Oxnard College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Oxnard College was established in 1975, enrolling more than 4,000 students in its first year. The college is beautifully nestled on an area of more than 110 acres in Oxnard, California. It is administered by the Ventura County Community College District. Oxnard College offers an array of academic degrees and certificate programs.

Oxnard College is organized into various academic divisions such as the department of career and technical education, liberal studies, economic development and innovation, and fine and performing arts. The college also offers scholarships like the Adele Cunningham Memorial Scholarship, Associated Student Government Scholarship, Roberta Ross Memorial Scholarship and the Linda Brown Scholarship.

Oxnard College sponsors baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball and cross country teams.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, liberal arts, religion and philosophy, law, and security and law enforcement.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,840 in 2009-2010 (4,438 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 60% of the student body. About 13% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (46 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Information Technology
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (20 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (19 awarded)

• Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician
• Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (86 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Human Services

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Sculpture

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

LAW (30 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (347 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (24 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (45 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Drawing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (3 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (57 awarded)

• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (27 awarded)

• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling