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Located in Costa Mesa, California, Orange Coast College is a public institution. Costa Mesa is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

6,488 Full-Time Undergraduates
$1,104 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Orange Coast College?

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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: orangecoastcollege.edu

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Can I Afford Orange Coast College?

$1,104 In-State Tuition
1% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time Orange Coast College students paid $46 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $412 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $1,104 $9,888
Fees $104 $104
Books and Supplies $1,465 $1,465
On Campus Room and Board $19,159 $19,159
On Campus Other Expenses $4,428 $4,428

Student Loan Debt

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 1% of students took out student loans averaging $5,903 a year. That adds up to $23,612 over four years for those students.

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Orange Coast College Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,488 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 18,125 undergraduate students at Orange Coast College, with 6,488 being full-time and 11,637 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 6,488 full-time undergraduates at Orange Coast College, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Orange Coast College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,481
Black or African American 94
Hispanic or Latino 1,981
White 1,792
International Students 660
Other Races/Ethnicities 480

Online Learning at Orange Coast College

2,668 Took All Classes Online
9,162 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 9,162 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Orange Coast College has changed over the last few years.

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Orange Coast College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 11 22 55 88
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician 0 11 38 49
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology 0 9 35 44
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 0 19 21 40
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 13 25 38
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 11 6 10 27
Dental Assisting/Assistant 0 11 14 25
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 0 0 24 24
Building Construction Technology 9 6 7 22
Welding Technology/Welder 12 8 0 20
Airline Flight Attendant 0 18 0 18
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 0 17 0 17
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 0 0 15 15
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 13 0 13
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician 0 0 12 12
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 0 11 0 11
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 0 10 0 10
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 6 0 6
General Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair 1 2 3 6
Other Marine Transportation 5 1 0 6
Plumbing Technology/Plumber 5 0 0 5
Electrician 3 0 0 3
Mason/Masonry 3 0 0 3
Computer Installation & Repair Technology/Technician 2 0 0 2
Radiologic Technology 0 1 0 1
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 0 0 0 0
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 0 0 0 0
Polysomnography 0 0 0 0
Laboratory Technician 0 0 0 0
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 0 0 0 0
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 62 184 259 505

Orange Coast College Trades

In a recent academic period, Orange Coast College awarded 1,379 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Air Transportation 0 45 37 0
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 25 13 0
Allied Health Professions 0 15 52 0
Building Management & Inspection 9 7 6 0
Culinary Arts 11 55 22 0
Dental Support Services 0 14 11 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 3 0 0 0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 3 3 2 0
Environmental Control Technology 0 35 9 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 6 0
Marine Transportation 5 0 1 0
Masonry 3 0 0 0
Plumbing & Water Supply 5 0 0 0
Precision Metal Working 23 10 14 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 50 11 0
Total 186 723 470 0

References

*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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