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Back to School Night is this Thursday @ 6pm
OCC Fall 2025 Registration opens Monday, September 15 and the deadline to register is Thursday, September 18.
Please see the link above (2025 OCC Fall Registration PowerPoint) for more information.
College Search/Planning - Scholarship Strategies -
A To-Do List for College Search: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1d-OTaInlm6F9ffeYdJlIFsfxMwNr388K/view?usp=drive_link
Landing a Great Aid Package: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D3BgbKoyJOO6oTWMTF7NbSReQ2TSsnzm/view?usp=drive_link
How to Minimize Student Loan Debt: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ljMKUuSl7h4LNTsBBaTjPT1AoYNk7gMv/view?usp=drive_link
Scholarship Strategies: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mQTRFshghcl5wejnZKFd99mtBxotQ0P6/view?usp=drive_link
How to Appeal a Financial Aid Award: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Z_Hma5R7pp59SzOICBvpAhjhTBl2IEP/view?usp=drive_link
SENIORS -----> Applying for OCC Associate Degree Graduation
Students must apply for graduation to receive a degree from OCC. The graduation application is available through Student Planning. Please login to your Ocean Connect account and click on Student Planning. Go to the Home page and select Graduation Overview.
Students should submit an Application for Graduation after registering for their final semester of courses at OCC. PAA students will apply for Summer 2024 graduation and will be able to walk in the May 2024 Commencement ceremony.
Once your application for Summer graduation has been received, you will begin to get emails through your OCC email address from the OCC Office of Registration and Records. The first email will confirm your graduation status. You will then begin to get email about cap and gown rental, time and date of commencement ceremony.
Early College at High School Program -
The Early College at the High School program offers high school students the opportunity to earn credits during their regular high school day. These courses are set up through articulation agreements between OCC and individual school districts. Each course meets the standards and curricular requirements of a college class taught at OCC and are taught by high school teachers possessing academic credentials that meet college adjunct requirements.
You must visit https://www.ocean.edu/admission_and_aid/early-college-for-high-school-students/ to review the details of this program where you can learn:
How to complete the FERPA & Student Proxy
The benefits of Early College
The tuition and fees
The financial benefits
How to access Ocean Connect
How to make payments
Frequently Asked Questions
***The chart below breaks down the Four Year Plan for the High School Diploma AND the Ocean County College Associates Degree by major.
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