Students can download OCC's Internet application from virtually any place on earth. They then fill it out and mail it back to the college. All international students who enroll at Orange Coast College are given an orientation at the institution's beautiful Sailing Center in Newport Beach. OCC also annually schedules a dinner on campus with college president, Margaret A. Gratton. More than 200 students attend each year.
Foreign students consider it a great honor to dine with their college president.
International students currently comprise nearly four percent of OCC's total population. The college enrolls approximately 25,000 students each semester. All tuition funds paid by international students go directly to support the college. It's important that our native students be exposed to the ideas, perspectives and contributions that international students bring to campus. We're all part of a world community that is getting smaller.