SAC At-A-Glance
SAC Fall Enrollment - Unduplicated Headcount
| Semester | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 |
| All | 19,385 | 17,573 | 19,499 | 19,231 | 17,677 |
| Female | 11,373 58.7% | 10,542 60.0% | 11,959 61.3% | 12,178 63.3% | 11,215 63.4% |
| Male | 8,012 41.3% | 7,031 40.0% | 7,540 38.7% | 7,053 36.7% | 6,462 36.6% |
| Hispanic | 11,776 60.7% | 10,885 61.9% | 12,253 62.8% | 12,367 64.3% | 11,849 67.0% |
| African American | 1,401 7.2% | 1,232 7.0% | 1,371 7.0% | 1,669 8.7% | 1,246 7.0% |
| Asian | 554 2.9% | 509 2.9% | 540 2.8% | 537 2.8% | 432 2.4% |
| White | 4,809 24.8% | 4,180 23.8% | 4,462 22.9% | 4,188 21.8% | 3,450 19.5% |
| Multi-racial | 626 3.2% | 560 3.2% | 664 3.4% | 324 1.7% | 299 1.7% |
| International | 133 0.7% | 120 0.7% | 29 0.1% | 73 0.4% | 60 0.3% |
| AI/NA, NH/OPI | 81 0.4% | 66 0.4% | 87 0.4% | 73 0.4% | 64 0.4% |
| Academic | 14,475 74.7% | 12,626 71.8% | 14,063 72.1% | 13,196 68.6% | 12,167 68.8% |
| Technical | 4,910 25.3% | 4,947 28.2% | 5,436 27.9% | 6,035 31.4% | 5,510 31.2% |
SAC Spring Enrollment - Unduplicated Headcount
| Semester | Spring 2018 | Spring 2019 | Spring 2020 | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 |
| All | 18,571 | 16,348 | 18,463 | 17,528 | 17,358 |
SAC Summer Enrollment - Unduplicated Headcount
| Semester | Summer 2018 | Summer 2019 | Summer 2020 | Summer 2021 | Summer 2022 |
| All | 8,559 | 7,631 | 8,927 | 6,988 | 6,929 |
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 Contact Hours
| Semester | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 |
| CH | 2,503,120 | 2,327,520 | 2,649,936 | 2,472,136 | 2,270,016 |
| Semester | Spring 2018 | Spring 2019 | Spring 2020 | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 |
| CH | 2,819,696 | 2,525,520 | 2,514,336 | 2,189,968 | 2,188,736 |
| Semester | Summer 2018 | Summer 2019 | Summer 2020 | Summer 2021 | Summer 2022 |
| CH | 1,133,432 | 999,096 | 796,992 | 621,200 | 606,112 |
SAC Productive Grade Rate (PGR)
| Semester | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 |
| PGR | 30,587 / 38,982 78.5% |
30,339 / 38,717 78.4% |
35,703 / 46,320 77.1% |
34,063 / 43,204 78.8% |
31,208 / 40,833 76.4% |
| Semester | Spring 2018 | Spring 2019 | Spring 2020 | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 |
| PGR | 33,127 / 43,247 76.6% |
33,163 / 42,833 77.4% |
35,011 / 43,383 80.7% |
30,984 / 39,055 79.3% |
| Semester | Summer 2018 | Summer 2019 | Summer 2020 | Summer 2021 | Summer 2022 |
| PGR | 10,665 / 12,695 84.0% |
9,857 / 11,663 84.5% |
12,232 / 14,046 87.1% |
9,156 / 10,814 84.7% |
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 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 |
| CCR | 35,521 / 38,982 91.1% |
35,198 / 38,717 90.9% |
42,024 / 46,320 90.7% |
39,539 / 43,204 91.5% |
36,516 / 40,833 89.4% |
| Semester | Spring 2018 | Spring 2019 | Spring 2020 | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 |
