Ocean County College

College Drive, Toms River, NJ, 08754-2001
Tel: (732)255-0400
Public | 10,367 students
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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Ocean County College serves 10,367 students (56% of students are full-time).
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 42:1 is higher than the college average of 21:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body.
  • Ocean County College is the only community colleges within Ocean County, NJ.

School Overview:
Ocean County College
Community College Avg.
Institution Level At least 2 but less than 4 years At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control Public Public
Instructional Staff Total
(research/public service staff included)		 249 staff 63 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment 10,367 students 1,418 students
Student / Staff Ratio 1:42 1:21
# Full-Time Students		 5,775 students 1,262 students
# Part-Time Students		 4,592 students 1,508 students
 
% American Indian/Alaskan		 - 1%
% Asian		 2% 2%
% Hawaiian		 - 1%
% Hispanic		 7% 6%
% Black		 4% 15%
% White		 86% 62%
% Two or more races		 - 2%
 
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $3,914 $4,485
 
Out-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $5,834 $8,679
 

School Notes:

  • For more than 40 years, Ocean County College, a public two-year community college sponsored by Ocean County and the State of New Jersey, has provided area residents with the opportunity to benefit from higher education.
  • Ocean County College is located in Toms River, the county seat of Ocean. Our beautiful campus, which embraces 275 acres of gently rising wooded land, includes state-of-the-art facilities arranged around a central mall area. Ocean County has 45 miles of the best, cleanest, white sandy beaches and ocean on the East Coast. It features boardwalks, sailing, fishing, crabbing, swimming and numerous recreational attractions.
  • The college offers degree, certificate, credit, noncredit, transfer, honors, career, licensing, business education training, continuing and professional education programs, day, evening, weekend, off-campus, Internet and distance learning courses.
  • The Co-curricular program is structured as a learning laboratory. Through the offering of various clubs and organizations, as well as the Student Leadership Development Program, learning environments are created which aid students in developing effective human relations skills as well as business skills.
  • The college is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools and National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
  • Sports Associations Memberships: National Athletic Association, National Junior College Athletic Association

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