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Ocean County College is a public institution situated 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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Ocean County College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at OCC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#5 Most Popular Online Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#43 Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#59 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Ocean County College?

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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/

How Do I Get Into OCC?

You can apply to OCC online at: https://www.ocean.edu/admission_and_aid/apply-now/

Ocean County College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Ocean County College?

14% Take Out Loans
8.7% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At OCC, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $4,880 a year. That adds up to $19,520 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.

Ocean County College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,735 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,480 undergraduate students at OCC, with 3,735 being full-time and 3,745 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 3,735 full-time undergraduates at OCC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ocean County College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 73
Black or African American 184
Hispanic or Latino 691
White 2,409
International Students 48
Other Races/Ethnicities 330

Over 12 countries are represented at OCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Vietnam, and Dominican Republic.

Online Learning at Ocean County College

1,697 Took All Classes Online
3,286 Took At Least One Class Online
12.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 3,286 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at OCC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 16th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of OCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ocean County College was 12.4%. This is the #1,155 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at OCC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at OCC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at OCC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary #26
Entrepreneurship #98
Entrepreneurial Studies #122
Business Support & Assistant Services #205
General Business/Commerce #234
General Business/Commerce #234

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Ocean County College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 0 222 222
General Hospitality Administration/Management 0 14 14
General Business/Commerce 0 4 4
Investments and Securities 1 0 1
Accounting 0 0 0
Supply Chain Management 0 0 0
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 0 0
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary 0 0 0
Entrepreneurship 0 0 0
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations 0 0 0
TOTAL 1 240 241

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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