Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 15,761
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Highest degree awarded:
Associate
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Hispanic focused instituion
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Medium City (100k-250k)
Two-year, very large
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higher-part-time
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 0%
Male/Female: 51% / 49% (2017)
First generation college students: 50.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 5.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.7% (2017)
Test scores for admission:
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 61.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 40.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 27.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 19.5% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 30.1%
Black: 1.7%
Hispanic: 33.4%
Asian: 22.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 5.1%
Non-resident alien: 5.3%
Unknown race: 1.1%
Black: 1.7%
Hispanic: 33.4%
Asian: 22.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.2%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 5.1%
Non-resident alien: 5.3%
Unknown race: 1.1%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $12,400
In-State tuition: $1,198Out-of-State tuition: $8,398
Estimated books and supplies: $643 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $14,724 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $2,979 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $17,253 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $2,979 (2022)
Average Family Income: $26,816 (2017)
Median Family Income: $17,828 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 20.7%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 1.5%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $101 (2021)
Household Income | Net Cost |
---|---|
0-$30k | $3,320 |
$30k-48k | $4,534 |
$48k-75k | $6,865 |
$75k-110k | $9,655 |
$110k+ | $10,645 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 0%6-year graduation rate: 0%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 90.5% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $9,500 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $5,519 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $6,405 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $6,940 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
---|---|
@1 Year | 58.5% (2015) |
@3 year | 66.3% (2017) |
@5 year | 75.5% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 40.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 43.7% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $33,510 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $38,450 (2020)
Popular Majors
Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 29 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Psychology, General. | 167 | $29,286 ($2,441) | |||
Associate's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 1 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Anthropology. | 9 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Economics. | 25 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 6 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 38 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Sociology. | 38 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 4 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 82 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 9 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. | 6 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology. | 2 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 87 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 13 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Precision Metal Working. | 96 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Precision Metal Working. | 40 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Air Transportation. | 24 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Air Transportation. | 15 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Marine Transportation. | 6 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Marine Transportation. | 3 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 13 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 5 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Dance. | 14 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Dance. | 2 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Design and Applied Arts. | 36 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 20 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 1 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 14 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 32 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 17 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 59 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Music. | 14 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 4 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 15 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 21 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 14 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Physics. | 23 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 11 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 6 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 20 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Architectural Sciences and Technology. | 20 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 158 | $39,902 ($3,325) | |||
Associate's Degree | Journalism. | 5 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 19 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 1 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 31 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 8 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Graphic Communications. | 1 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 4 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Programming. | 19 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Computer Programming. | 18 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Science. | 93 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Computer Science. | 2 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 19 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 6 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 76 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 70 | $11,000 | $59,671 ($4,973) | $68,840 ($5,737) | |
Associate's Degree | Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 5 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 3 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 13 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 62 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 358 | $42,637 ($3,553) | |||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Accounting and Related Services. | 92 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 12 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 6 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 2 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Real Estate. | 25 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Real Estate. | 1 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 80 | ||||
Associate's Degree | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 7 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 3 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 1 | ||||
Associate's Degree | History. | 30 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 9 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 55 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 23 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Engineering, General. | 60 | $51,347 ($4,279) | |||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 2 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 44 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 5 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 5 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 15 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 13 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 41 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 19 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Apparel and Textiles. | 13 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 10 | ||||
Associate's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 34 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1749 | $42,508 ($3,542) | |||
Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 479 | $6,955 | $14,885 ($1,240) | $36,798 ($3,067) | |
Associate's Degree | Biology, General. | 68 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Mathematics. | 50 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 118 | ||||
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 25 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 42 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Philosophy. | 5 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Chemistry. | 62 | ||||
Associate's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 3 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $105,543Full time faculty: 35%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 26.0
School's endowment start of year: $31,257,534 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $43,789,697 (2022)