SAC At-A-Glance
SAC Fall Enrollment - Unduplicated Headcount
| Semester | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 |
| All | 19,231 | 17,677 | 18,236 | 18,975 | 19,901 |
| Female | 12,178 63.3% | 11,215 63.4% | 11,304 62.0% | 11,483 60.5% | 12,219 61.4% |
| Male | 7,053 36.7% | 6,462 36.6% | 6,929 38.0% | 7,492 39.5% | 7,682 38.6% |
| Hispanic | 12,367 64.3% | 11,849 67.0% | 12,619 69.2% | 13,162 69.4% | 13,869 69.7% |
| African American | 1,669 8.7% | 1,545 7.0% | 1,308 7.2% | 1,324 7.0% | 1,344 6.8% |
| Asian | 537 2.8% | 454 2.4% | 432 2.4% | 494 2.6% | 539 2.7% |
| White | 4,188 21.8% | 3,450 19.5% | 3,182 17.4% | 3,229 17.0% | 3,243 16.3% |
| Multi-racial | 324 1.7% | 299 1.7% | 554 3.0% | 578 3.0% | 625 3.1% |
| International | 73 0.4% | 60 0.3% | 79 0.4% | 90 0.5% | 142 0.7% |
| AI/NA, NH/OPI | 73 0.4% | 64 0.4% | 31 0.2% | 98 0.5% | 139 0.7% |
| Academic | 13,196 68.6% | 12,167 68.8% | 13,125 72.0% | 13,597 71.7% | 14,150 71.1% |
| Technical | 6,035 31.4% | 5,510 31.2% | 5,108 28.0% | 5,378 28.3% | 5,751 28.9% |
AI/NA: American Indian or Native American.
NH/OPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
Please read all named Race Groups as Non-Hispanic
SAC Spring/Summer Enrollment - Unduplicated Headcount
| Semester | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 | Spring 2023 | Spring 2024 | Spring 2025 |
| All | 17,528 | 17,358 | 17,395 | 18,138 | |
| Semester | Summer 2021 | Summer 2022 | Summer 2023 | Summer 2024 | Summer 2025 |
| All | 6,988 | 6,929 | 7,658 | 8,132 |
SAC Contact Hours
| Semester | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 |
| CH | 2,472,136 | 2,270,016 | 2,233,091 | 2,531,824 | 2,620,082 |
| Semester | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 | Spring 2023 | Spring 2024 | Spring 2025 |
| CH | 2,189,968 | 2,188,736 | 2,313,920 | 2,380,656 | |
| Semester | Summer 2021 | Summer 2022 | Summer 2023 | Summer 2024 | Summer 2025 |
| CH | 621,200 | 606,112 | 709,776 | 782,752 |
SAC Productive Grade Rate (PGR)
| Semester | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 |
| PGR | 34,063 / 43,204 78.8% |
31,208 / 40,833 76.4% |
33,846 / 44,195 76.5% |
36,738 / 46,480 79.1% |
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| Semester | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 | Spring 2023 | Spring 2024 | Spring 2025 |
| PGR | 30,984 / 39,055 79.3% |
30,186 / 39,293 76.8% |
32,513 / 41,566 78.2% |
33,589 / 42,490 79.0% |
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| Semester | Summer 2021 | Summer 2022 | Summer 2023 | Summer 2024 | Summer 2025 |
| PGR | 9,156 / 10,814 84.7% |
9,315 / 11,092 84.0% |
10,645 / 12,599 84.5% |
Productive Grade Rate (PGR) is the percentage of students gaining a grade of A, B, and C out of the students in class on the Census date
SAC Course Completion Rate (CCR)
| Semester | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 |
| CCR | 39,539 / 43,204 91.5% |
36,516 / 40,833 89.4% |
40,263 / 44,195 91.1% |
42,687 / 46,480 91.9% |
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| Semester | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 | Spring 2023 | Spring 2024 | Spring 2025 |
| CCR | 35,304 / 39,055 90.4% |
35,077 / 39,293 89.3% |
37,657 / 41,566 90.6% |
38,673 / 42,490 91.0% |
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| Semester | Summer 2021 | Summer 2022 | Summer 2023 | Summer 2024 | Summer 2025 |
| CCR | 10,058 / 10,814 93.0% |
10,330 / 11,092 93.1% |
11,811 / 12,599 93.7% |
Course Completion Rate (CCR): Percentage of students who gained a grade (A, B, C, D, or F) out of the students in class on the Census date. Referred to as Retention at earlier times.
