Santa Ana College celebrates 26th International Festival

November 10, 1:03 PMOrange County Ethnic Community ExaminerCorin Ramos

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International Festival at Santa Ana College
Santa Ana College

To celebrate their ethnic and cultural diversity, the International Student Program at Santa Ana College presented the 26th Annual International Festival last November 4 at Santa Ana College.

The event featured international student organization booths with cuisine, cultural displays, national dress, music, and cultural entertainment, including the following performances: Egyptian dance, belly dance, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Japanese karate, and traditional Vietnamese dance.

Included in this year’s festival was a booth hosted by a group of students from Denmark who served up Danish meatballs. These nine students are enrolled in the college for a four-week program through the English Language Academy. The students are from the Svendborg Business College and Technical School in the southeast of the island of Funen.

For more than a decade, the SAC English Language Academy has helped students improve their English proficiency quickly so they can participate more effectively in various academic, professional, and social environments. Academy students may also enroll in select pre-approved college classes. The college also offers an intensive English program designed for international students who plan to enter the college’s credit program

Santa Ana College International Student Program
There are more than 500 international students enrolled at Santa Ana College. They represent some 40 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, India, Kenya, Korea, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Portugal, Rwanda, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam. For more information, contact the Santa Ana College International Student Program at (714) 564-6047.

About the Rancho Santiago Community College District
The mission of the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is to respond to the educational needs of an ever-changing community and to provide programs and services that reflect academic excellence. Santa Ana College and Santiago Canyon College are public community colleges of RSCCD, which serve the residents of Anaheim Hills, East Garden Grove, Irvine, Orange, Santa Ana, Tustin and Villa Park. Both colleges provide education for academic transfer and careers, courses for personal and professional development, customized training for business and industry, and programs to train nurses, firefighters and law enforcement personnel.