com·mu·ni·ty col·lege: "U.S. higher education institution offering 2-year programs leading to associate’s degrees, certificates and transfer to 4-year universities in a wide range of academic and technical fields."

2 years at OCC + 2 years at a university = 4-year bachelor’s degree

Transferred to Cal Poly Pomona
Major: Industrial Engineering

Hani was selected to be the student

speaker at the 2015 Graduation

Commencement. LEARN MORE ABOUT

HIS INCREDIBLE STORY FEATURED IN THE

ORANGE COAST REGISTRY the OC's largest

newspaper.

Hani Mufeed Al-Farais

[Yemen]

“Top Community College in Southern California” – Edsmart

International Students

Hani

SUNNY ORANGE COUNTY (OC),

California

FAST FACTS

LOCATION: Costa Mesa, California
ESTABLISHED: 1947
TOTAL ENROLLMENT: 24,000
TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: 1,286
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: 76
NUMBER OF PROGRAMS: 135+
NUMBER OF BUILDINGS: 80

Distinctions:

Orange Coast College is located in the city of Costa Mesa, nearby

the coastline of Orange County one of the safest and most desirable

communities in Southern California.

OCC is minutes from some of Southern California most popular

beaches such as Newport, Huntington, and Laguna Beach and

Disneyland Resort.

The city of Costa Mesa is a vibrant and diverse community home to the Orange County Fairgrounds, the , Segerstrom Center for the Arts and the largest luxury mall in the west coast, South Coast Plaza.

Welcome to Orange Coast College!

#2 HOST COMMUNITY COLLEGE for international student enrollment in Southern California (IIE Open, Doors 2017)

COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE US for return on investment (valuecolleges.com)

NAMED TOP COMMUNITY COLLEGES in Southern California (edsmart.org)

#1 COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN ORANGE COUNTY and #3 IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA for the number of transfers to UC and Cal State combined.

Natan

Natan Nogueira
[BRAZIL]
Major: Business Administration

VISIT THE

OCC VIRTUALCAMPUS TOUR

Accepted to and earned scholarships to Florida International University and the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Fall 2018.

MyOCC Experience

SUNNY ORANGE COUNTY (OC),

California

Orange Coast College is located in the city of Costa Mesa, nearby

the coastline of Orange County one of the safest and most desirable

communities in Southern California.

OCC is minutes from some of Southern California most popular

beaches such as Newport, Huntington, and Laguna Beach and

Yusuke

Meiji Gakuin High School, Japan-> NIC English Language School, Japan ->
Orange Coast Colleg Fall 2015 – Spring 2017 -> UC Berkeley Fall 2017

LEADER IN TRANSFER

DOWNLOAD THE INTERNATIONAL

STUDENT PROFILE FOR A

COMPLETE LIST OF WHERE

OUR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT

TRANSFERRED TO

OCC INTERNATIONAL

STUDENTS TRANSFERRED TO NEARLY 200

UNIVERSITIES FROM 2015-2017!!!

Yusuke Odai

[JAPAN]

TRANSFER PROGRAMS

UC TAG- University of California Transfer Admissions Guarantee
CAL STATE ADT- California State University Associate’s degree for transfer
UCLA TAP- Transfer Alliance Program
ASSIST.ORG- complete database of transfer credit articulation and transfer requirements for all majors to UC and CSU)

...AND MUCH MORE!

Transferred to UC Berkeley, Fall 2016, also accepted to UCLA, Bentley University, Boston University, George Washington University, Loyola Chicago

#1 IN ORANGE COUNTY AND #3 IN CALIFORNIA

FOR TRANSFER TO UC AND CAL STATE COMBINED

Jimmy Lin

[TAIWAN]

Transferred to UCLA , Fall 2016, also accepted to UC Berkeley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Alvin Kim

[SOUTH KOREA]

Jimmy

Alvin

Transferring to Berkeley

Meiji Gakuin High School, Japan-> NIC English Language School, Japan ->
Orange Coast Colleg Fall 2015 – Spring 2017 -> UC Berkeley Fall 2017

LEADER IN TRANSFER

Gabriele

Gabriele Simonti
[ITALY]

Gabriele Simonti is a Psychology major and competes for OCC men’s water polo. As an international student athlete, who must attend school full time, he finds OCC athletics to be supportive from the very beginning.

