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ON CAMPUS
Budget Cuts
Santa Ana College students seeking
on-campus medical assistance may
be turned down, with budget cuts
reducing Health and Wellness Center
availability hours.
While the center’s hours for over-
the-counter items remains the same,
students have less opportunities to
see a nurse and other on-campus
medical staff.
“We love our students and we love
to help, but we can’t [help] if we’re
not here” said one of SAC’s registered
nurses, Kelli Lange.
Students wishing to visit an
on-campus nurse on Tuesdays and
Fridays will be turned away if they
need services only a registered nurse
can provide. Nurses are available
Monday through Wednesday for four
hours and Fridays for five hours.
Each semester, students pay a
mandatory $19 health fee, which
funds a portion of the health center’s
budget. The college’s dwindling
enrollment numbers affects this
budget, as there are less students
paying the health fee.
Despite having nearly half SAC’s
enrollment numbers, Santiago
Canyon College has an on-campus
nurse available throughout the
center’s hours of operation. Both
schools require students to pay the
same health service fee.
—Jason Solares
RESOURCES / At the University Transfer Center, students can receive information about visiting colleges, education plans and personal
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HIGHER ED / STORY BY MARTA KONARSKA
UC SYSTEM PLANS NEW TRANSFER PROGRAM
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college student.
School data shows the majority of SAC
students transfer to a CSU, while only
248 students transferred to UCs last year.
“The way to a UC is not easy, because
students need to have quite a high GPA
to be approved. Therefore, having this
plan launched will create an opportunity
successful transfer. The road map
for students to finish their educational
prepares students for popular majors
degree as they planned,” SAC
available at all UCs.
international student Truc Tran said.
Santa Ana College’s U-Link program
In his statement announcing the
guarantees admission to UC Irvine.
program, Oakley sees the new transfer
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