by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Orange Coast College was awarded 433 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is radiologic technology.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Orange Coast College is ranked #654 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Orange Coast College held the #754 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Orange Coast College is also ranked #97 out of 168 schools in California.
Since Orange Coast College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at Orange Coast College is 26 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Orange Coast College is 36%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Orange Coast College is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 18,125 undergraduates at Orange Coast College with 6,488 being full-time and 11,637 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,681 | $4,748 | $7,142 | $9,374 | $10,724 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Orange Coast College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Orange Coast College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $5,398 a year. That adds up to $21,592 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Orange Coast College is 12.9%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Orange Coast College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 |
| Phone: | 714-432-5072 |
| Website: | www.orangecoastcollege.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 15,952 students took at least one online class at Orange Coast College. This is an increase from the 12,591 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 15,952 | 13,184 |
| 2019-2020 | 12,591 | 3,476 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,564 | 659 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,525 | 663 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,616 | 783 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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