How Student Population Changes at OCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,280 where 7,186 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 and it means that there are slightly 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 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	9,477	4,226	5,251
2014-15	9,296 -181	4,114 -112	5,182 -69
2015-16	8,663 -633	3,817 -297	4,846 -336
2016-17	8,652 -11	3,794 -23	4,858 12
2017-18	8,377 -275	3,687 -107	4,690 -168
2018-19	8,176 -201	3,524 -163	4,652 -38
2019-20	8,171 -5	3,566 42	4,605 -47
2020-21	7,480 -691	3,138 -428	4,342 -263
2021-22	7,321 -159	3,104 -34	4,217 -125
2022-23	7,186 -135	3,129 25	4,057 -160
Average	8,280	3,610	4,670

Ocean County College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 66.46%. The percentage was 76.70% 10 years ago and OCC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.45% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.20% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ocean County College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	60	171	511	885	25	7,269	0
2014-15	24	166	539	904	22	7,002	143
2015-16	22	177	463	928	17	6,421	201
2016-17	19	187	400	1,037	13	6,225	219
2017-18	12	175	419	1,115	11	5,810	241
2018-19	22	184	396	1,186	6	5,519	234
2019-20	17	187	422	1,238	7	5,440	255
2020-21	10	187	414	1,189	13	4,852	245
2021-22	8	163	368	1,230	10	4,666	234
2022-23	11	176	374	1,331	9	4,776	204
Average	21	177	431	1,104	13	5,798	198

Ocean County College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,271 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 11.88% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ocean County College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	9,296	1,136	1,319	6,841
2015-16	8,663	1,028	1,157	6,478
2016-17	8,652	1,068	1,184	6,400
2017-18	8,377	1,201	1,294	5,882
2018-19	8,176	1,367	1,331	5,478
2019-20	8,171	1,431	1,471	5,269
2020-21	7,480	6,998	418	64
2021-22	7,321	1,753	1,163	4,405
2022-23	7,186	1,271	861	5,054
Average	8,147	1,917	1,133	5,097

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Enrollment Trends at OCC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes