Santa Ana Junior College - Del Ano Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA)

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Santa Ana College was founded in August of 1915. The Col- lege was forced to share the old polytechnic high school campus on Walnut Street with Santa Ana High School. At first only an advanced department of the high school, a junior college district was formed in 1922. Santa Ana Junior College then became an entirely separate institution: however, sharing the high school facilities was necessary. A disastrous earthquake in 1933 caused many buildings on the high school campus to be condemned. Buildings in good condition after the earthquake were used as well as the former Wiltard funior High School building on 10th and Main, covering one square block. In addition to classes held in the junior high school building, the Board of Education buildings across the street were used as a temporary catnpus.

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Ill 19-i ' y a bond issue authorized I he purchase of 48 acres on which to build a new campus of the College. Before building could start, the 10th and Main Street campus was condemned. Classes were held in bungalows situated in the Board of Education parking lot while the new campus was being purchased and cleared of citrus trees. Army barracks from the old Santa Ana Army Air Base were put on the dusty site while the Allison-Honer Company started building. SAC ' s enrollment has increased so rapidly tliat the barracks are still in use.