[Last update: December 11, 2025]

8,806 students (52% of total 17,085 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Orange Coast College (Orange Coast). The average amount of the aid awarded is $4,012.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 67% of total 2,448 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $5,493.

All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Orange Coast College, 8,806 undergraduate students (52% of total 17,085 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $4,012.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Orange Coast
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship8,80652% $35,325,904$4,012
Pell Grants4,16624% $19,324,997$4,639
Federal Student Loan3632% $2,114,106$5,824

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,630 beginning undergraduate students (67% of total 2,448 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Orange Coast College. The average amount of aid received is $5,493.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Orange Coast
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,63067% --
Grants or Scholarships1,61066%$8,843,982$5,493
Federal Grants94138%$5,383,055$5,721
Pell Grants94138%$5,256,805$5,586
Other Federal Grants29112%$126,250$434
State/Local Grants1,58565%$3,430,836$2,165
Institutional Grants311%$30,091$971
Student Loan Aid633%$472,439$7,499
Federal Student Loans633%$331,849$5,267
Other Student Loans8-$140,590$17,574

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Orange Coast College.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level906905$7,643,634$8,437
0-30,000423423$4,266,514$10,086
30,001-48,000236236$2,057,365$8,718
48,001-75,000186186$1,097,815$5,902
75,001-110,0004949$194,110$3,961
110,001 or more1211$27,830$2,319

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