Returning Students

Welcome back!  Returning students are those who have previously attended Orange Coast College but have missed the last semester.  You are considered a returning student regardless of whether you skipped one semester or several years.  Follow these steps to get enrolled:

All re-admitted students will receive an account to log in to My OCC, the college’s portal. You will receive your MyOCC account information and student email address via snail mail and email (to the email address you supplied on your admissions application) upon completion of your admissions process.

Step One: Apply for admission
Returning students must reapply for admission and if financial assistance is needed, apply for financial aid. 

Registration is by appointment and appointments are assigned by the Admissions Office once students complete their admission process.  Appointments for new and returning students are assigned on a first come-first serve basis so apply early. If your application is late, you may experience delays in the admissions and registration process. You will receive an E-mail and regular mail acceptance confirmation and instructions for logging on the MyOCC portal.

Step Two: Placement
Returning students may need to take/retake the placement tests if previous test scores are two or more years old or if they haven’t successfully completed a college level math, and/or English course.  If you’ve successfully completed a college level math, chemistry, and/or English course, you may submit an unofficial copy of your transcript to the Matriculation Office for placement and prerequisite clearance.  Placement testing and/or proof of prerequisite completion must take place prior to your registration appointment or your registration will be blocked.  Appointments for placement testing can be made by calling (714) 432-5789.

Step Three: Orientation
Returning students, who have not previously completed an orientation and who have not successfully completed 15 or more college units must complete an orientation prior to registering for classes.  If you have successfully completed 15 or more college units, you may submit an unofficial copy of your transcript to the Matriculation Office for clearance.  You must complete orientation or submit transcripts showing successful completion of 15 or more units prior to your registration appointment or your registration will be blocked.  Appointments for orientation can be made by calling (714) 432-5700.

Step Four: Register for classes
You will receive your registration appointment via MyOCC. Log onto MyOCC after you receive your login information. Your appointment will be posted online with specific registration instructions. You registration appointment allows you to register  anytime on or after your appointment time up until the Saturday before the class begins. Once you register, make sure you pay all fees due within 48 hours of registering to avoid being dropped from your classes.

Step Five: Final Details

Purchase your textbooks/supplies
Visit the Orange Coast College Bookstore to purchase your textbooks and supplies.  You may reserve textbooks online prior to the semester start date.  Please visit the bookstore for more information.

Confirm your registration and attend classes
Once you have registered and paid all your fees, verify the courses, the meeting time, and the course location then attend the class on the first day of instruction.  If you miss the first class meeting, you will most likely lose your seat in the class so be sure to show up on the first day! 

Online Students
Online students must follow certain procedures to access their online class.  Please visit Orange Coast Online Central by the first day of class to get started.