Orange Coast College

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• School Size

  Medium

• Tuition

  $5,000—$10,000 Year

• Affiliation

  Public

• Type of School

  2yr/Community College

• Student Body Gender

  Co-ed

• Religious Affiliation

  No Affiliation

• Scholarships for International Students

  No

• Conditional Admission Available

  Yes

• Top Programs

  Film Studies, Hospitality and Tourism, Marine Sciences

• Setting

  Suburban

• Accreditation and Certification

  CEA, WASC , ACCJC

• Type of Housing

  Residence Hall, Homestay, Apartment, Dormitory

• Test Scores

  TOEFL: 60+, IELTS: Band 5.5+, iTEP: 3.6, PTE Academic: 45+, ELS: Level 109, Step EIKEN: 2, Duolingo: 90+

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• Location
• Courses Offered
• Brochure

Orange Coast College

Orange Coast College (OCC) is one of the largest and most comprehensive community colleges in California. Located in Costa Mesa in Orange County minutes from Disneyland Resort and California's most popular beaches, OCC enrolls more than 24,000 students, comprised on 80 builidings and offers more than 130 majors. 

OCC's strength lies in its students who have moved on to transfer to top universities and successful careers in many professional fields. Hear from our international students to why they chose to attend Orange Coast College!

 

ON CAMPUS HOUSING!

Orange Coast College will be the first and only community college in Southern California with on campus housing! The residences halls are apartment style living with a total of 800 bed spaces. 

 

Top 2-Year College for Transfer

Orange Coast College is consistently the #1 community college in Orange County and #3 overall for the number of transfer students to the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) combined.

Transfer Programs Include:

• UC TAG (University of California Transfer Admissions Guarantee)
• CSU ADT (California State University Associate Degree for Transfer)
• UCLA TAP (Transfer Alliance Program)
• Georgetown University Transfer Admission Nominee

OCC international students have transferred to nearly 200 universities in the last 2 years. Hear from our former students about their experience transferring to UCLA. 

 

YouTube Video: Thao Anna Nguyen, Vietnam transferred to the University of California, Berkeley

Championship Winning Community College

• Current state champions in baseball and tennis. 
• The only community college that competes in crew and wins 80% of races against top 4-year universities.
• National titles in cheer and dance.
• The first community college to qualify to the National Championships in eSports.
• First community college to win 4-straight national titles in Speech and Debate.
• First community college to win state titles in computer science competitions.
• Many of OCC's student athletes are recruited by universities to compete at the highest level of collegiate atheltics, NCAA Division I.

YouTube Video: Gabriele Simonti, Italy transferred to George Washington University on a full NCAA Division Athletic Scholarship. 

OCC is Cutting-Edge, Innovative and Progressive 

• More than 60 student clubs including student government, cultural clubs, and sports/leisure clubs.
• 14 academic honors societies.
• 80 buildings including a planetarium, 3-D metal printers, art and design studios, aquariums, computing center, and much more.
• The only community college with a competitive men and women's crew.
• OCC offers the largest 2-year marine science program in the U.S. including a certificate in aquarium studies. 

YouTube Video: Mya Soe, Myanmar is a marine biology major and student researcher at OCC. 

Admission Requirements

• 18 years of age or proof of high school/secondary completion for applicants under 18 years of age.
• Proof of English Proficiency

*For details on how to apply as an international student, deadlines and cost of attendance visit the International Admissions website.

IEC@OCC Intensive English Program

OCC offers a short term-intensive English language program called IEC@OCC. Students who enroll may apply for conditional acceptance to OCC and will be fully admitted after completion of level “Advance B”. For the most updated information on sessions dates, deadlines, and cost visit http://iec-occ.edu

 

OCC International Student Spotlight

	Hime Ikehara, Japan, Orange Coast College Global Engagement Center
	Nand Javia, India. Transferred to Texas Christian University on a full tuition scholarship worth $200,000.
	Natan Nogueira, Brazil. Transferred to Florida International University with scholarship.
	Aoi Aihara, Japan. Transferred to the University of California, Irvine to pursue a Bachelor's of Arts in Dance.
	Mai Saito, Japan. As a student at OCC, Mai performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City and transferred to California State University, Fullerton.

