Orange Coast College Outcomes

Orange Coast College has 7 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (associate), where graduates earn a median $91,682 four years after finishing, against $64,063 for the same field nationally.

Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025

44%

Graduation rate

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time

72%

First-year retention

Students who return for a second year

Median earnings

$53,930

Former students who received federal aid

Quick facts

Avg. net price: $1,850
Graduation: 44%
Students: 16,091

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Orange Coast College graduate earnings by major

Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025

Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Orange Coast College. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 123 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.

Largest program: Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; 380 graduates · $46,454 median earnings
Above the national median: 5 of 7 programs; Graduate earnings compared with the same field and credential at other colleges
Lowest debt for the pay: Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions; Median debt is 15% of a year's earnings

Highest-earning programs

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (associate): $91,682; Field median $64,063
Engineering, General (associate): $73,237; Field median $75,246
Business Administration, Management and Operations (associate): $60,193; Field median $49,323
Communication and Media Studies (associate): $53,829; Field median $44,269
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (associate): $46,454; Field median $42,774
Biological and Physical Sciences (associate): $41,701; Field median $50,340
Psychology, General (associate): $40,152; Field median $38,903

Median earnings four years after finishing, or one year where four is not reported.

Associate programs

Associate programs: graduates, median earnings 1 and 4 years after finishing, national median earnings for the field, and median federal debt
Program	Graduates	Earnings 1 yr	Earnings 4 yr	Field median	Median debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	95	$88,199	$91,682	$64,06343% above	$14,125
Engineering, General	11	N/A	$73,237	$75,2463% below	N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations	357	N/A	$60,193	$49,32322% above	N/A
Communication and Media Studies	126	N/A	$53,829	$44,26922% above	N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	380	N/A	$46,454	$42,7749% above	N/A
Biological and Physical Sciences	141	N/A	$41,701	$50,34017% below	N/A
Psychology, General	178	N/A	$40,152	$38,9033% above	N/A

Career paths from this college

Careers linked to the programs Orange Coast College reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.

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Bright outlook
Transportation
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Median pay
$232,140
Outlook
Much faster than average
Bachelor's degree
Via Air Transportation
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Active Listening
Management
Chief Executives
Median pay
$213,990
Outlook
As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Via Business/Commerce, General, Business Administration, Management and Operations and 2 more
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
Management
Chief Sustainability Officers
Median pay
$213,990
Outlook
As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Via Business/Commerce, General, Business Administration, Management and Operations and 2 more
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Listening
Bright outlook
Science
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Median pay
$193,950
Outlook
Faster than average
Master's degree
Via Psychology, General
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
Bright outlook
Management
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Median pay
$175,140
Outlook
Much faster than average
Bachelor's degree
Via Computer and Information Sciences, General, Computer Science and 3 more
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
Bright outlook
Science
Physicists
Median pay
$172,250
Outlook
Faster than average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Astronomy and Astrophysics, Physics and 1 more
- Science
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning