The [South Orange County Community College District|http://www.socccd.edu/] encompasses  382 square miles in south Orange County serving over 909,000 residents in 26 communities.

District Services provides centralized administrative services to their three campuses (Saddleback College, Irvine Valley College and the Advanced  Technology & Education Park (ATEP)). 

The Board of Trustees is comprised of seven members elected at-large to four-year terms by the voters in south Orange County. Board members reside in the areas they represent. Terms are staggered with elections being held every two years in connection with the general election.  

* Area 1 includes parts of [Irvine]
* Area 2 includes parts of [Tustin], [North Tustin], East [Santa Ana], [Irvine] and unincorporated areas.
* Area 3 includes [Laguna Beach], [Aliso Viejo], [Dana Point] and parts of [Laguna Hills], [Newport Beach], [San Clemente] and unincorporated areas
* Area 4 includes [Coto de Caza], [Ladera Ranch], [Las Flores], [Rancho Santa Margarita], [San Clemente], [San Juan Capistrano] and unincorporated areas.
* Area 5 includes [Laguna Woods], [Laguna Niguel], [Laguna Hills] and parts of [San Juan Capistrano]
* Area 6 includes [Lake Forest], parts of [Irvine], and unincorporated areas
* Area 7 includes [Mission Viejo] and [Rancho Santa Margarita]

! Issues

* [College trustees nearly double their pay|https://www.ocregister.com/2013/07/30/college-trustees-nearly-double-their-pay/] (July 30, 2013)

! Election History

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||Year||Area 1||Area 2||Area 3||Area 4||Area 5||Area 6||Area 7||Election||President||Chancellor||Notes
| 2000 | [Dave Lang] | | [Dorothy Fortune] | | | [Tom Fuentes] | [John Williams] | [2000 SOCCCD] | | |
| 2001 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2002 | | [Donald Wagner] | | [Nancy Padberg] | [Marcia Milchiker] | | | [2002 SOCCCD] | | [Raghu Mathur] |
| 2003 | | | | | | | | | | | [Dorothy Fortune] [resigned|https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-18-me-fortune18-story.html] in Sep
| 2004 | [Dave Lang] | | [Bill Jay] | | | [Tom Fuentes] | [John Williams] | [2004 SOCCCD] | [Dave Lang] | | [Bill Jay] [elected|https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-22-me-vacancy22-story.html] in April
| 2005 | | | | | | | | | [Dave Lang] | |
| 2006 | | [Donald Wagner] | | [Nancy Padberg] | [Marcia Milchiker] | | | [2006 SOCCCD] | [Dave Lang] | |
| 2007 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2008 | [Dave Lang] | | [Bill Jay] | | | [Tom Fuentes] | [John Williams] | [2008 SOCCCD] | | |
| 2009 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2010 | | [Thomas "T.J." Prendergast, III|Thomas Prendergast] | | [Nancy Padberg] | [Marcia Milchiker] | | | [2010 SOCCCD] | | | [John Williams] [resigned|https://www.socccd.edu/documents/AddPgs12-6-10Item9.1.PDF] in Dec
| 2011 | | | | | | | [Mike Meldau]\\(appt) | | | [Gary Poertner] | [Mike Meldau] [appointed|https://lariatnews.com/news/new-trustee-appointed-to-socccd-board/] in Jan
| 2012 | [Dave Lang] | | [Bill Jay] | | |[Jim Wright]\\(appt) | [Tim Jemal] | [2012 SOCCCD] | | | [Tom Fuentes] [died|https://www.ocregister.com/2012/05/20/tom-fuentes-longtime-oc-gop-chairman-dies/] in May\\ [Jim Wright] [appointed|https://www.socccd.edu/board/highlights/6-25-2012.htm] in June
| 2013 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2014 | | [Thomas "T.J." Prendergast, III|Thomas Prendergast] | | [Nancy Padberg] | [Marcia Milchiker] | | | [2014 SOCCCD] | | |
| 2015 | | |[Bobbie Jay]\\(appt) | [Terri Whitt]\\(appt) | | | | | | | [Bill Jay] [died|https://lariatnews.com/news/socccd-mourns-the-losses-of-longtime-community-members/] in March\\[Bobbie Jay] [appointed|https://lariatnews.com/news/socccd-appoints-bobbie-jay-provisional-trustee/] in April\\[Nancy Padberg] [retired|https://dissenttheblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/nancy-padberg-resigns-from-board.html] in June\\[Terri Whitt] [appointed|https://www.socccd.edu/about/about_board_padberg.html] in Aug
| 2016 | [Dave Lang] | | [Bobbie Jay] | [Terri Whitt]\\Short Term | | [Jim Wright] | [Tim Jemal] | [2016 SOCCCD] | | [Debra Fitzsimons] |
| 2017 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2018 | | [Thomas "T.J." Prendergast, III|Thomas Prendergast] | | [Terri Whitt Rydell|Terri Whitt] | [Marcia Milchiker] | | | [2018 SOCCCD] | [Tim Jemal] | [Kathleen Burke] |
| 2019 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2020 | [CAROLYN INMON] | | [Bobbie Jay] | | | [Jim Wright] | [Tim Jemal] | [2020 SOCCCD] | | |
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