“When one of my friends recommended me OCC, I immediately looked up the campus and contacted the men’s water polo coach. He was super nice and showed me what class to take and helped me a lot,” Simonti said. Now he is a captain of the team, and has made great friendships with his team mates.

“It’s a big thing for me to be a captain and getting to know guys in the team was easy. The difficulties was more like the process to get here and get paper work done but Global Engagement Center and even the coach helped me,” he said.

He also stresses the importance of excelling academically and OCC make things very easier for athletes.

“People think it’s hard to be both a full-time student and an athlete but you just have to be organized. Lots of times, professors are very supportive for athletes. Even a tough class like English 101, my professor understood my situation and even offered to help me during their office hours,” he said.

He also mentioned that how proud of himself being an OCC student.

“Being part of this big community and playing water polo as a captain for this school is something I should be proud of myself,” he said.

Being a Student Athlete

Visit www.occpirateathletics.com and complete the
prospective athlete form.

Interested in competing for the Coast Pirates?

PROGRAMS COVERING

LAND, AIR, and SEA!

Associate Degree Programs

• Accounting*
•  Advanced Culinary Arts
•  Advanced Baking and Pastry*
•  Airframe*
•  Airframe and Power Plant*
•  Apparel Construction*
•  Architectural Design 1*
•  Architectural Design 2*
•  Architecture
•  Astronomy
•  Art
•  Aviation Science*
•  Biology
•  Business Application Development*
•  Business Employee - Visual and

Performing Arts*
•  Chemistry
•  CNC Machine Operator*
•  CNC Machine Programmer*
•  Computer Information Systems*
•  Computer Programming*
•  Construction Technology
•  Corporate/Contract Flight Attendant
•  Culinology – Level II Professional Level
•  Dance
•  Dance Instructor*
•  Dietetic Technician
•  Digital Graphics Production
•  Display and Visual Presentation*
•  Early Childhood Administration*
•  Earth Science
•  Electronics Engineering Technician*
•  Engineering
•  Fashion Design*
•  Fashion Merchandising*
•  Film and Television*
•  Fitness Specialist*
•  Flight Attendant and Airline Travel

Careers*
•  Foreign Language
•  General Marketing*
•  Graphics Design
•  Horticulture*
•  Health Education
•  HVACR Technology
•  Industrial Automation Technician*

•  Infant and Toddler Teacher*
•  Interior Design Assistant – Level 2
•  International Business*
•  Liberal Studies
•  Machinist*
•  Management and Leadership Studies*
•  Marine Science
•  Mass Communications/Media Studies
•  Master Construction Specialist +

Multimedia
•  Musical Entertainer – Instrumental*
•  Musical Entertainer – Vocal*
•  Musical Instrument Digital Interface*
•  Narrative Illustration*
•  Nutrition Education*
•  Natural Science
•  Residential Construction Development*
•  Photography – Still
•  Power plant
•  Preschool Teacher*
•  Production/Product Development

(Fashion)*
•  Professional Mariner*
•  Restaurant (Food Service Management)
•  Real Estate Broker*
•  Retail*
•  Room Operations Specialist
• Studio Guitar Performer*
•  Tooling*
•  Travel and Tourism
•  UX (User Experience) Design*
•  Welding Technology
•  World Dance*

• Athletic Training
• Athletics
• Catering
• CSU General Education
• Culinary Arts –Basic
• Culinary Food Science Assistant – Level I
• Design/Build (Architectural Technology)
• Digital Fabrication for Architecture
• Electronics Reliability Technician
• Front Office Specialist (Hospitality, Travel,

and Tourism)
• Human Resource Management
• IGETC (Intersegmental General Education

