Ocean County College

College Drive
Toms River, NJ 08754-2001

Tel: (732)255-0400

It is the mission of Ocean County College to foster excellence and a caring environment through its commitment to Offer comprehensive educational programs that develop intentional learners of all ages and ensure the full assessment of student learning in these programs ,provide broadly-based student support, starting from our initial contact with every individual, regardless of his or her unique needs and provide a well-designed campus and facilities with advanced technology.

School Highlights

Ocean County College serves 9,296 students (53% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 37:1 is higher than the state community college average of 34:1.
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the state average of 51%.
Ocean County College is the only community colleges within Ocean County, NJ.
The nearest community college is Brookdale Community College (22.20 miles away).

	Ocean County College	(NJ) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
Institution Level	Less than 2 yrs	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Public	Public
Total Faculty	250 staff	234 staff

The student population of 9,296 has declined by 9% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 37:1 has decreased from 49:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.32 is less than the state average of 0.69. The school's diversity has grown by 28% over five years.

Total Enrollment	9,296 students	7,040 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	37:1	34:1

# Full-Time Students	4,927 students	3,412 students

# Part-Time Students	4,369 students	3,628 students


% Asian	2%	5%

% Hispanic	6%	19%

% Black	4%	14%

% White	82%	49%

% Non Resident races	1%	4%

% Unknown races	5%	8%

Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.32	0.69

College Completion Rate	30%	19%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$37,000	$36,100

The public in-state tuition of $4,002 is less than the state average of $6,250. The in-state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The public out-state tuition of $5,970 is less than the state average of $7,839. The out-state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$4,002	$6,250

Out-State Tuition Fees	$5,970	$7,839

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	58%	75%

Median Debt for Graduates	$11,000	$10,000

Median Debt for Dropouts	$5,500	$5,500

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

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.