SAC At-A-Glance

 

Fall Enrollment - Unduplicated Headcount

Fall Enrollment by Demographic Category and Semester
Semester Fall 2021 Fall 2022 Fall 2023 Fall 2024 Fall 2025
All 17,677 18,236 18,975 19,901 21,170
Female 11,215
(63.4%)
11,304
(62.0%)
11,483
(60.5%)
12,219
(61.4%)
12,982
(61.3%)
Male 6,462
(36.6%)
6,929
(38.0%)
7,492
(39.5%)
7,682
(38.6%)
8,188
(38.7%)
Hispanic 11,849
(67.0%)
12,619
(69.2%)
13,162
(69.4%)
13,869
(69.7%)
14,696
(69.4%)
African American 1,545
(7.0%)
1,308
(7.2%)
1,324
(7.0%)
1,344
(6.8%)
1,521
(7.2%)
Asian 454
(2.4%)
432
(2.4%)
494
(2.6%)
539
(2.7%)
599
(2.8%)
White 3,450
(19.5%)
3,182
(17.4%)
3,229
(17.0%)
3,243
(16.3%)
3,451
(16.3%)
Multi-racial 299
(1.7%)
554
(3.0%)
578
(3.0%)
625
(3.1%)
688
(3.2%)
International 60
(0.3%)
79
(0.4%)
90
(0.5%)
142
(0.7%)
134
(0.6%)
AI/NA*, NH/OPI** 64
(0.4%)
31
(0.2%)
98
(0.5%)
139
(0.7%)
81
(0.4%)
Academic 12,167
(68.8%)
13,125
(72.0%)
13,597
(71.7%)
14,150
(71.1%)
15,327
(72.4%)
Technical 5,510
(31.2%)
5,108
(28.0%)
5,378
(28.3%)
5,751
(28.9%)
5,843
(27.6%)
First Generation In College 3,082
(17.4%)
3,326
(18.2%)
4,317
(22.8%)
4,574
(23.0%)
3,307
(15.6%)
Pell Recipients 7,408
(41.9%)
8,250
(45.2%)
8,525
(44.9%)
9,552
(48.0%)
10,341
(48.8%)
Veterans 1,868
(10.6%)
2,159
(11.8%)
2,336
(12.3%)
2,494
(12.5%)
2,917
(13.7%)

*AI/NA: American Indian or Native American.
**NH/OPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Note: Please read all named Race Groups as Non-Hispanic.

 

Spring/Summer Enrollment - Unduplicated Headcount

Spring and Summer Enrollment by Semester
Semester Spring 2021 Spring 2022 Spring 2023 Spring 2024 Spring 2025
All 17,528 17,358 17,359 18,183 19,814
Semester Summer 2021 Summer 2022 Summer 2023 Summer 2024 Summer 2025
All 6,988 6,929 7,658 8,132 10,644

 

Contact Hours

Contact Hours by Semester
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 2,587,910
Semester Summer 2021 Summer 2022 Summer 2023 Summer 2024 Summer 2025
CH 621,200 606,112 709,776 782,752 974,984

 

Productive Grade Rate (PGR)

Productive Grade Rate by Semester
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%) 39,240 / 48,564 (80.8%)
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%) 37,498 / 46,284 (81.0%)
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%) 11,937 / 13,918 (85.8%) 15,093 / 17,558 (86.0%)

Productive Grade Rate is the percentage of students gaining a grade of A, B, and C out of the students in class on the Census date.

 

Course Completion Rate (CCR)

Course Completion Rate by Semester
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%) 44,873 / 48,564 (92.4%)
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%) 42,915 / 46,284 (92.1%)
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%) 13,085 / 13,918 (94.0%) 16,574 / 17,558 (94.4%)

Course Completion Rate is the 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.

 

Fall to Fall FTIC Persistence

Fall-to-fall persistence rates for first-time-in-college (FTIC) students by enrollment status
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) N/A
FTIC PT 30.9% (634 / 1,857) 38.6% (721 / 1,869) 37.3% (749 / 2,008) 34.9% (751 / 2,151) N/A
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) N/A

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.

 

Fall to Spring FTIC Persistence

Fall-to-spring persistence rates for first-time-in-college (FTIC) students by enrollment status
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) 84.1% (1,219 / 1,449)
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) 53.7% (1,190 / 2,216)
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) 65.7% (2,409 / 3,665)

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.

 

3-Year Graduation Rate of Fall Semester
Full-Time FTIC Cohort (IPEDS 150% standard Time)

Three-year graduation rate (IPEDS 150% standard time) for full-time first-time-in-college (FTIC) students by cohort
IPEDS Report Year AY 2021–22 (2019 Cohort) AY 2022–23 (2020 Cohort) AY 2023–24 (2021 Cohort) AY 2024–25* (2022 Cohort)
150% Standard Time (3-Year) 21.7% (336 / 1,549) 27.9% (312 / 1,118) 25.3% (298 / 1,178) 28.1% (437 / 1,553)

*Preliminary data

 

3-Year Graduation Rate of Fall Semester
Full-Time FTIC Cohort (IPEDS 150% standard Time)
by Demographic

Three-year graduation rate (IPEDS 150% standard time) for full-time first-time-in-college (FTIC) students by demographic group and cohort
IPEDS Report Year AY 2021–22 (2019 Cohort) AY 2022–23 (2020 Cohort) AY 2023–24 (2021 Cohort) AY 2024–25* (2022 Cohort)
Asian 25.0% (11 / 44) 43.3% (13 / 30) 48.4% (15 / 31) 24.3% (9 / 37)
Black 28.6% (20 / 70) 14.9% (10 / 67) 22.8% (13 / 57) 17.4% (16 / 92)
Hispanic 21.0% (237 / 1,128) 29.7% (243 / 818) 24.1% (215 / 891) 27.8% (333 / 1,198)
White 24.7% (61 / 247) 22.4% (39 / 174) 27.6% (47 / 170) 32.7% (66 / 202)
Other Ethnicity/Race 11.7% (7 / 60) 24.1% (7 / 29) 27.6% (8 / 29) 54.2% (13 / 24)
Male 21.4% (132 / 616) 27.9% (114 / 409) 26.6% (116 / 436) 24.6% (153 / 623)
Female 21.9% (204 / 933) 27.9% (198 / 709) 24.5% (182 / 742) 30.5% (284 / 930)
Pell Recipients 21.7% (214 / 986) 27.4% (166 / 605) 26.5% (193 / 727) 25.4% (266 / 1,047)
Non-Pell Recipients 21.7% (122 / 563) 28.5% (146 / 513) 23.3% (105 / 451) 33.8% (171 / 506)

*Preliminary data

 

Degrees and Certificates Awarded

Annual awards conferred by type (AY 2021–AY 2025)
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 (Fall 2024 – Summer 2025)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Degrees N/A 20 23 50 84
Associate Degrees 2,847 2,399 2,271 2,483 2,869
Certificates 522 458 476 611 936
Total Awards 3,369 2,877 2,770 3,144 3,889

 

 

High Challenge Courses

High Challenge Courses by Semester
Semester Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022* Fall 2023 Fall 2024
HCC Count 11 16 19 12 10
Semester Spring 2021 Spring 2022 Spring 2023 Spring 2024 Spring 2025
HCC Count 13 15 16 18 11

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.

 

Employment Rate

Employment rate by report year, and cohort
Report Year 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Cohort Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Academic 87.7% 88.2% 84.6% 87.5% N/A
Technical 89.9% 91.1% 87.5% 91.8% N/A