The 1933 Long Beach earthquake damaged the Santa Ana High School building, prompting the campus move to North Main Street where it remained until 1947.

In the late 1970s the college purchased the properties on Martha Lane south of the original campus and that land is now part of the parking lot.

The college has various programs lead to the awarding of associate degrees in Arts and Sciences, as well as vocational certificates.

The Journalism & Media Studies Department writes, edits, and publishes the college's nationally recognized online and printed news called el Don.

[4] The 9 men's sports programs are baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer, swimming, track and field, water polo and wrestling.