The college is well positioned as the state places greater emphasis on increasing the transfer numbers of its community colleges. OCC this fall is showing greater diversity in its student population. That number is now 50 percent. Asian students have remained constant over the past two years, at 23 percent. Female students comprise 54 percent of OCC's student body this fall, compared to 52 percent five years ago.
Today there are more female students enrolled at American colleges and universities than male.
That's probably as a result of our more visible presence on the Internet. I think it's also due to our impressive transfer numbers, and the fact that the college is located in a very desirable area of California and the nation. OCC enrolls more than 1,100 international students this fall, up a dramatic 30 percent over five years ago. Brand new, first-time students make up 31 percent of OCC's fall 2000 population. Sixty-nine percent are college freshmen, while 11 percent already possess an A.A. degree or higher.