by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Psychology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Psychology is a major offered under the psychology program of study at Orange Coast College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in psychology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Orange Coast College paid an average of $322 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $7,728 |
| Fees | $84 | $84 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,757 | $16,757 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,609 | $2,609 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at Orange Coast College in Psychology walked away with an average of $5,500 in student debt. That is 70% lower than the national average of $18,550.
Online degrees for the Orange Coast College psychology associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Orange Coast College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.8% of the psychology students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 76.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 65.4% of the psychology associate degrees at Orange Coast College in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 67%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 43 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 57 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
General Psychology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Psychology | 182 |
*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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