Discover a world of opportunity awaiting you at Ocean County College...
For more than 40 years, Ocean County College, a public two-year community college sponsored by Ocean County and the State of New Jersey, has provided area residents with the opportunity to benefit from higher education.
OCC offers you a chance for a new beginning, a chance to grow, a chance to learn, and a chance to discover the world around you - all within a supportive yet innovative environment.
Vision Statement
Ocean County College aspires to be an institution of distinction where faculty and staff serve to awaken students to a love of learning. We foster educational innovation through effective teaching-learning strategies, designed to develop and nurture intentional learners who are informed and empowered. We employ technology and learning outcomes assessment to enhance student success. We offer quality life-enhancing cultural and athletic activities, and take full advantage of our seacoast and pineland environments to enhance the curriculum. Our nationally recognized planning and resource management model, our institutional effectiveness design, and our continuing creation of strategic partnerships signify our intention of reinventing the collegiate structure and taking a leadership position in the academic community. Our ultimate vision is to ensure that our students have what they need to transfer well, to find meaningful career opportunities, and to thrive in an increasingly diverse and complex world. Our vision is, very simply, to be the best.
Mission Statement
It is the mission of Ocean County College to foster excellence and a caring environment through its commitment to:
- Offer comprehensive educational programs that develop intentional learners of all ages and ensure the full assessment of student learning in these programs;
- Provide broadly-based student support, starting from our initial contact with every individual student, regardless of his or her unique needs;
- Measure employee attitudes toward the workplace and student attitudes toward the learning experience and make responsive adjustments in institutional strategies;
- Provide a well-designed campus and facilities with advanced technology;
- Address our human resource needs by recruiting and hiring highly qualified people and continuing to develop the potential of each employee;
- Generate and manage fiscal resources to best serve strategic priorities;
- Employ the leadership team to continue to efficaciously address outreach, development, engagement, institutional effectiveness, and a fully realized implementation of the college's vision;
- Continue to reach out to members of the Ocean County community and beyond in order to create meaningful, fulfilling, and mutually beneficial partnerships.
