OCC features exceptional facilities and the latest in technology and offers more than 135 academic and career programs, including one of the nation’s largest and most acclaimed public nautical programs.
Orange Coast College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior College, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Blvd., Suite 204, Novato, CA 94949; (415) 506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education. Additional information about accreditation, including the filing of complaints against member institutions, can be found at: www.accjc.org The college and its instructional programs are also approved by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and by the State Department of Education for training veterans. In addition, Orange Coast College offers programs which are accredited or approved by recognized accrediting agencies:
2017 Substantive Change: Online Education2017 Substantive Change: Online Education -Commission Letter
2016 Midterm Report 2016 ACCJC Action Letter
2014 Commission Action Letter2014 Site Visit Report2014 Follow-up Report Addendum table to 2014 Follow-up Report 3-17-142014 Preliminary Public Session January 8-10 ACCJC2014 Accreditation Visiting Team2014 ACCJC Accreditation Team Visit April 8-9, 20142014 Recent Commission Decisions ACCJC Standards and Processes2014 Preliminary Public Session June 4-6, 2014
2012 Self Evaluation Report2013 Commission Action Letter2013 Site Visit Report2012 Self Evaluation Timeline2012 Standards and Chairs