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Social Work at Ocean County College

Social Work at Ocean County College

What traits are you looking for in a social work school? To help you decide if Ocean County College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's social work program.

OCC is located in Toms River, New Jersey and approximately 7,480 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

OCC Social Work Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Social Work

OCC Social Work Rankings

Social Work Student Demographics at OCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the social work majors at Ocean County College.

OCC Social Work Associate’s Program

80% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of social work associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in social work only graduates about 12% men each year. The program at OCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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OCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in social work graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ocean County College with a associate's in social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Social Work

If you plan to be a social work major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ocean County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 6

Careers That Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in social work can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Ocean County College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,060 $67,700
Marriage and Family Therapists 4,150 $72,380
Social and Community Service Managers 3,370 $88,570
Healthcare Social Workers 3,120 $64,570
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 2,790 $73,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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