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Coordinates:33°33′09″N117°40′00″W / 33.55250°N 117.66667°W /33.55250; -117.66667
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Saddleback College
Former name
Saddleback Junior College
Motto Dynamic. Innovative. Student-Centered.
Type Publiccommunity college
Established 1968; 56 years ago(1968)
Parent institution
SOCCCD
President Dr. Elliot Stern
Students 25,879[1]
Location
Mission Viejo
,
California
,
United States

33°33′09″N117°40′00″W / 33.55250°N 117.66667°W /33.55250; -117.66667
Campus Suburban
200 acres (81 ha)
Colors Cardinal and Gold
Nickname Bobcats
Website www.saddleback.edu

Saddleback Collegeis apubliccommunity collegeinMission Viejo, California. It is part of theCalifornia Community Collegesystem and awards over 300associate degrees,academic certificates, and occupational skills awards in 190 programs. Established in 1968, Saddleback is the oldest and southernmost institution governed by theSouth Orange County Community College District. Saddleback College is named for thesaddlebetween the twin peaks ofSantiago PeakandModjeska Peakin theCleveland National Forest.

Academics

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Saddleback College is the largest member of the South Orange County Community College District. The college awards associate degrees (A.A.,A.S) and academic certificates in over 100 areas of study. Not-for-credit Community Education classes are also available through Saddleback College.[2]

Saddleback College provides a Veterans Education Transition Services (VETS) Center. The program is devoted to helping veterans transition from combat to the classroom. VETS supports transitioning combat veterans through an extensive network of care givers in the civilian community, government, and non-profit organizations.[3]

Accreditation

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Saddleback College is accredited by theAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. Theassociate degreenursing program is accredited by theNational League for Nursing Accrediting Commissionand the paramedic program is accredited by the Commission for Accreditation of Emergency Medical Services Programs.[4]

Campus and surroundings

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Saddleback College Campus

Saddleback College is located inMission Viejo,Orange County, California.

A notable site on the campus is the Saddleback College Veterans Memorial, which was officially completed in 2010. A dedication ceremony was held on April 29, 2010, and was attended by representatives for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, lawmakers, active and former members of the armed services, college students and staff.[5]This memorial stands as a symbol of sacrifice, freedom and honor on the Saddleback Campus.

An on-campus bus terminal/transfer point for theOrange County Transportation Authority[6]85,[7]91,[8]and MV Shuttle 182[9]is located on the north end of campus.

Student life

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The campus is populated with many student clubs and organizations. The Associated Student Government (ASG) plans, organizes, promotes, sponsors and finances a comprehensive program of activities and services for all Saddleback College students. ASG is made up of three branches which are Inter-Club Council, the Associated Student Senate, Events Cabinet.[10]The Inter-Club Council manages various college clubs that have included the Model United Nations, the Chicano Latino Studies Student Association, College Democrats, College Republicans, Class Action, Students for a Free Tibet, Wilderness Adventure Club, and the Anime Club.[11]

Athletics

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Saddleback College is home to 19 intercollegiate athletic teams.[12]

Media

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  • TheLariat:[13]Since opening in 1968, Saddleback College has had a student-runnewspaper, theLariat. It is distributed most Wednesdays of the regular school year. It is printed at theAnaheim, California, facility of theOrange County Register, where 5,000 copies are made. During the fall 2005 semester, theLariatchose to change its masthead to include Saddleback's sister college in Irvine,Irvine Valley College, to appeal to a broader reader base and increase circulation. The change was met with opposition from members of Saddleback's administration as well as from the Associated Student Government since Irvine Valley College did not contribute funds to the Lariat. Irvine Valley College now gives an allotted sum and the masthead continues to include both colleges. The Lariat was aNational Newspaper Pacemakerwinner in 1994 and a finalist in 1993, 1997, 2005, and 2006.
  • KSBRSaddleback Radio:[14]KSBR is a commercial-free jazz radio station broadcast throughout the LA area on the HD2 secondary channel of 88.5fm. This is done via a partnership with KCSN whose audio appears on 88.5's primary channel. KSBR's format is contemporary jazz but it also has weekend specialty shows featuring other musical styles like reggae, folk, ragtime, rock, Latin jazz, blues, and hip-hop.[15]
In addition to training Saddleback College's Communication Arts students, KSBR has received the Associated Press "Instant News" citation, AP's Certificate of Excellence for overall coverage, and is the only California station to be a four-time winner of the American Heart Association's C. Everett Koop, M.D. award.
  • Saddleback College Television: Cox Communications Cable Television - Saddleback College - Channel 39 - Mission Viejo
Saddleback College Cable Television serves cable subscribers with educational and school based programming from all of Saddleback's public and private educational institutions. [16]

Notable people

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Alumni

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Faculty

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References

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  1. ^"California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart".Datamart.cccco.edu. Retrieved25 March2018.
  2. ^Miller, Janet (8 February 2013)."Community Education".Saddleback.edu. Retrieved25 January2018.
  3. ^Sauter, Brooke (10 October 2013)."VETS Program Homepage".Saddleback.edu. Retrieved25 January2018.
  4. ^"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-03-08. Retrieved2013-05-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^"Veterans Memorial dedicated at college".Ocregister.com. 30 April 2010. Retrieved25 January2018.
  6. ^[1][dead link]
  7. ^"85 Mission Viejo to Laguna Niguel"(PDF).Octa.net. Retrieved25 January2018.
  8. ^"91 Laguna Hills to San Clemente"(PDF).Octa.net. Retrieved25 January2018.
  9. ^"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-09-07. Retrieved2012-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^"Associated Student Government (ASG)".Saddleback.edu. Retrieved25 January2018.
  11. ^"Associated Student Government (ASG)".Saddleback.edu. Retrieved25 January2018.
  12. ^"Saddleback Athletics Home".Saddleback College Athletics. Retrieved25 January2018.
  13. ^"Lariat - About Us". Archived fromthe originalon 2010-04-30. Retrieved2010-04-27.
  14. ^"KSBR".Ksbr.net. Retrieved25 January2018.
  15. ^"KSBR Information". Archived fromthe originalon 2010-03-06. Retrieved2010-04-27.
  16. ^"Saddleback College".Ch39.saddleback.edu. Retrieved25 January2018.
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