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 have specialty accreditations or external approval by recognized agencies:
Sheri Sterner
Dean of Institutional Research, Planning & EffectivenessPhone: (714) 432-5081
Spring 2021 Distance Education Programs - Approval
Fall 2020 -CCCCO Emergency Temporary Distance Education Blanket Addendum Request
Summer 2020 -CCCCO Emergency Temporary Distance Education Blanket Addendum Request
2018 Institutional Self Evaluation Report
2019 External Peer Review Report
2019 ACCJC Commission Action Letter
2019 Certificate of Accreditation
2017 Substantive Change: Online Education2017 Substantive Change: Online Education -Commission Letter
2016 Midterm Report 2016 ACCJC Action Letter
2015 Follow-up Report
2014 Follow-up Report
Addendum table to 2014 Follow-up Report 3-17-14
2014 Site Visit Report
2014 Commission Action Letter2014 Preliminary Public Session January 8-10 ACCJC2014 Recent Commission Decisions ACCJC Standards and Processes2014 Preliminary Public Session June 4-6, 2014
2012 Self Evaluation Report
2013 Site Visit Report2013 Commission Action Letter2013 College Status Report on Student Learning Outcomes Implementation