At this time, Fullerton was primarily an agricultural community, which specialized in the production of citrus produce.

A bond measure that passed in 2014 will award the North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD) $574 million to fund construction and renovation projects for the next 25 years.

[8][better source needed] In 2021, the college introduced an American Indian and Indigenous Studies degree program.

[11][better source needed] The Fullerton College Art Department hosts a yearly artist-in-residence (AIR) program which was started in 1972 with a visit from painter Wayne Thiebaud.

The statewide Student Senate is authorized by law "to advocate before the Legislature and other state and local governmental entities".