Orange Coast Rankings and Evaluation

Community Colleges

#4 in Community Colleges

Orange Coast College is ranked 4^th in Community Colleges.

The following statements evaluate Orange Coast College by comparing key academic facts to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Its tuition & fees of $9,992 is comparable to similar schools.
It has very large number of students of 16,614.
It offers very diverse area of study (204 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of Orange Coast are $9,992 (out-of-state rate) and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Orange Coast College $9,992

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $8,177

2-4 Years Colleges $13,123

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $7,935

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at Orange Coast is 45% and it is extremely higher (most students completed in-time) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Orange Coast College 45%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 34%

2-4 Years Colleges 47%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 33%

Transfer-out Rate

The average transfer-out rate at Orange Coast is 9% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Orange Coast College 9%

All U.S. Colleges 21%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 17%

2-4 Years Colleges 16%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 10%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at Orange Coast is 70% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Orange Coast College 70%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 61%

2-4 Years Colleges 65%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 70%

Student Population

The total student population at Orange Coast is 16,614 and its population very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Orange Coast College 16,614

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 5,796

2-4 Years Colleges 3,035

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 11,761

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at Orange Coast is $5,069 which is 50.73% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is higher compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Orange Coast College $5,069

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $4,837

2-4 Years Colleges $4,948

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $4,718

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at Orange Coast is 27 to 1 and the ratio is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Orange Coast College 27 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 18 to 1

2-4 Years Colleges 17 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 25 to 1

Number of Programs

Orange Coast offers 204 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.