Media Kit - Fact Sheet

Contact: Judy Iannaccone - Director, Communications & Internal Affairs
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Contact: Nikita Flynn  - Public Information Officer, Santa Ana College                                         
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Programs/Services

  • The Digital Media Center (DMC), an economic development program of Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) and a Santa Ana College (SAC) instructional center, joins technology, business and education under one roof. 
  • Established in August 2006, the DMC is the first facility of its kind in Orange County combining education and business in the digital media industry.  The center was created to stimulate economic growth in Orange County by attracting emerging businesses to the area and providing educational programs in digital media arts.
  • The DMC features a RSCCD-hosted business incubator nurturing digital media companies and complementary college programs and seminars in the digital media arts, TV/video and business.
  • The DMC’s business incubator offers a dynamic workspace for 10 to 15 emerging digital media companies accompanied by a wide variety of business support services. 

 History

  • Through a unique alliance led by the WRJ Group, Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD), and the City of Santa Ana, a $1.6 million grant was secured through the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) in 2001. 
  • The DMC was built on 1.2 acres of land donated to RSCCD by the City of Santa Ana for the purpose of hosting the DMC. The center, located on the new Bristol Corridor, complements the downtown Artists’ Village and other community redevelopment initiatives.

  • The project’s total budget was $13.5 million, including funds from the EDA grant and the Measure E local bond initiative passed by voters in November 2002.
  • The state-of-the-art facility was designed by Miami, Florida-based Arquitectonica and the construction was completed by Bernards. 

Building Specifications

  • Construction of the facility began in fall 2004 and was completed in late spring 2006. 
  • The 28,000 square-foot DMC features a two-story welcome center, a business incubator for emerging digital media businesses; classrooms equipped with remote desktop connection software and production facilities that serve as the home of the Santa Ana College TV/Video department and SAC-TV.

Location
1300 South Bristol St. (corner of West Wilshire Ave. and Bristol)
Santa Ana, CA 92704.

Contact

dmc-works.com


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