District
Rancho Santiago Community College District
College
Santa Ana College
Email
hoffman_bart@sac.edu
Reason for approval request
Locally Approved
Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program
Santa Ana College already has a vibrant 3D Animation - Art Emphasis Certificate as well as several classes in video game design. . The reason for this new certificate is to provide special emphasis in Game Design and Interactive Media. For over 18 years, within the “3D Modeling and Animation Certificate,” Santa Ana College has already been preparing students for careers in the video game industry. The effectiveness of our current program is substantiated by the fact that our students have acquired more state-wide and regional awards in the area of 3D modeling and animation than any other community college in California. Since 2014, students enrolled in this certificate program have been developing original video games and entering them into an intercollegiate game development competition, "IEEE Game Sig Showcase", and earning the “Top 10 Game” award every year. In addition, in 2016, the SAC team also won the "People's Choice" award, and this year, they received two more awards, "Game with Most Charm “and, "Best Engineered Game".
Similar programs at other colleges in the Orange County Region
Coastline College
Cypress College
Fullerton College
Golden West College
Irvine Valley College
Orange Coast College
Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
2018-19: 30
2019-20: 38
2020-21: 40