Santa Ana College Celebrated as a 2024 Circle of Excellence Award Winner by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education

CASE’s Awards Recognize Stellar Achievements in Educational Advancement​

​(Santa Ana, Calif.) – Recently, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) announced the highly coveted 2024 Circle of Excellence Awards recipients and named Santa Ana College (SAC), Office of College Advancement, as an awardee. The premier accolades for educational advancement, the Circle of Excellence Awards celebrate colleges, universities and schools whose talented staff advanced their institutions with ingenuity and resourcefulness.

Santa Ana College's Office of College Advancement was victorious in securing a prestigious bronze award for the Raising the Game Campaign website under the category of micro site. The website featured a succinct case for support, critical student data and profile data, as well as stories and content directly connected to the Santa Ana College Foundation's mission and campaign initiatives. The website was produced in conjunction with Graduate Communications.

“I'm so honored that the Raising the Game Campaign website was selected for a CASE bronze award," said Executive Director of College Advancement Christina Romero. “Collectively, my team and I work diligently to raise awareness and funds that directly impact our students – and I'm so proud how this work translates into more resources for students."

In 2024, teams from 600 institutions in 28 countries entered the awards, submitting 4,223 entries in 93 award categories, including magazines and publications, fundraising campaigns, alumni initiatives, special events, marketing, leadership, video and more. 

“The Office of College Advancement does a remarkable job advancing our students forward helping them to achieve their educational and career goals," said Dr. Annebelle Nery, president of SAC. “This amazing accomplishment recognizes the magnificent work the Office of College Advancement performs throughout the year which impacts our students directly."

This year volunteer judges from CASE's membership selected 486 exemplary entries for bronze, silver, gold and Grand Gold recognition. Winners are chosen for overall quality, innovation, use of resources, and the impact on the institution or its communities, such as alumni, parents, students, faculty and staff.   

Visit the award-winning website at rtgcampaign.org. To learn more about Santa Ana College, please visit sac.edu. Classes start every eight weeks!

Questions about this press release can be directed to Dalilah Davaloz at Davaloz_Dalilah@sac.edu.

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About SAC:
Santa Ana College (SAC), founded in 1915, serves more than 54,600 students yearly. At present, SAC students can work toward completing an associate degree, university transfer, career/workforce training or a bachelor's degree in occupational studies. As part of Santa Ana College, the School of Continuing Education located at Centennial Education Center offers free classes throughout the community for adults of all ages and academic backgrounds. Santa Ana College is an award-winning college and was recently ranked as one of the nation's top two-year colleges awarding associate degrees to Latino and Asian students and named one of the best community colleges in California by Intelligent.com. The college is also recognized throughout the state for its comprehensive workforce training programs for nurses, firefighters, law enforcement and medical personnel. Santa Ana College is one of two comprehensive colleges under the auspices of the Rancho Santiago Community College District.

About CASE:
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education is the global nonprofit association dedicated to educational advancement—alumni relations, communications, development, marketing, and advancement services—and championing education to transform lives and society. To fulfill their missions and to meet both individual and societal needs, colleges, universities and independent schools rely on and therefore must foster the goodwill, active involvement, informed advocacy and enduring support of alumni, donors, prospective students, parents, government officials, community leaders, corporate executives, foundation officers, and other external constituencies. CASE's membership includes more than 3,000 colleges, universities, and independent elementary and secondary schools in more than 80 countries, making CASE one of the largest nonprofit education associations in the world in terms of institutional membership. CASE serves more than 90,000 advancement professionals at member institutions and has offices in London, UK; Mexico City, Mexico; Singapore; and Washington, D.C., USA. The association produces content, publications, conferences, institutes, and workshops that support educational leaders and advancement professionals in their work to advance education through serving their institutions. To learn more about CASE visit www.case.org.​​