Orange Coast College

Orange Coast College is a two-year community college in Costa Mesa, CA. Admission is obtainable for anybody, as the acceptance rate is 100%. It is an above average sized college with full-time enrollment of 7,956 undergraduates. Orange Coast provides 81 majors across seven disciplines. The most popular options are Liberal Arts and Humanities, Business, and Psychology, which all together amount to 45% of students. Its culinary arts program is ranked second in California. Additionally, Orange Coast placed 4th in California for best community colleges. Without any aid, in-state tuition costs $1,245 a year, but for applicants from outside of California, tuition costs $8,376. That being said, 52% of Orange Coast students are awarded scholarship or grant funding. 47% of Orange Coast College students stroll across the stage on commencement day, equipped to hit the labor force. A couple years after college, graduates make a median yearly wage of $27,000. After another four years in the labor force, the alumni's average yearly earnings climbs 41.1% to $38,100; however, that is still 5% shy of the national median. Some of you may also want to find that Orange Coast doesn't offer early decision. Also, Orange Coast does not have a distance education program. On the subject of your savings account, be aware that the average aid awarded per year is $5,084. Orange Coast's party scene rating on School Authority is 10 and overall, Orange Coast received an 8.24 out of 10. To wind things up, 25% of graduates earn a starting salary of $13,500 or less and six years after completing their studies, one in four graduates make $58,300 or more.