​Celebrated Past. Boundless Future.

Discover the history of Santa Ana College. As we celebrate our centennial, take a journey through our long and storied history.

1930

March 12: Santa Ana Junior College became the first junior college in California to have a chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. SAJC's chapter was the Alpha Beta chapter.

December 3: The college annual, the Algol, was renamed to Del Año.

1931

January 7: The school newspaper was renamed El Don.

1932

"Bill" Cook introduced the first night football game at the Santa Ana Bowl.

May 4: The first summer school courses were offered. Thirty classes were offered for the six-week session.

1933

March 10: The Long Beach Earthquake damaged the campus. However, classes remained in session through the 1933-34 school year. Later, a decision was made to demolish the structure.

1934

September 10: Santa Ana Junior College moved to a temporary campus at 10^th and Main Street campus, the former home of Santa Ana High School and Willard Junior High.

1935

Enrollment was 782 with 144 graduates.

November 1:El Don became the first junior college newspaper to print world news in pictures in its weekly newspaper.

1939

March: Students at Santa Ana Junior College sought to replace the word "Junior" with the word "City."