Orange Coast College academics
Costa Mesa, California · Public · 17,085 undergrads
Orange Coast College has 17,085 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
17,085
undergraduates.
51%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
17,085
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
49%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
51%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
23 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$22,636
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
36%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
29%
AsianCollege Scorecard
22%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
5.3%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
5.2%
BlackCollege Scorecard
1.7%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.3%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
2,247
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
1,950
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
103
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Large
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers