Ocean County College

Ocean County College is a nationally recognized accredited institution offering:

*State-of-the-art facilities, laboratories, and equipment;

*Articulation Agreements with four-year colleges and universities that ensure favorable transfer of earned credits.

*A wide array of counseling, tutoring, and student support services.

*Online, distance learning, and home study classes;

*Courses and programs that blend academics with practical hands-on education;

*Championship intercollegiate sports, nationally recognized clubs, student organizations, and competitive intramural sports.

Each year nearly 50% of our graduating seniors find OCC to be the perfect start toward furthering their education. The following steps as well as the brief video will help our students and parents navigate through OCC's application process. To view the video click the following link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blCr8szqGaM&feature=player_embedded

STEP 1: APPLY

Students interested in attending OCC must fill out the application for admission. Apply online at www.ocean.edu or in person at the registration office (732) 255-0304.

OCC’s online application can be completed by clicking the link following link.

Apply to Ocean County College (https://www.ocean.edu/admission_and_aid/apply-now/)

STEP 2: APPLY FOR FUNDING

Complete a free application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) form. The form can be found at the following link. http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

STEP 3: OCC PLACEMENT TESTING

Prior to selecting courses students must either take the Accuplacer test or prove they earned the right to be exempt from taking the test by earning the following scores.

Accuplacer Cut Offs for Exemptions

Preparing for the OCC Placement Test: Accuplacer

For most majors offered at OCC, students need to take English and Math courses. In order to make sure students register for the correct English and Math classes, they are required to take a Placement Test. The test we use at OCC is the Accuplacer, a computerized set of tests developed by The College Board. The OCC Placement Test includes the Writeplacer Essay, Reading Comprehension, Sentence Skills (for grammar, punctuation and spelling), and Elementary Algebra.

Students who need to take the Placement test (because they do not have PARCC , ACT or SAT scores or those scores are not high enough to qualify for college-level courses) can prepare for the test by practicing their writing, reading and algebra skills and by taking practice tests, using FREE websites. Since the test is given on the computer, it’s best to practice on the computer. There are plenty of free practice opportunities available online, and absolutely no need to spend money on Placement Test preparation! Here are some great FREE websites which offer both practice and preparation for the various sections of the Placement Test:

There are plenty of free practice opportunities available online, and no need to spend money on Placement Test preparation!  Here are some great FREE websites which offer both practice and preparation for the various sections of the Placement Test:

In addition to the websites listed above, there are hosts of other FREE websites available to you for Placement Test preparation.

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/accuplacer/accuplacer-tests.html: This is The College Board site, which provides a great overview of the whole test and describes all of the different sections of the test. Sample test questions are also available at this site. Who better to describe the test and provide practice questions than the folks who develop the test, right?

http://www.testprepreview.com/accuplacer_practice.htm: Don’t be fooled by this site; it does offer study materials for a fee, but there are also FREE self-assessment modules, which provide great practice questions. Just scroll down a little ways, and you’ll find lots of free practice sections as well as links to additional free subject resources…everything from Algebra to Verbs!

http://www.accuplacer-test.com/accuplacer-practice-solutions.htm: Lots of free practice is available at this site, and there’s even a set of practice tests in PDF format if you have a burning desire to print out hard-copy and practice on paper rather than online. You can even practice while you’re on a road trip.

http://www.studyguidezone.com/accuplacertest.htm: This is another site offering practice in PDF format. ..Practicing with paper and pencil tests is not as good as online practice tests, but this site includes another excellent overview of the test.

http://wcb.neit.edu/asc/rwssintr.html: This site, sponsored by the New England Institute of Technology, provides both practice tests and strategy skills which can be applied not only to your Placement test, but throughout your college career. It’s well worth the time to go through the Reading, Writing and Study Skills menu items to pick up some very useful tips.

Finally, here a couple of great test-taking tips that will certainly help you:

1. DON’T RUSH! There’s only one part of the Placement Test that’s timed: The Writeplacer Essay. You’ll have 50 minutes to write a well organized, well developed, grammatically correct, properly spelled and punctuated essay on the computer WITHOUT the use of Spell Check. You’ll have paper and pencil to jot down your thoughts, so you’ll have plenty of time. All of the other sections of the test are multiple-choice, with no time limit, so TAKE YOUR TIME!

2.Practice, practice, practice! The Placement Test measures your skills, and if you don’t use them, you do lose them. The more your practice, the better you’ll do.

3.Call us at The Testing Center, 732-255-0401, if you have any questions. We’re here to help.

STEP 4: ATTEND AN ORIENTATION

First-time, Full-time, degree seeking students are required to attend orientation upon completion of the admissions process. Upon completing the orientation students can choose their classes for the upcoming semester. Please remember to bring your test scores if you were exempt from taking any section of the Accuplacer test.

Accuplacer Cut Offs.pdf