Santa Ana College
6.3 mi1530 W. 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA · Public, 4-year
- Trade grads 2023-24
- 219
- In-state tuition/yr 2025-26
- $1,188
- Median pay 10 yrs, all
- $48,917
Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, California. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 195 awards in the trades we track: construction trades, machining and CNC, aviation maintenance, welding, plumbing, electrician.
- Address
- 2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Open in Maps - Website
- orangecoastcollege.edu
- Phone
- (714) 432-5072
- Type
- Public, 2-year
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Federal student aid
- Eligible (Title IV)
- Undergrads (all programs)
- 16,091
Trade programs and graduates
Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.
| Trade | Program (CIP) | Award levels | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades | Building Construction Technology/Technician (46.0415) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (36); Certificate, 1 to 2 years (14); Associate degree (17) | 67 |
| Machining and CNC | Machine Tool Technology/Machinist (48.0501) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (25); Certificate, 1 to 2 years (10); Associate degree (11) | 46 |
| Welding | Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (18); Associate degree (12) | 30 |
| Aviation Maintenance | Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician (47.0607) | Certificate, 1 to 2 years (4); Certificate, 2 to 4 years (15); Associate degree (10) | 29 |
| Construction Trades | Mason/Masonry (46.0101) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (7) | 7 |
| Plumbing | Plumbing Technology/Plumber (46.0503) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (6) | 6 |
| Electrician | Electrician (46.0302) | Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (5) | 5 |
| Aviation Maintenance | Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician (47.0608) | Certificate, 1 to 2 years (4); Associate degree (1) | 5 |
What it costs
Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.
| In-state tuition and fees, per year | $1,222 |
| Out-of-state tuition and fees, per year | $11,926 |
| Books and supplies | $1,089 |
| Cost of attendance, per year (incl. living costs) | $11,776 |
| Average net price after grants (aided students) | $1,850 |
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Outcomes
College Scorecard has no field-of-study earnings for this school's trade programs, usually because too few aided graduates were in the cohort to publish.
School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):
- Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 49%
- Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $53,930
- Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $9,500
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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 120342. How we build this list.