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×Costa Mesa, California
Public 2-4 Year
Estimated Cost
$3,040
Financial Aid
$5,843
Students
20,000 and above
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 school enrolls approximately 24,000 undergraduate students. In terms of population size, Orange Coast College is the third largest college in Orange County.
Prepler rankings are based on rigorous and in-depth analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education.
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#2955 of 6828
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#378 of 703
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#9 of 80
The most popular major at Orange Coast College is Liberal Arts followed by Business Management, Psychology, Medical and Journalism.
Graduation rate of college is a strong indicator of success of the college’s students in attaining their educational goals. Prepler defines graduation rate as the percentage of first-time, full-time students who graduated from Orange Coast College within four or six years.