Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, California
PublicTwo-year collegeFounded 1947Midsize citySEVP certified
About
Orange Coast College (OCC) is a public community college in Costa Mesa in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948. It provides Associate of Art and Associate of Science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges and universities. The college enrolls approximately 24,000 undergraduate students. In terms of population size, Orange Coast College is the third-largest college in Orange County.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$11,926
- Estimated total for international students
- US$22,480
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$1,222
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$11,776
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 16,091
- International undergraduates
- 5%
- Students per teacher
- 27 to 1
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 49%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$53,930
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (130)
Associate's degrees78 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAir TransportationAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAnthropologyApparel and TextilesApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyArea StudiesAstronomy and AstrophysicsAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBiological and Physical SciencesBiology, GeneralBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness/Commerce, GeneralChemistryClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceComputer Software and Media ApplicationsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesDanceDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEconomicsElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEnvironmental Control Technologies/TechniciansFamily and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsFoods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsGeography and CartographyGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGraphic CommunicationsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHistoryHospitality Administration/ManagementHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Resources Management and ServicesHuman Services, GeneralInternational BusinessJournalismLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMarine SciencesMarine TransportationMathematicsMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical Science and GovernmentPrecision Metal WorkingPsychology, GeneralPublic HealthRadio, Television, and Digital CommunicationReal EstateReligion/Religious StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial Sciences, GeneralSociologySpecial Education and TeachingSpecialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTeaching Assistants/AidesVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, General
Undergraduate certificates52 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAir TransportationAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesApparel and TextilesApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBiology, GeneralBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCulinary Arts and Related ServicesDanceDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftElectrical and Power Transmission InstallersElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEnvironmental Control Technologies/TechniciansFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsFoods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsGraphic CommunicationsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Hospitality Administration/ManagementHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Services, GeneralLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMarine TransportationMason/MasonryPlumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesPrecision Metal WorkingPublic HealthPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationReal EstateRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesSpecialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTaxationTeaching Assistants/AidesVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansVisual and Performing Arts, General
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.