+30%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Santa Ana College rose 30% between 2007 and 2010 ($508 → $658).
California · Public · Predominantly certificates
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California. 22,011 undergraduate students. 126 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Santa Ana College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+195%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Santa Ana College rose 195% between 2007 and 2010 (9.9k → 29.1k).
+29%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Santa Ana College rose 29% between 2007 and 2010 ($3.5k → $4.5k).
+22%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Santa Ana College rose 22% between 2021 and 2024 ($8.8k → $10.8k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$43,552+18% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$36,845
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry31.5%-12% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$5,500+29% · '97→'10
At program completion22,011+60% · '96→'10
latest IPEDS100.0%-10% · '04→'10
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$1,180+149% · '00→'10
out-of-state $9,460SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
1.7%Median federal debt $5,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $43,552 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-10%
Santa Ana College · retention fell
74.0% → 66.3%
+60%
Santa Ana College · undergrad enrollment rose
18,193 → 29,098
+39%
Santa Ana College · in-state tuition rose
$264 → $658
+225%
Santa Ana College · out-of-state tuition rose
$3,312 → $10,756
+29%
Santa Ana College · median debt rose
$3,500 → $4,500
-100%
Santa Ana College · cohort default rate fell
17.3% → 0.0%
+61%
Santa Ana College · pell share rose
5.4% → 8.7%
+21%
Santa Ana College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$33,400 → $40,259
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Fire Protection.$114,446Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$90,501Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$56,371Accounting and Related Services.$51,351Business Administration, Management and Operations.$48,762Biological and Physical Sciences.$47,876Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$47,602Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$44,810Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$42,105Criminal Justice and Corrections.$41,159Psychology, General.$38,141Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$34,449Business Administration, Management and Operations.$34,080
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
13 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Santa Ana College graduates earn $X” — not “Santa Ana College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Santa Ana College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.