Orange Coast College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior College of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, 10 Commercial Blvd., Ste. 204, Novato, CA 94949; (415) 506-0234, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U. S. Department of Education. 
 
The college and its instructional programs are also approved by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and by the State Department of Education for training veterans. In addition, Orange Coast College offers programs which are accredited or approved by recognized accrediting agencies:

• Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation Educational Institute
• Commission on Dental Accreditation
• Commission on Accreditation/Approval for Dietetics Education of the American Dietetic Association
• Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
•  Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
• Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
• California State Department of Health
• Federal Aviation Agency and the State of California–State and Consumer Services Agency
• Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Board 
   
  Accreditation Liaison Officer:
  Vice President, Instruction
  Administration Building
  Phone: (714) 432-5015