Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares OCC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Jersey.
OCC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,283 students). The enrollment is close to the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Jersey average (7,342 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Ocean County College7,0957,095
Similarly Ranked Schools4,2834,283
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in New Jersey7,3427,342
The below chart compares the student population between Ocean County College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,943 male and 4,152 female students attending OCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.71 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at OCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at OCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,0953,0434,052
Men2,9431,4271,516
Women4,1521,6162,536

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,599 White students (64.82%) and 1,486 Hispanic students (20.94%) at Ocean County College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Ocean County College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ocean County College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native936
Asian20799108
Black or African American399131268
Hispanic1,486572914
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander624
White4,5991,9862,613
Two or More Races24181160
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1386375
Total 7,0952,9434,152

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 5,545 students whose age under twenty five and 947 students whose age is over thirty years old at Ocean County College.
Especially, 1,019 students are younger than eighteen and 27 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Ocean County College.
Population by Student Age at Ocean County College
TotalMenWomen
Total7,095 2,9434,152
Under 181,019 405614
18-192,146 1,0021,144
20-211,525 726799
22-24855 344511
25-29602 205397
30-34359 127232
35-39195 45150
40-49253 58195
50-64113 2093
65 and over27 1116
unknown1 01
Total 7,095 2,9434,152

Online Student Population

At Ocean County College, 2,578 students (36.34% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,496 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,309 students live in New Jersey where Ocean County College is located in and 167 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total7,095
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,496
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,082
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,517
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,496
New Jersey Residents1,309
Other State in U.S.167
Outside of U.S.9
Unknown11