Orange Coast College was ranked #10 in a list compiled by WalletHub of best community colleges in the United States in 2020. OCC also ranked #3 among California Community Colleges on the same list.
Rankings for the WalletHub list are determined from a sample of 698 colleges that are members of the American Association of Community Colleges. WalletHub looked at 18 key indicators of cost and quality, with a data set ranging from the cost of in-state tuition and fees to student-faculty ratio to graduation rate.
WalletHub is a personal finance website based in Washington D.C. The website offers free consumer tools aimed at helping customers manage their finances. The company also offers credit reports and scores, and credit monitoring.