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About Dr. Annebelle Nery
Annebelle Nery, Ph.D. was appointed President of Santa Ana College (SAC) in January 2022. Reporting to the Rancho Santiago Community College District Chancellor, her responsibilities include planning, organizing and implementing educational policy and procedures to develop curriculum and student support services; budget management; enhancing partnerships with businesses, governmental and community organizations, as well as with the K-12 and higher education institutions in the area; and leading the institution's fund development efforts.
Through her leadership, the college has experienced multiple terms of digit growth in enrollment, making SAC the fastest growing college in the state, and in the 2023-2024 academic year, she led SAC back to large college status, earning the college an additional million in annual funding. In the spring of 2024, Dr. Nery guided the development of the Comprehensive Educational Plan (CEP), which maps the college's goals and vision from 2024 through 2028. With her support, SAC now offers three Bachelor’s Degrees (Occupational Studies, Paralegal Studies, and Automotive Technology), the most in the CCC system, which fuel the local economy and help students and alumni earn a living wage. She has also been instrumental to secure additional funding and to develop valuable community partnerships to advance college efforts.
In her 25 years of experience in education, Dr. Nery has served in a number of administrative capacities most recently as Vice President of Instruction and prior to that Vice President of Student Services at College of the Desert. In these roles she worked successfully with colleagues, faculty, staff, students, leadership and community members in multiple capacities in student services, instruction, instructional technology, and institutional effectiveness and planning.
Supported by Dr. Nery, the colleges at which she worked received state and national recognition in recent years that have increased student outcomes, positively impacted their respective local communities, and closed equity gaps. Under her leadership, many innovative and effective programs were founded. In 2021, Dr. Nery was named the Administrator of the Year by the California Association of Postsecondary Education and Disability, and the California Community Colleges named Dr. Nery Chief Student Services Officer of the Year in 2019.
Dr. Nery earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology/Organization and Statistics from the University of California, Riverside, a bachelor of arts degree and master's degree in Sociology from California State University, Los Angeles, and an associate degree from Los Angeles Pierce College. A first-generation college student with Spanish as her first language, Dr. Nery is an equity advocate with significant work in social justice. Her guiding principle is to ensure student success is at the center of all decision-making.
Santa Ana College Receives Exclusive Invitation to Excelencia in Education Institute on Serving Latinx Students
Santa Ana College (SAC) has been extended an exclusive invitation to participate in the Institute on Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in California to Serve Latinx Students, organized by Excelencia in Education in collaboration with Long Beach City College and California State University, Northridge's (CSUN) Global HSI Equity Innovation Hub. Read more
