Resnick: Is Santiago Canyon College in the Same Financial Peril as the City of Orange?

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Santiago Canyon College President Jeannie Kim didn’t mince words during her last month’s convocation. PowerPoint Presentation – Santiago Canyon College Fall Convocation, August 14, 2025The slide’s title alone signals austerity ahead, and perhaps even deeper turmoil beneath the surface. That’s a question worth examining, especially as Santiago Canyon College is part of the larger Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) — a district marred by recent controversy and questionable leadership. According to Kim’s presentation, Santiago Canyon College may be in the same perilous boat as the city of Orange. Dr. Barry Resnick retired in 2022 after 42 years as a professor of counseling with the Rancho Santiago CCD.