ATEP Campus
Future Plans
The Advanced Technology & Education Park (ATEP) is developing 68.37 acres on the former Marine Corps Air Station-Tustin as part of Tustin Legacy, a 1,606-acre development that includes regional parks, housing, public schools, commercial business, a million-square-foot mall, a research park, conference center and hotels. ATEP opened its initial one-acre campus at the corner of Red Hill and Valencia avenues in August 2007. A long range plan has been completed and approved by the South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees. Copies of the long range academic and facilities plans are available at the ATEP campus for public viewing or can be downloaded here:

Long Range Academic Plan
Six academic areas are detailed for initial development at ATEP, programs that are critically needed in the region and that are exceeding their capacity at Irvine Valley College and Saddleback College. The growth and development of programs at ATEP will be guided by research conducted by the Orange County Business Council (OCBC) on behalf of the South Orange County Community College District (see Appendix V). The report outlines preliminary demographic information of south Orange County, including updated population profiles of city census to cover distribution by education level, employment status and average/median income. An in-depth analysis of major south Orange County industrial clusters is also presented examining each occupation's growth rates, wage levels, education/experience requirements, and skill, knowledge areas and abilities needed for workers to prosper. The initial six key academic areas outlined in the long range academic plan are:

  1. Entertainment Arts & Technology
  2. Nursing
  3. Biotechnology
  4. Design Model Making & Rapid Prototyping
  5. Optics and Photonics
  6. Workforce Development Center

Concept 3A Plan: Expansion to 30 Acres
South Orange County Community College District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Concept 3A Plan at the March 2009 meeting, which details the first major expansion of ATEP facilities and programs to 30 acres.