The Orange Coast College Planetarium and the Dennis Kelly Aquarium will host an Earth Day Celebration of our Coastal Environment on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 🌎🌊 Free admission! 🎟️ orangecoastcollege.edu/news/2025/eart…

The Orange Coast College Speech, Debate, and Theater team won the coveted Gold Sweepstakes award at 2025 Phi Rho Pi National Tournament in Norfolk, Virginia. 🏆 OCC competed against over fifty schools for only two Gold Sweepstakes Awards! 👏 orangecoastcollege.edu/news/2025/fore…

OCC proudly wore denim today in support of #DenimDay! 👖 As part of #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, Denim Day hopes to bring awareness to victim blaming and destructive myths that surround rape and sexual violence. OCC stands in support of sexual assault survivors. 🩵

The OCC Chamber Singers will perform Requiem, accompanied by a full orchestra, on May 10 in the Robert B. Moore Theatre. The show will also feature Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, performed by OCC music instructor Teresa de Jong-Pombo. latimes.com/socal/daily-pi…

OCC has some very creative, talented students! 🤩 Over 100 OCC student artists were featured in The Doyle's Mass Appeal Student Exhibition! 🙌 👏 #GoCoast #OrangeCoastCollege #StudentArt #ArtExhibition

After an extensive search, #OrangeCoastCollege is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Artinger as the new Director of the OCC Planetarium. Artinger has been serving in a temporary capacity leading programming since the summer of 2023. orangecoastcollege.edu/news/2025/new-…

Coast Carnival was a blast! 🤩 Thanks to ASOCC for hosting this event! 👏 #GoCoast #OrangeCoastCollege #CostaMesa #CampusLife #StudentLife

✨ Orange Coast College is celebrating student’s remarkable success and academic achievements at the 67th Honors Night! ✨ Did you know OCC awarded over $900,000 in scholarships to over 400 student recipients?! 🤯 Congratulations to all of our OCC students! 🧡💙

#ICYMI: OCC architecture students recently won “Best Construction” at Cal Poly’s Design Village competition! 🏆 They designed and built their fabric structure titled “Kumogami.” 🙌 Congratulations to the OCC architecture students! 👏

Congratulations to Abner Molina for being accepted into Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)! 👏👏👏 Not only has he beaten cancer, but he’s also blazed a trail, joining the elite 1% of transfer students admitted to MIT! That’s roughly less than 30 students! 🤯 Read more ⬇️ orangecoastcollege.edu/news/2025/mit-…

#OrangeCoastCollege will confer approximately 5,600 associate degrees and certificates of achievement to some 2,759 graduates at the 77th commencement ceremony today at 5:30 p.m. 🎓 Several thousand are expected to attend the program at the Pacific Amphitheatre. 🧡💙

Happy Memorial Day, Pirates! 🇺🇸 Thank you to all who have dedicated themselves to serving our country. Orange Coast College will be closed today in observance of Memorial Day and will reopen tomorrow, 5/27. #GoCoast #OrangeCoastCollege #MemorialDay

OCC alumnus David Morgan made this MLB debut with the San Diego Padres earlier this week! 👏 Go Pirates! 🧡💙 #ForeverPirates mlb.com/video/david-mo…

Happy Pride Month, Pirates! 🏳️‍🌈 At OCC, we value respect and inclusivity, and all are welcome. 🧡💙 #GoCoast #OrangeCoastCollege #PrideMonth #CoastPride

The creativity of our #CoastGrads2025 is 👌! Check out just a few of the unique grad caps the Class of 2025 wore to commencement! 🎓✨🧡💙 Which one is your favorite? 🤩 #GoCoast #OrangeCoastCollege #Commencement #Classof2025

Happy #HigherEducationDay! 🎓 At OCC, we celebrate the power of education to transform lives. Last month, OCC awarded over 5,000 degrees and certificates, adding thousands of students to the Pirate alumni family.

Happy National Mascot Day to our very own Pete the Pirate! 🏴‍☠️🧡💙 Here at Orange Coast College, we 🫶 Pete! 🍊🌊 #GoCoast #OrangeCoastCollege #NationalMascotDay

OCC students are studying abroad in Kyoto, Japan! 🇯🇵 🗾 ⛩️ They are learning all about drawing, watercolor and architectural history, all while exploring & getting inspiration from the breathtaking city of Kyoto. 🤩 #StudyAbroad #Kyoto #Japan #Art #Architecture

Calling all dancers! 💃🕺 The Orange Coast College Dance Department will host a free Day of Dance event on Monday, August 4, from 10 a.m. until 1:45 p.m., at OCC’s Dance Studio B. The event is open to all dance enthusiasts ages 14 and up. Register ⬇️ orangecoastcollege.edu/news/2025/danc…

Summer is the perfect time to stop by OCC for a campus tour! ☀️ You can take a self-guided tour, by keeping a look out for all the Self-Guided Walking Tour signs posted throughout campus. Learn more about the building by scanning the QR code! 🙌 Fall 2025 starts August 25! 📚