Classes begin throughout the semester at Santa Ana College. An application is required for every New student. Former students who are returning after an absence of two full semesters or longer, must also complete an application prior to registering for a class.

Applications for the coming year open on September 01. Online applications can be submitted for one of two application periods: Intersession & Spring Term or Summer & Fall Term.

For more information, click on: Apply to Santa Ana College

Application forms for international students are available at the International Student Center on the Santa Ana College campus. Please call (714) 5​64-6047. Applications can also be downloaded from the International Student Program Web site. 

The Online Application is available ​on November 1st for Spring and April 1st for Summer and Fall.

The class schedule for each semester appears on the college web site at www.sac.edu and is available approximately 3 months prior to the semester sta​​rt date.  

New students receive an appoi​​ntment to register online after an application is submitted. Check online via Self-Service on the Student menu under Registration, "View Online Registration Date".

Registration can be ​completed online via Self-Service at the student's scheduled appointment date and time, or at any time after the appointment time. For questions about the registration process, the Admissions Office can be reached by email admissions@sac.edu or phone(714) 564-6017. Mail in registrations are not accepted.

For more info​rmation, click on: Register for Classes​

There are 3 ways to request an official transcript: in person, by mail, or via the Santa Ana College websit​e (see the Transcript Requests hyperlink below).

For information on how to​ request an official transcript online using a credit card, click on: Transcript Requests . All transcript requests require a written signature and cannot be processed by phone or fax.  

Transcripts can be obt​ained by mailing in a completed Transcript Request Form along with appropriate payment. A Transcript Request From can be downloaded from the Santa Ana College website, Admissions home page under FORMS. Mail payment and completed form to:

Santa Ana College
ATTN: Transcripts
1530 West 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706

If you are unable to download this form, send a handwritten request to the above address. Be sure to include:

• formal name,
• maiden name,
• social security number or student number,
• date of birth,
• dates of attendance at Santa Ana College,
• how many copies you need to have sent,
• the address of the place/person where you would like the transcript sent,
• your signature on the request.

An express request can be mailed within one business day, the cost is $8 per copy, sent via U.S. Mail.

A non-express request can be mailed within 7-10 business days, the cost is $3 per copy, sent via U.S. Mail.

For more information, click on: Transcript Requests​

Santa Ana College can only provide a transcript of courses from schools within the Rancho Santiago Community College District which i​ncludes Santa Ana and Santiago Canyon Colleges.

For requests made through San​​​ta Ana College,  the Admissions Office can be reached by email - admissions@sac.edu  or phone (714) 564-6017

After you apply, you should have copies of your college courses sent to the Admissions Office. It is suggested that an appointment be made to meet with a Counselor to review past transcripts and to make an educational plan for your future classes at Santa A​​na College.

Make an appoi​​ntment with a Counselor

Visit the website of the Graduation Office. You can find the order form for duplicate diploma at the bottom of the page.