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Orange Coast College

Orange Coast College
2701 Fairview Road
Costa Mesa, CA 92628-5005

Official telephone: (714) 432-5072
Fax number: (714) 432-5609
Website: www.orangecoastcollege.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 21,930
Full-time undergraduates: 8,620
Part-time undergraduates: 13,310
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 25
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Southwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 1%

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 164 acres
City or town school is located in: Costa Mesa, CA
Population of city/town: 112,174
Nearest major city: Los Angeles
Distance of nearest major city: 50 miles
Population of nearest major city: 3,844,307
Online campus map: www.orangecoastcollege.edu/
about_occ/Pages/
Map-and-Directions.aspx

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: no
Percent of students who live off campus: 100%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 80%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance mandatory, honor code
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1500
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 99%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper
School newspaper(s): Coast Report, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 4
Total number of registered organizations: 52
Campus-based religious organizations:
Buddhist and Muslim student groups, Campus Crusade for Christ, Christian Fellowship, Hillel club
Minority student organizations:
Native American student group, Puente
International student organizations:
International club; Chinese, Japanese, Middle Eastern, and Vietnamese groups
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Film, choral groups, bands, dance, drama, music ensembles, musical theatre, symphony orchestra

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Michael Sutliff,
Athletic Director
School colors: navy blue, orange, and white
School mascot: Pirate
Athletic conference memberships: Orange Empire Conference, Mission Conference for football

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballno 
Men's basketballno 
Men's crewno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's divingno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's soccerno 
Men's swimmingno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Men's volleyballno 
Men's water polono 
Women's badmintonno 
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's divingno 
Women's golfno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 
Women's water polono 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 5%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Los Angeles (50 miles)
Nearest other airport: Santa Ana, CA (5 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Irvine, CA (10 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Costa Mesa, CA (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Four-year schools most often selected by recent graduates are University of California--Irvine, California State University--Fullerton, and California State University--Long Beach.

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