%
18
8%
9%
9%
10%
11%
19
9%
11%
11%
11%
12%
20-21
14%
17%
18%
19%
19%
22-25
17%
20%
21%
21%
21%
26-29
11%
11%
12%
11%
11%
30-39
17%
14%
13%
12%
12%
40-49
14%
9%
7%
7%
6%
50-64
8%
5%
4%
4%
4%
over 64
1%
1%
1%
1%
0%
•• The proportion of students in traditional college-going ages (ages 18 – 25) has increased each year
from 2008 to 2012. There has been a corresponding steady decrease in the proportion of students in each age cohort older than 30 years of age. •• Seventy-eight percent of the Santa Ana College student population is younger than 30 years old.
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