Ocean County College Student Population

How many students at OCC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Ocean County College has a total enrollment of 7,095 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,943 male students (41.5%) and 4,152 female students (58.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,599 White students (64.8%) and 1,486 Hispanic students (20.9%).
• Class Delivery: 1,496 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,082 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Large - which average 5,188 - OCC's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,943 male (41.48%) and 4,152 female (58.52%) students are attending Ocean County College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 70.88.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,599 White, 399 Black, and 207 Asian students out of a total of 7,095 are attending at Ocean County College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Ocean County College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, OCC has 1,019 students under 18 years old and 27 students over 65 years old. There are 5,545 students under 25 years old, and 1,549 students over 25 years old out of 7,095 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Ocean County College, 1,496 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,082 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,309 students who live in New Jersey or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 187 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 7,095 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 195 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.75%.98 students have transferred in as full-time status and 97 students transferred in as part-time status.