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Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA 92692Suburb: LargeUNITID 122205

Public 2-yearAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/NontraditionalHispanic-servingAANAPI-servingSpecialty: Liberal Arts 52%
Undergraduates
17,684
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$4.2k
Graduation rate
48%
Retention rate
77%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$50.9k
Median debt
$9.5k
Student : faculty
27:1
Value score*
97th pct.
Programs offered
136
Highest degree
Associate degree
Sector
Public 2-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
Suburb: Large (outside principal city, in urbanized area with population of 250,000 or more)
Carnegie
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Size & setting
Two-year, very large
Predominant degree
Predominantly associate's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Undergrads
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Admit rate
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Net price
$4.6k
Grad rate
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  • Hispanic-serving
  • Specialty: Liberal Arts 35%
  • Specialty: Health Professions 15%
Public 2-year
Undergrads
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Net price
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Public 2-year
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Net price
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Grad rate
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Undergrads
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Admit rate
Not reported
Net price
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Undergrads
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Admit rate
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Net price
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Orange Coast College

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Public 2-year
Undergrads
16.1k
Admit rate
Not reported
Net price
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Grad rate
48%
  • Hispanic-serving
  • AANAPI-serving
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.