Services & Support | Orange Coast College

Academic Services

Our Career Center is full of resources that can help you better understand yourself and what majors and careers may be a good fit for you. These may also help you clarify your educational, career and personal goals.
Career Center
The Global Engagement Center offers many services for our International students. It is also home to OCC's Study Abroad programs and IEC (Intensive English Language Program).
Global Engagement Center
Access to textbooks, resources and research support is available through OCC's library.
Library
The Transfer Center can help you prepare for a four-year school and offers access to transfer counseling, transfer related workshops, application assistance, campus tours and individual appointment with admission representatives from various four-year universities.
Transfer Center

The Center assists students locate and understand their placement recommendations for English, ESL, and Math as well as help students clear prerequisites for courses.
Assessment Center
Counseling Services can help you identify your educational goals, create educational plans, stay on track to completion, and so much more. Counselors are available to meet with you over the phone, on Zoom, or in-person.
Counseling
Peer tutoring is available - get help with your classes today by enrolling in TUT 050 (CRN 47426).
Tutoring Services

Our staff is available to answer general questions regarding our services, enrollment, availability of classes, and other inquiries to help prospective and currently enrolled students.
Answer Center
Questions about financial aid, registration, residency, graduation, students fees, transcripts (and more!) can be answered by our experts who can provide you with the information needed to take the next step.
Enrollment & Financial Aid
Not sure where to go or how to get started? Connect with our Success Matters team @the Hub!
The Hub
Learn more about our account password resets, MyCoast and Canvas technical support and information, wireless access, and more.
Technical Support

The Student Equity Program supports first-generation and minoritized students with the greatest needs. We assure equitable access to resources and services needed to achieve their educational goals.
Student Equity
The OCC Basic Needs Center provides essential services to help students meet basic needs such as nutritious food, clothing, stable housing, transportation, and financial wellness.

OCC Basic Needs Center
The UndocuScholars Program provides support services to Undocumented Students while offering a supportive community, access to a network of allies and connections to community organizations.
UndocuScholars

Any student with a verified disability may be entitled to auxiliary aids or academic accommodations, and the ARC Program provides those services. Learn more about what's required and the types of accommodations that are offered.
Accessibility Resource Center (ARC)
The Guardian Scholars Program is committed to supporting ambitious college-bound students who are current or former foster youth.
Guardian Scholars (Foster Youth)
OCC's Scholarships are funded by generous donors to the Orange Coast College Foundation. There are many options to choose from, so be sure to see which scholarships are right for you!
Scholarships
A state-wide student success program open to all students and is specifically designed to increase the retention and success rates of African-American students.
Umoja

CalWORKs assists and guides student-parents to realize their goal of family self-sufficiency by promoting post-secondary education, obtaining the job and “soft” skills necessary to successfully compete in today’s workforce, as well as striving for a healthy, well-balanced family.
CalWORKs
The mission of these programs is to enhance student success by providing “over and above” services to students with economic and academic barriers to their education. Learn more about eligibility requirements, applications, and services.
EOPS/CARE
The Pirates' Promise Program provides eligible students up to two years of free tuition and textbook support.
Pirates' Promise Program
We support and serve veterans, reservists, service-persons, and spouses or dependents of veterans. We are here to assist you with acquiring and using your G.I. education bbenefits while you achieve your educational goal!
Veterans

The Orange Coast College Campus Safety Department is "Committed to Your Safety". We are working hard to keep Coast a safe campus. We are proud of that fact and we are here to both serve and protect!
Campus Safety & Parking
The Center has a long history of excellence in providing quality child care to families in the Orange Coast area and will continue this tradition in future years to come.
Children's Center
We provide medical and mental health services to students who currently enrolled students. Appointments are required for in-person visits. Visits are being offered on a limited basis, and prompt closure may occur in response to state, local or campus safety orders.
Health Center

Individuals dissatisfied with a campus policy or the conduct of a college employee can bring a complaint, a written or verbal notice of dissatisfaction, to the attention of the appropriate party by following the established complaint process.
Student Complaint Process
OCC is one of the first Southern California community colleges to offer on-campus housing for students and accommodate over 800 residents.
Student Housing
Resources for students who are also parents are available!
Student Parent Information
Title IX Office supports a safe and nondiscriminatory environment and equitably responds to reports of sexual harassment. It also implements prevention, education, and training to increase awareness and influence bystander intervention.
Title IX Information

Shop online at OCC's Bookstore for textbooks, apparel, supplies, electronics and more!
Bookstore
Ready to serve freshly prepared foods including breakfast, lunch and dinner items along with pastries and snacks.
Food Services
Students can access computers, printing services, wireless networking, and other digital resources and tools.
MBCC Computing Center (Computer Lab)