The student population at Ocean County College is 7,095 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,568 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
1,496 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 45.53% since 2015.
Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,855 where 7,095 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.41 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in OCC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ocean County College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 64.82%. The percentage was 74.12% 10 years ago and OCC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.92% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.62% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 20.94% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 74.12% to 64.82%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.04% to 2.92%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.34% to 5.62%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.71% to 20.94%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5308 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4353 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ocean County College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1,496 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 45.53% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ocean County College from 2015 to 2025.