Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

Orange Coast College

Orange Coast College (OCC) is a public community college in Costa Mesa in Orange County, California. It was founded in 1947, with its first classes opening in the fall of 1948. It provides Associate of Art and Associate of Science degrees, certificates of achievement, and lower-division classes transferable to other colleges and universities. The college enrolls approximately 24,000 undergraduate students. In terms of population size, Orange Coast College is the third-largest college in Orange County.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
1250
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
125000
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
120342
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
105695

Location

Costa Mesa, CA, 92626

33.669270, -117.909086

Accreditation

Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

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