Transfer Curriculum to UC)
• Integrated Project Design (Architectural

Technology)
• Interior Merchandising – Level 1
• Interior Design – Professional Level 3
• Meeting and Event Management
• Nutrition and Fitness
• Pilates/Dance Conditioning Instructor
• Restaurant Supervision (Food Service

Management)
• Sales and Marketing Specialist

(Hospitality, Travel and Tourism)
• Spa Management
• Sustainable Design (Architectural

Technology)
• Travel Specialist

*Certificate of Achievement

• Geology
• Global Studies
• History
• Kinesiology
• Math
• Music
• Nutrition and Dietetics
• Philosophy
• Political Science
• Physics
• Public Health Science
• Sociology
• Theatre Arts
• Spanish
• Studio Arts

• Anthropology
• Art History
• Business Administration*
• Communication Studies
• Computer Science
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Teacher Education
• Economics
• English
• Film, Television, and Electronic Media
• Geography

California State Univeristy Associate Degrees for Transfer

OCC more than 130 programs lead to associate’s degree, certificates and transfer to 4-year universities.

Aoi

Aoi Aihara
[Japan]

Dance major Aoi Aihara started ballet at age 3.

When she first arrived to U.S., she encountered many challenges international students experience such as adjustment and culture shock.

“When I first came here, I was shy and did not say anything in class…[Unlike in Japan], in America you have to sell yourself.”

Since then, Aoi has overcame many of

these challenges and developed the

confidence to audition for major

dance roles.

She performed a contemporary

solo piece at an HIV/AIDS

charity event at OCC.

“A former student came to class to audition students and I got a solo part!”.

She describes the dance program as one of the best and most enriching programs at OCC.

Dance, Dance, Dance

“I have a lot of opportunities to

perform at OCC and outside of the

school. We also go to high schools

nearby to inspire students with our

dance piece and tell them what is

like to be a college student,”

she said.

She also has performed at the NPO event in Orange County.

In addition, she stresses the importance of connecting with her professors on a personal level.

“Professors are very nice. They help me grow as a dance and also as a person,” she said.

She keeps prospering for her future dream to be a professional dancer.

“I want to transfer to university to get bachelor degee,” she said.

“Aoi graduated from OCC in Spring 2018 and was accepted to UC Irvine, UC Riverside and Loyola Marymount University”.

OCC more than 130 programs lead to associate’s degree, certificates and transfer to 4-year universities.

Enzo

OCC AWARDS HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR!

Enzo Flores from Brazil is the founder of PI TAU EPSILON an honor society for film majors and served on Student Senate. In recognition of his leadership and hours of volunteer service, he was awarded several scholarships during OCC's Honor's Night and named "MAN OF THE YEAR". Enzo transferred to the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

OCC'S HONORS NIGHT SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Viktoriia

Viktoriia Vasilyeva,

Viktoriia is an economics major and involved in numerous extracurricular activities at OCC.

She has been involved in ASOCC (Associated Student of Orange Coast College) since her first semester and currently serves as a Student Senator.

“Being part of ASOCC, I meet a lot of people. It is just a good way to develop new-working and socializing and also in leadership skills,” Vasilyeva said.

As an ASOCC Student Senator, her advocacy is to build a stronger campus community and find ways to better connect students. She is currently developing a student mentorship program for the college.

“I want to students to know what services can be available to them and how can they access to it,” she said.

One of her most memorable moments at OCC was an interaction she had with OCC’s President Dr. Dennis Harkins.

“I was sitting right next to the President of Orange Coast College [at a conference] and we talked casually about cameras [and learned that he is an avid photography in his spare time].”

OCC offers more than 60 student clubs from honors societies, cultural clubs, and leisure clubs. Every year "club rush" (featured in the background) is an opportunity for students to promote their clubs and recruit new members.

"BREAKING THE

GRAY WALL"

BY VIKTORIIA

VASILEVA

[RUSSIA]

SENATOR FOR THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF ORANGE COAST COLLEGE

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