Orange Coast College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
16,091 students
Larger than 94% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 26.8%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Irvine3 mi
- Newport Beach3.2 mi
- Fountain Valley3.4 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Orange Coast College, the largest reported group is Hispanic (37.1%), followed by White (28.8%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2% | 0% |
| Asian | 20.7% | 11.7% |
| Black | 1.6% | 3.6% |
| Hispanic | 37.1% | 13.7% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% |
| White | 28.8% | 65.3% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% | 0.8% |
| Non-resident | 4.9% | 3.2% |
| Unknown | 1% | 1.6% |
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- $1,850average net price after grants for aided students, against $11,926 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $53,930median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 44%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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