Type | Public community college |
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Established | 1967 |
Parent institution | California Community Colleges |
Budget | $1.3 billion (2022-2023)[1] |
Chancellor | Julianna Barnes[2] |
Students | 35,553 (Spring 2022)[3] |
Location | 28000 Marguerite Parkway Mission Viejo, California, United States 33°33′19″N 117°39′49″W / 33.5551428°N 117.6636847°W |
Website | socccd |
South Orange County Community College District (SOCCCD) is a public community college district in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1967 and has three separate campuses: Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California, Irvine Valley College in Irvine, California and the Advanced Technology & Education Park in Tustin, California. The district is governed by a seven-member elected board of trustees and a chancellor. Located north of San Diego County and stretching from the Santa Ana Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, the district's 382-square-mile (990 km2) service area encompasses the southern half of Orange County.