SAC Fall to Fall FTIC Persistence
| Fall to Fall | Fall 2020 to Fall 2021 |
Fall 2021 to Fall 2022 |
Fall 2022 to Fall 2023 |
Fall 2023 to Fall 2024 |
Fall 2024 to Fall 2025 |
| FTIC FT | 59.3% 653 / 1,101 |
60.5% 701 / 1,158 |
62.9% 961 / 1,528 |
62.3% 985 / 1,582 |
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| FTIC PT | 30.9% 634 / 1,857 |
38.6% 721 / 1,869 |
37.3% 749 / 2,008 |
34.9% 751 / 2,151 |
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| FTIC All | 43.5% 1,287 / 2,958 |
47.0% 1,422 / 3,027 |
48.4% 1,710 / 3,536 |
46.5% 1,736 / 3,733 |
First time In College (FTIC): the students who have enrolled at SAC and enrolled at a College or University for the first time. Concurrent High School student enrollments (Dual Credits) are not considered.
Full-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled for 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) or more in their FTIC semester.
Part-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled less than 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) in their FTIC semester.
Fall to Fall Persistence for FTICs: Percentage of Fall Semester FTIC students who continue to enroll in the subsequent Fall semester one year after their initial enrollment.
SAC Fall to Spring FTIC Persistence
| Fall to Spring | Fall 2020 to Spring 2021 |
Fall 2021 to Spring 2022 |
Fall 2022 to Spring 2023 |
Fall 2023 to Spring 2024 |
Fall 2024 to Spring 2025 |
| FTIC FT | 80.1% 892 / 1,114 |
78.5% 925 / 1,178 |
83.0% 1,289 / 1,553 |
86.0% 1,360 / 1,582 |
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| FTIC PT | 48.0% 904 / 1,884 |
54.2% 1,023 / 1,887 |
53.1% 1,074 / 2,024 |
51.6% 1,109 / 2,151 |
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| FTIC All | 59.9% 1,796 / 2,998 |
63.6% 1,948 / 3,065 |
66.1% 2,363 / 3,577 |
66.1% 2,469 / 3,733 |
First time In College (FTIC): the students who have enrolled at SAC and enrolled at a College or University for the first time. Concurrent High School student enrollments (Dual Credits) are not considered.
Full-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled for 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) or more in their FTIC semester.
Part-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled less than 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) in their FTIC semester.
Fall to Spring Persistence for FTICs: Percentage of Fall Semester FTIC students who continue to enroll in the next major semester, which is the Spring semester.
SAC 3-Year Graduation Rate of Fall Semester FTIC Cohort
| Fall Cohort | Fall 2017 (AY2018 - AY2020) |
Fall 2018 (AY2019 - AY2021) |
Fall 2019 (AY2020 - AY2022) |
Fall 2020 (AY2021 - AY2023) |
Fall 2021 (AY2022 - AY2024) |
| FTIC FT | 24.5% 202 / 825 |
26.2% 256 / 976 |
22.2% 344 / 1,549 |
29.9% 334 / 1,118 |
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| FTIC PT | 14.3% 292 / 2,044 |
16.9% 275 / 1,629 |
11.0% 192 / 1,749 |
14.6% 275 / 1,881 |
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| FTIC All | 17.2% 494 / 2,869 |
20.4% 531 / 2,605 |
16.3% 536 / 3,298 |
20.3% 609 / 2,999 |
First time In College (FTIC): the students who have enrolled at SAC and enrolled at a College or University for the first time. Concurrent High School student enrollments (Dual Credits) are not considered.
Full-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled for 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) or more in their FTIC semester.
Part-Time (FT) Students: Students who enrolled less than 12 Semester Credit Hours (SCH) in their FTIC semester.
SAC Degrees and Certificates Awarded
| Semester | AY 2021 (Fall 2020 -Summer 2021) |
AY 2022 (Fall 2021 -Summer 2022) |
AY 2023 (Fall 2022 -Summer 2023) |
AY 2024 (Fall 2023 -Summer 2024) |
AY 2025 |
| BSN Degrees | 20 | 23 | 50 | ||
| Associates Degrees | 2,847 | 2,399 | 2,271 | 2,483 | |
| Certificates | 522 | 458 | 476 | 611 | |
| Total | 3,369 | 2,877 | 2,770 | 3,144 |
SAC High Challenge Courses
| Semester | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022* | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 |
| HCC Count | 11 | 16 | 19 | 12 | |
| Semester | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 | Spring 2023 | Spring 2024 | Spring 2025 |
| HCC Count | 13 | 15 |
High Challenge Courses (HCC): Courses with 100 or more students enrolled with a GPA of less than 70%. In the case of co-requisite courses, only the College Level class is considered.
SAC Employment Rate
| Report Year | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 |
| Cohort | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Academic | 87.7% | 88.2% | 84.6% | 87.5% | |
| Technical | 89.9% | 91.1% | 87.5% | 91.8% |