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Orange Coast College (OCC), is a community college providing two-year associate of arts degrees, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges and universities.
OCC is located in Costa Mesa, California, about 40 miles (63km) south of Los Angeles, California. It is 20 minutes from Disneyland, and from two hours to a half day from the mountains and ski regions of Southern California.
The college is one of three of the Coast Community College District, a regional organization providing administrative services and funding for post-secondary education. The district is chartered by the state of California to provide community college services.
The mission of OCC is to provide inexpensive education in the trades, licensed trades and skilled professions, as well as remedial and transferable lower-division courses for students who plan to transfer to either a California State university, or a campus of the University of California.
OCC offers associate of arts (2 year) degrees in:
Business Data Processing (OCC maintains an IBM i-series mainframe)
Accounting
Business
Construction (OCC Students actually construct structures)
Agriculture (OCC has agricultural fields)
Aviation Mechanic (FAA-certified programs for airframe, powerplant and avionics)
Pilot (ground school for general aviation)
Child Development (OCC has a child-center with an Intern program)
Electronics
Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning
Machining (Become a Machinist!)
Welding
OCC also has complete, transferable lower-division undergraduate programs in:
Mathemetics
Economics
History
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
Philosophy
English (an emphasis on literature and critical theory is available)
French
German
Latin and Classics
Music (Opera training is available- Several OCC students have become stars!)
Painting
Sculpting
Acting
Dance
Physical Education, including athletic teams
Sailing (OCC maintains a sail base in Newport Beach, and teaches navigation)
OCC has active clubs, but some people find the campus community disappointing because it is primarily a commuter college serving local people.
On-campus housing is not available, and local housing is expensive, approximately $750 per month for a small single-bedroom apartment. Local rooms in houses rent for about $350 per month. The minimum wage of $5.75 is about half of the income required to live in Costa Mesa.
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