Academic Programs
Certificates and degree programs offered at Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
137
Total Programs
4673
Annual Graduates
30
Program Categories
Liberal Arts & Humanities
2 programs • 2056 graduates (44.0%)
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 24.0101
1656
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 787 Female: 869
Award Year: 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
BACHELOR CIP: 24.0101
400
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 179 Female: 221
Award Year: 2023
Business, Management & Marketing
16 programs • 412 graduates (8.8%)
Business Administration and Management, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0201
320
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 180 Female: 140
Award Year: 2023
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0302
27
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 7 Female: 20
Award Year: 2023
Business Administration and Management, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 52.0201
15
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Hospitality Administration/Management, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0901
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.1801
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.1801
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Business Administration and Management, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.0201
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 52.0904
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 52.1905
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 52.0302
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.0302
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Hospitality Administration/Management, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 52.0901
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Real Estate.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.1501
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Real Estate.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.1501
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Taxation.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 52.1601
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations.
BACHELOR CIP: 52.1905
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Computer & Information Sciences
6 programs • 278 graduates (5.9%)
Computer Programming/Programmer, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 11.0201
126
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 102 Female: 24
Award Year: 2023
Computer Programming/Programmer, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 11.0201
124
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 100 Female: 24
Award Year: 2023
Computer Graphics.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 11.0803
12
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 11.0801
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Computer Graphics.
BACHELOR CIP: 11.0803
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 11.1003
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Family & Consumer Sciences
12 programs • 197 graduates (4.2%)
Child Care Provider/Assistant.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0709
110
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 8 Female: 102
Award Year: 2023
Child Care Provider/Assistant.
BACHELOR CIP: 19.0709
16
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 14
Award Year: 2023
Child Care and Support Services Management.
BACHELOR CIP: 19.0708
15
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 15
Award Year: 2023
Child Care Provider/Assistant.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 19.0709
15
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 14
Award Year: 2023
Apparel and Textile Manufacture.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 19.0902
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 19.0905
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0505
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Apparel and Textile Manufacture.
BACHELOR CIP: 19.0902
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management.
BACHELOR CIP: 19.0905
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 19.0501
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 19.0501
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 19.0501
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Psychology
1 program • 190 graduates (4.1%)
Psychology, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 42.0101
190
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 48 Female: 142
Award Year: 2023
Visual & Performing Arts
15 programs • 177 graduates (3.8%)
Art/Art Studies, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0701
51
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 14 Female: 37
Award Year: 2023
Interior Design.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0408
31
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 30
Award Year: 2023
Cinematography and Film/Video Production.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0602
20
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 11
Award Year: 2023
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0501
16
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 7 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
Cinematography and Film/Video Production.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0602
9
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Fashion/Apparel Design.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 50.0407
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 8
Award Year: 2023
Dance, Other.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 50.0399
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
Fashion/Apparel Design.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0407
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
Visual and Performing Arts, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0101
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Interior Design.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0408
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Music, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0901
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Commercial and Advertising Art.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 50.0402
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Commercial and Advertising Art.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0402
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Dance, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 50.0301
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Interior Design.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 50.0408
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
16 programs • 170 graduates (3.6%)
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0911
39
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 26 Female: 13
Award Year: 2023
Dental Assisting/Assistant.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 51.0601
20
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 17
Award Year: 2023
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0204
19
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 18
Award Year: 2023
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0908
15
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0901
14
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0910
14
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 12
Award Year: 2023
Polysomnography.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0917
10
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Dental Assisting/Assistant.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0601
9
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 51.0902
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Community Health and Preventive Medicine.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.2208
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0000
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Dietetic Technician.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.3103
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic).
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.0904
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Community Health and Preventive Medicine.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.2208
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 51.0902
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Medical/Clinical Assistant.
BACHELOR CIP: 51.0801
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Communication & Journalism
4 programs • 153 graduates (3.3%)
Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
BACHELOR CIP: 09.0101
106
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 43 Female: 63
Award Year: 2023
Radio and Television.
BACHELOR CIP: 09.0701
38
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 21 Female: 17
Award Year: 2023
Journalism.
BACHELOR CIP: 09.0401
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Communication, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 09.0100
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Social Sciences
5 programs • 150 graduates (3.2%)
Sociology, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 45.1101
45
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 13 Female: 32
Award Year: 2023
Political Science and Government, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 45.1001
44
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 25 Female: 19
Award Year: 2023
Economics, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 45.0601
42
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 21 Female: 21
Award Year: 2023
Anthropology, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 45.0201
16
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 7 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
1 program • 148 graduates (3.2%)
Biological and Physical Sciences.