 

 

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Orange Coast College

Global Engagement Center
2701 Fairview Road
Costa Mesa CA 92626
P: (714) 432-5940

Orange Coast College - Global Engagement Center
2701 Fairview Road
Costa Mesa CA 92626
P: +17144325940

Certificate/Short Term

• Accounting
• Advertising
• Architecture
• Business
• Communication
• Computer Science
• Culinary
• Digital Recording Arts
• Education
• English Language (ESL)
• Fashion
• Food Industry Management
• Graphics/Multimedia & Web Design
• Heating/Refrigeration/Air conditioning
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Hospitality Business Management
• Interior Design
• Internships
• Kinesiology
• Marine Sciences
• Marketing
• Music
• Nutritional Sciences
• Plumbing
• Sports
• Study and Travel
• Theatre
• University Transfer
• Video and Audio Production

2yr/Community College - 2+2 Programs

• Accounting
• Advertising
• Aeronautical Engineering
• Aeronautical Science
• Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Animal Science
• Anthropology
• Apparel and Textile Design
• Applied Engineering Sciences
• Applied Mathematics
• Applied Statistics
• Architectural Engineering
• Architecture
• Art History
• Arts and Design
• Arts and Humanities
• Arts/Music Camps & Programs
• Astrophysics
• Astrophysics and Astronomy
• Aviation
• Aviation Maintenance
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Biology
• Biomedical Laboratory Science
• Biosystems Engineering
• Business
• Business Administration
• Business Analytics
• Business English
• Business Information Systems
• Business Research
• Cell and Molecular Biology
• Chemical Engineering
• Chemical Physics
• Chemistry
• Child Development
• Civil Engineering
• Clinical Laboratory Sciences
• Communication
• Composition
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Construction Management
• Creative Writing
• Criminal Justice
• Crop and Soil Sciences
• Culinary
• Digital Recording Arts
• Earth Science
• Economics
• Education
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronics
• Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• English Language (ESL)
• English Literature
• Environment Development
• Environmental Biology/Microbiology
• Environmental Studies and Sustainability
• Fashion
• Film Studies
• Finance
• Food Industry Management
• Food Science
• Forensic Science
• Forestry
• General English Programs
• General Management
• Genetics
• Geographic Information Science
• Geography
• Geological Sciences
• Global & Area Studies
• Global Studies in the Arts and Humanities
• Graphics/Multimedia & Web Design
• Health and Wellness
• Heating/Refrigeration/Air conditioning
• History
• Horticulture
• Hospitality and Tourism
• Hospitality Business Management
• Human Biology
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Nutrition
• Human Resource Management
• IELTS in the USA
• Information Technology
• Interior Design
• International Relations
• Internships
• Journalism
• Kinesiology
• Landscape Architecture
• Leadership
• Liberal Arts
• Linguistics
• Literature in English
• Marine Sciences
• Marketing
• Marketing and Communications
• Marketing Research
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Media and Information Studies
• Microbiology
• Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
• Music
• Music Composition
• Natural Science
• Neuroscience
• Nursing
• Nutritional Sciences
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Physiology
• Plant Biology
• Plumbing
• Political Science
• Predental
• Premedical
• Prenursing
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Public Policy
• Public Relations
• Science
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Software Engineering
• Special Education
• Special Needs/Learning Disabilities
• Sports
• Statistics
• Studio Art
• Study and Travel
• Supply Chain Management
• Technology/Computers
• Telecommunication and Media
• Theatre
• University Transfer
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Veterinary Technology
• Video and Audio Production
• Video Game Design
• Women's and Gender Studies
• World Politics (BA)
• Zoology

English Programs

• Bridge Programs
• Business English
• English for Academic Purposes
• English Language (ESL)
• General English Programs
• IELTS in the USA
• Intensive English as a Second Language
• Summer Intensive English

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