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Ocean County College Data & Information Overview

8 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
9% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Ocean County College Ranked?

#1,184 Best Colleges in Nation
#27 Best Colleges in NJ
General Studies Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Ocean County College was awarded 8 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, OCC is ranked #1,184 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.

OCC also holds the #27 spot on the Best Colleges in New Jersey ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into OCC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Ocean County College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Learn more about Ocean County College admissions.

Ocean County College Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Ocean County College, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Ocean County College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Ocean County College

65% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Ocean County College is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  65 out of 100
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Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Ocean County College.

Ocean County College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,735 Full-Time Undergraduates
29.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
54.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,480 undergraduates at OCC with 3,735 being full-time and 3,745 being part-time.

How Much Does Ocean County College Cost?

$13,537 Net Price
7% Take Out Loans
$20,560 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of OCC is $13,537. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for OCC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$11,750 $12,075 $14,458 $17,486 $18,207

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of OCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At OCC, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $5,140 a year. That adds up to $20,560 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at OCC is 8.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do OCC Graduates Make?

$39,351 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from OCC make around $39,351 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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See which majors at Ocean County College make the most money.

Location of Ocean County College

New Jersey State
3,735 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Ocean County College is a public institution located in Toms River, New Jersey. The suburban atmosphere of Toms River makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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Contact details for OCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001
Phone: 732-255-0400
Website: www.ocean.edu/

Ocean County College Majors

24 Majors With Completions
1,545 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Ocean County College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at OCC

40% Take At Least One Class Online
24% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 2,916 students took at least one online class at Ocean County College. This is a decrease from the 7,416 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 2,916 1,753
2019-2020 7,416 6,998
2018-2019 2,902 1,431
2017-2018 2,698 1,367
2016-2017 2,495 1,201

Learn more about online learning at Ocean County College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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