BACHELOR CIP: 30.0101
148
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 52 Female: 96
Award Year: 2023
Physical Sciences
3 programs • 92 graduates (2.0%)
Chemistry, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 40.0501
64
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 28 Female: 36
Award Year: 2023
Physics, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 40.0801
27
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 20 Female: 7
Award Year: 2023
Personal & Culinary Services
4 programs • 80 graduates (1.7%)
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 12.0500
47
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 23 Female: 24
Award Year: 2023
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 12.0500
22
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 13
Award Year: 2023
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 12.0500
9
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 8
Award Year: 2023
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 12.0504
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Transportation & Materials Moving
6 programs • 63 graduates (1.3%)
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 49.0102
21
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 18 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew.
BACHELOR CIP: 49.0102
18
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 15 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 49.0104
9
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 9
Award Year: 2023
Marine Transportation, Other.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 49.0399
7
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 5 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Airline Flight Attendant.
BACHELOR CIP: 49.0106
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Marine Transportation, Other.
BACHELOR CIP: 49.0399
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
2 programs • 59 graduates (1.3%)
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 26.0101
49
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 22 Female: 27
Award Year: 2023
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 26.0101
10
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 6
Award Year: 2023
Architecture & Related Services
3 programs • 57 graduates (1.2%)
Architectural Technology/Technician.
BACHELOR CIP: 04.0901
36
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 13 Female: 23
Award Year: 2023
Architectural Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 04.0901
15
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 11
Award Year: 2023
Architectural Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 04.0901
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 4
Award Year: 2023
Mathematics & Statistics
1 program • 48 graduates (1.0%)
Mathematics, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 27.0101
48
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 34 Female: 14
Award Year: 2023
Construction Trades
5 programs • 47 graduates (1.0%)
Building Construction Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 46.0415
24
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 22 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Building Construction Technology/Technician.
BACHELOR CIP: 46.0415
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Building Construction Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 46.0415
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Mason/Masonry.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 46.0101
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Plumbing Technology/Plumber.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 46.0503
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Precision Production
5 programs • 47 graduates (1.0%)
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 48.0501
15
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 15 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Welding Technology/Welder.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 48.0508
12
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 11 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 48.0501
10
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Welding Technology/Welder.
BACHELOR CIP: 48.0508
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist.
BACHELOR CIP: 48.0501
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Parks, Recreation & Fitness
5 programs • 41 graduates (0.9%)
Exercise Science and Kinesiology.
BACHELOR CIP: 31.0505
22
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 11 Female: 11
Award Year: 2023
Physical Fitness Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 31.0507
8
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 31.0501
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Physical Fitness Technician.
BACHELOR CIP: 31.0507
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Physical Fitness Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 31.0507
2
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Mechanic & Repair Technologies
6 programs • 40 graduates (0.9%)
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician.
BACHELOR CIP: 47.0607
16
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 15 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 47.0607
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 11 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 47.0608
10
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 9 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 47.0105
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician.
BACHELOR CIP: 47.0608
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 47.0609
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
History
1 program • 39 graduates (0.8%)
History, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 54.0101
39
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 26 Female: 13
Award Year: 2023
Communications Technologies
5 programs • 31 graduates (0.7%)
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 10.0304
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 6 Female: 5
Award Year: 2023
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 10.0201
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician.
BACHELOR CIP: 10.0201
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 10.0201
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 2
Award Year: 2023
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects.
BACHELOR CIP: 10.0304
4
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Engineering Technologies
2 programs • 30 graduates (0.6%)
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.
ASSOCIATE CIP: 15.0501
27
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 27 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician.
BACHELOR CIP: 15.0501
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
English Language & Literature
2 programs • 30 graduates (0.6%)
English Language and Literature, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 23.0101
29
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 11 Female: 18
Award Year: 2023
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 23.1303
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 1 Female: 0
Award Year: 2023
Agriculture & Natural Resources
3 programs • 12 graduates (0.3%)
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0601
6
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 3 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 01.0601
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Landscaping and Groundskeeping.
CERTIFICATE CIP: 01.0605
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Engineering
1 program • 11 graduates (0.2%)
Pre-Engineering.
BACHELOR CIP: 14.0102
11
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 10 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
2 programs • 6 graduates (0.1%)
Spanish Language and Literature.
BACHELOR CIP: 16.0905
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 3
Award Year: 2023
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.
BACHELOR CIP: 16.0101
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Philosophy & Religious Studies
1 program • 5 graduates (0.1%)
Philosophy.
BACHELOR CIP: 38.0101
5
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 4 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Area & Cultural Studies
1 program • 3 graduates (0.1%)
Area Studies, Other.
BACHELOR CIP: 05.0199
3
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 2 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
Natural Resources & Conservation
1 program • 1 graduates (0.0%)
Environmental Science.
BACHELOR CIP: 03.0104
1
graduates
Gender Distribution
Male: 0 Female: 1
Award Year: 2023
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