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About Campus Security

The Ocean County College’s Safety Department works with the Toms River Police Department to safeguard and serve the college community. Our campus is patrolled 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Department of Campus Safety and Security

Mission Statement

The mission of the Ocean County College’s Department of Campus Safety is to support the educational mission of the College by promoting safety, providing a variety of emergency services, and working in collaboration with the entire college and the community. The Department of Campus Safety will partner with students, faculty, staff and visitors to provide a safe and secure learning environment. The goal is to deliver high quality, professional, efficient, and consistent safety services to the campus and to proactively build and strengthen specialized partnerships that engage the community through education and awareness to reduce crime.

“Professionally and compassionately providing a safe learning environment.”

Core Values

  • Professionalism
  • Integrity
  • Respect
  • Compassion

Campus Safety works with the Toms River Police to safeguard and serve the college community. Our campus is patrolled twenty-four hours a day seven days a week.

Officers respond to emergencies, regulate the flow of traffic and enforce parking regulations and college policies.  Our officer’s are certified in CPR/AED, First Aid, Oxygen and Naloxone Administration and maintain S.O.R.A. certifications. The officer’s also receive training through the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department and various other State and Local Agencies.

Unbiased Security: 

The Ocean County College Department of Campus Safety and Security will not discriminate in the performance of security duties or delivery of security services, based on personal prejudices or partiality of department personnel toward classes of people based on specified characteristics. Conduct of department personnel wherein all people are treated in the same manner under the same or similar circumstances irrespective of specified characteristics.

Professional Standards

Professional Standards Report 2023

Emergency & Safety Alerts

OCC Students and Employees are encouraged to opt-in to OCC’s emergency alert system “Viking Alert”.  Activate your alerts through your Ocean Connect or visit:

https://ocean.sendwordnow.com/LicensePage.aspx

Emergency Help

Emergency call boxes are located in campus buildings and in all parking lots.

More Information

Personnel

In Case of Emergency

In case of emergency, contact the Department of Campus Safety and Security at:

732-255-0451

If you are calling from a Campus Phone, please dial:

Extension 2200

View Emergency-Guide-Reference-Book

Campus Safety Officer Recruitment

We Want You!

The Department of Campus Safety and Security is looking for motivated individuals to join our team.  You should be responsible, punctual, dependable, ethical, a team player and have good communications skills.

For more information, contact the Department of Campus Safety and Security at 732-255-0451.