About Us

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa just minutes from Southern California's beautiful beaches. Since opening in 1948 it has grown into one of the nation's largest and finest community colleges, enrolling more than 25,000 students each semester. Featuring exceptional facilities and the latest in computer and high-tech equipment, OCC offers more than 130 academic and career programs, including one of the nation?s largest and most acclaimed public nautical programs.

Orange Coast College serves the educational needs of its diverse local and global community. The college empowers students to achieve their educational goals by providing high quality and innovative programs and services leading to academic degrees, college transfer, certificates in career and technical education, basic skills, and workforce development to enable lifelong learning. The college promotes student learning and development by fostering a respectful, supportive and participatory campus climate of student engagement and academic inquiry.