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The Centennial Education Center operated by Santa Ana College is the only major Adult Education provider in the City of Santa Ana. The programs offered at Centennial Education Center are award winning, receiving 4 major awards in 2013 from agencies which include the California Department of Education. All programs and services offered at the Centennial Education Center are Tuition Free. SAC also provides access to the (DMC) Digital Media Center, a 28,000-square-foot, innovative, state-of-the-art that features a business incubator for start-up companies, instructional space for SAC's digital media arts, TV/video production and digital music programs. The facility also houses a collection of business seminars related to the digital media and business industries. B. & C. List the facility address and address of headquarters if different location. Please include major cross streets. Indicate hours of operation for facility. 1. Centennial Education Center - 2900 W Edinger Ave, Santa Ana, CA 9270, Cross Street Edinger and Fairview — Hours: Monday — Thursday 8:00 AM— 6:45 PM; Friday 8:OOAM — 4:30PM 2. Santa Ana College Main Campus - 1530 W 17th St, Santa Ana, CA 92706, Cross Street 171h and Bristol — Hours: Monday — Thursday 8:00 AM— 6:45 PM; Friday 8:OOAM — 4:30PM 3. Digital Media Center - 1300 S. Bristol Santa Ana, CA 92704 Cross Street Edinger and Bristol — Hours: Monday — Thursday 8:00 AM— 6:45 PM; Friday 8:OOAM — 4:30PM D. Briefly indicate what makes your facility youth friendly and suitable for the proposed program. In 2002, voters approved a $337 million general obligation bond to renovate existing campus buildings and construct new classrooms for the RSCCD that provided improved facilities for SAC. In November of 2012, additional funds were provided to improve facilities at Santa Ana College. These improved and expanded facilities are now available to provide the best possible educational setting for the next generation of Santa Ana Youth. E. Provide brief information on the following elements: 1. Average annual operating budget and sources of revenue - A majority of the classes will be undertaken the (CEC) Centennial Education Center. Their annual budget is $13,662,882. These funds come from various state, county, and local sources and are managed by Santa Ana College and the Ranch Santiago Community College District. 2. Brief description of staff - The Centennial Education Center has 5 administrators, 11 Full- time Faculty and Counselors, 297 part time faculty and counselors, along with 103 support staff. The management team is made up of Interim Vice President Jim Kennedy, Dean Nilo Lipiz, Dean Dr. Sergio Sotelo, Associate Dean Christine Kosko, and Associate Registrar Phuong Nguyen. 3. Past experience with WIOA programs or other youth programs - The Adult Education center has had a long history of serving nontraditional high school students of all ages. Their GED and high school diploma programs have been utilized by many members of the Santa Ana community. The faculty and staff are very experienced in helping nontraditional students reenroll into productive educational courses. The Adult Education Center will also have access to the resources that are typically made available to other incoming community college students. 4. What kind of impact your organization has made on the youth community? According to the US Census, 48% of adults over the age of 25 in Santa Ana (over 89,000 residents) do not