Ocean County College

Toms River, New Jersey · Public · Predominantly associate's · Suburb: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $17,153. 44% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $49,461 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $11,000.

Average net price
$17,153
per year Verified data
Completion rate
44%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$49,461
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$11,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$5,334
Out-of-state tuition and fees$7,542
Average cost of attendance$24,765
Books and supplies$450
Room and board, on campusData unavailable
Average net price, all aided students$17,153
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$15,896
Average net price, family income over $110,000$24,643

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
Data unavailable
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
5,424
Graduate enrollment
Data unavailable
Students receiving Pell grants
31%
Student to faculty ratio
22 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time44%
Completion within normal time29%
First-year retention (full-time)69%
Median federal debt, graduates$11,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$125
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$13,500
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry62%
1 year after completion$39,141
4 years after completion$49,336
6 years after entry$41,666
8 years after entry$47,434
10 years after entry$49,461
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $49,461; the middle half earned $31,032 to $73,865. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Ocean County College

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

56 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (29)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
CIP 51.33 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Area Studies
CIP 05.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
CIP 10.99 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Processing
CIP 11.03 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
CIP 14.42 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
43Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33 · No credentials fully online
3Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Teaching Assistants/Aides
CIP 13.15 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Telecommunications Management
CIP 52.21 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (27)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
American Sign Language
CIP 16.16 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
193$37,872$5,500
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
CIP 10.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
48Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
53$37,658Suppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
CIP 15.99 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fire Protection
CIP 43.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
CIP 43.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
872$33,119$9,500
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
132$87,593$20,750
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
CIP 52.19 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
65Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 185873, OPEID 002624. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.