The main focus area for this major is Political Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Political Science & Government is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Orange Coast College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in political science, 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. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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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 |
Learn more about Orange Coast College tuition and fees.
Orange Coast College does not offer an online option for its political science associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Orange Coast College Online Learning page.
About 51.4% of the students who received their Associate in political science in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 52.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 64.9% of the political science associate degrees at Orange Coast College in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 66%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 11 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Political Science & Government students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Political Science | 37 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 13 |
Economics | 32 |
Geography & Cartography | 4 |
Sociology | 54 |
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*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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