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Approval

New Jersey Commission on Higher Education

Accreditation

• Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools*
• National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission

Enrollment

Fall 2009 10,415 students

Graduation

• OCC Class of 2009: 1,234 associates degrees awarded
• Alumni: 30,156 graduates
• Approximately 80% of graduates transfer to four-year institutions

Locations

• Main Campus, Toms River, New Jersey
• Southern Education Center, Manahawkin, New Jersey
  
• Center for Business Education & Training, Brick Township, New Jersey

Classes are also offered at over a dozen off-campus sites throughout the Ocean County

Mailing Address

Ocean County College
College Drive
P.O. Box 2001
Toms River, New Jersey 08754-2001

Membership

• American Association of Community and Junior Colleges
• American Council on Education
• American Association for Paralegal Education
• Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
• New Jersey Association of Colleges and Universities
• New Jersey Council of County Colleges

Documents verifying licensing and accreditation of Ocean County College by the State of New Jersey and by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools* are available upon request in the Office of the President, Administration Building, second floor.

Programs

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 are available.

• Associate in Arts (AA)
• Associate in Science (AS)
• Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

Student Profile: 2009

• Male: 45.6%
• Female: 54.4%
• Average Age: 23.4 years
• African American: 3.6%
• Hispanic: 7.0%
• White: 81.9%
• Asian: 2.3%
• Alaskan Native/American Indian 0.2%
• Unknown: 5.0%

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Telephone Numbers
732.255.0400 (Voice)
732.255.0424 (TTY)

Transportation
New Jersey Transit provides bus transportation to the college campus. For specific bus routes and schedules, call 1.800.772.2222 between 6:00 a.m. and midnight or go to NJtransit.com.

Tuition Effective Summer 2010

• County residents: $122.00/semester hour
• Out-of-County residents $154.00/semester hour
• Out-of-State or foreign residents $234.00/semester hour
• College/student, technology and lab fees additional
• Financial aid is available
• Tuition and fees are subject to change

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Ocean County College is a public two-year community college sponsored by Ocean County and the State of New Jersey.

Ocean County College prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age, religion, veteran's status, marital status or handicap. This institution complies with the provisions of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

*Ocean County College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools. The commission may be contacted at the following address:

Middle States Commission on Higher Education
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 1910492680
Tel: 215.662.5606, Fax: 215.662.5501, www.msche.org

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