| CCR | 38,751 / 43,247 89.6% |
38,110 / 42,833 89.0% |
39,525 / 43,383 91.1% |
35,304 / 39,055 90.4% |
| Semester | Summer 2018 | Summer 2019 | Summer 2020 | Summer 2021 | Summer 2022 |
| CCR | 11,827 / 12,695 93.2% |
10,860 / 11,663 93.1% |
13,163 / 14,046 93.7% |
10,058 / 10,814 93.0% |
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 2016 to Fall 2017 | Fall 2017 to Fall 2018 | Fall 2018 to Fall 2019 | Fall 2019 to Fall 2020 | Fall 2020 to Fall 2021 |
| FTIC FT | 61.5% 414 / 673 | 57.9% 477 / 824 | 67.2% 653 / 972 | 56.9% 874 / 1,536 | 59.3% 653 / 1,101 |
| FTIC PT | 43.7% 802 / 1,837 | 37.2% 753 / 2,025 | 39.5% 633 / 1,601 | 33.7% 586 / 1,738 | 30.9% 634 / 1,857 |
| FTIC All | 48.4% 1,216 / 2,510 | 43.2% 1,230 / 2,849 | 50.0% 1,286 / 2,573 | 44.6% 1,460 / 3,274 | 43.5% 1,287 / 2,958 |
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 2016 to Spring 2017 |
Fall 2017 to Spring 2018 |
Fall 2018 to Spring 2019 |
Fall 2019 to Spring 2020 |
Fall 2020 to Spring 2021 |
| FTIC FT | 80.8% 544 / 673 | 82.3% 678 / 824 | 84.0% 816 / 972 | 83.7% 1,286 / 1,536 | 80.1% 892 / 1,114 |
| FTIC PT | 61.7% 1,133 / 1,837 | 59.5% 1,205 / 2,025 | 56.4% 903 / 1,601 | 53.8% 935 / 1,738 | 48.0% 904 / 1,884 |
| FTIC All | 66.8% 1,677 / 2,510 | 66.1% 1,883 / 2,849 | 66.8% 1,719 / 2,573 | 67.8% 2,221 / 3,274 | 59.9% 1,796 / 2,998 |
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 2014 (AY2015 - AY2017) |
Fall 2015 (AY2016 - AY2018) |
Fall 2016 (AY2017 - AY2019) |
Fall 2017 (AY2018 - AY2020) |
Fall 2018 (AY2019 - AY2021) |
| FTIC FT | 20.6% 210 / 1,049 | 29.1% 181 / 621 | 28.3% 191 / 676 | 24.5% 202 / 825 | 26.2% 256 / 976 |
| FTIC PT | 11.9% 203 / 1,709 | 13.3% 267 / 2,001 | 13.5% 250 / 1,851 | 14.3% 292 / 2,044 | 16.9% 275 / 1,629 |
| FTIC All | 15.2% 419 / 2,758 | 17.1% 448 / 2,622 | 17.5% 441 / 2,527 | 17.2% 494 / 2,869 | 20.4% 531 / 2,605 |
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 2017 (Fall 2016 -Summer 2017) |
AY 2018 (Fall 2017 -Summer 2018) |
AY 2019 (Fall 2018 -Summer 2019) |
AY 2020 (Fall 2019 -Summer 2020) |
AY 2021 (Fall 2020 -Summer 2021) |
| Degrees | 4,617 | 3,210 | 3,218 | 3,220 | 2,847 |
| Certificates | 1,161 | 783 | 984 | 506 | 522 |
| Total | 5,778 | 3,993 | 4,202 | 3,726 | 3,369 |
SAC High Challenge Courses
| Semester | Fall 2017 | Fall 2018 | Fall 2019 | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 |
| HCC Count | 19 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 16 |
| Semester | Spring 2018 | Spring 2019 | Spring 2020 | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 |
| HCC Count | 22 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
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
| Year | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
| Cohort | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Academic | 88.8% | 89.4% | 87.5% | 87.7% | 88.2% |
| Technical | 89.1% | 87.3% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 91.1% |