Ocean County College
Ocean County College at a Glance
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About Ocean County College
According to Wikipedia, Ocean County College is a public community college in Ocean County, New Jersey. Its main campus is in Toms River. Other locations include the Southern Education Center in the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township and multiple off-campus sites throughout Ocean County.
Ocean County College's Online Degrees
Certificate of Completion in Business Studies
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Business
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Paralegal Studies
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 57-63
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Proficiency in Small Business Management
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Proficiency in Information Technology
- Required Credits: 32
- Format: Fully online
AS in Computer Science
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Computer Science
Degree Concentrations
- Information Technology
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Criminal Justice
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate of Proficiency in Middle Eastern Studies
- Required Credits: 27
- Format: Fully online
AS in General Studies
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Global Studies
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Public Service
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Environmental Science
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Ocean County College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 69% | 44% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Ocean County College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,334 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $15,896 |
| 30K - 48K | $15,335 |
| 48K - 75K | $17,719 |
| 75K - 110K | $19,882 |
| 110K+ | $24,643 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Ocean County College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Ocean County College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $49,461 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Ocean County College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 12,532 | 12,532 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Ocean County College?
Ocean County College is located at College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754-2001.
How Safe is Ocean County College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Ocean County College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Ocean County College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Toms River has a violent crime rate of 0.13% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.13%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Ocean County College Known For?
Ocean County College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Ocean County College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Ocean County College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Ocean County College ranks #1401 in the U.S. and #5541 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesOcean County College ranks #1511 in the U.S. and #4741 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesOcean County College ranks #2194 in the U.S. and #9996 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesOcean County College ranks #2529 in the U.S. and #9362 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesOcean County College ranks #2636 in the U.S. and #5463 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesOcean County College ranks #2781 in the U.S. and #10364 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesOcean County College ranks #2907 in the U.S. and #10431 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesOcean County College ranks #3058 in the U.S. and #8430 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesOcean County College ranks #3211 in the U.S. and #11630 worldwide for influence in Business.
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