Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Ocean County College

Here is an overview of this program at OCC. You can study it at the Associate’s level. Its best result is a rank of #8 out of 22 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

OCC Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#538 in the U.S.

#19 in New Jersey

#86 in the Middle Atlantic Region

By College Factual’s measure, OCC as a strong choice for liberal arts general studies, coming in at #538 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	538 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in New Jersey	19 of 31
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	86 of 183

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at OCC

The following degree levels are offered in liberal arts general studies at OCC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	872

OCC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Ocean County College awarded 872 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

OCC is in the top 5% of the country for liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Specifically, it ranked #8 out of 22 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey	8
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	36
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	302

OCC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$4,906 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$10,749 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,632	$6,600
Fees	$370	$370

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Associate’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 41% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

The majority of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at OCC were White. Roughly 73% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Ocean County College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Ocean County College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	145
White	636
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	39

General Studies (Associate’s)

OCC granted 445 associate’s completions in general studies in the most recent reporting year — 51% to women and 49% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (71%).

Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey — #1
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #9
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools — #98

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

OCC conferred 427 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the most recent reporting year — 68% to women and 32% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (75%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey — #8
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #27
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #246

References

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