Students may explore career ideas, retrain or update job skills, pursue a personal interest, or broaden horizons. Students attend full and part-time. Oregon Coast offers credit and non-credit courses at its college centers in Lincoln City, Newport and Waldport or at a variety of locations throughout the county. Students may even stay home and take courses online by computer or video tape. Oregon Coast students are of all ages, from recent high school graduates to retirees.
Many students combine school and work.
Nearly 3,000 students attend the college every year. Oregon Coast has over forty credit faculty members. Faculty who teach credit courses have master's degrees and some have doctorates. Many faculty are part-time and work in career areas directly related to the courses they teach. The College Transfer Program is for students who plan to transfer to a four-year college or university.