OCC features exceptional facilities and the latest in technology and offers more than 135 academic and career programs, including one of the nation’s largest and most acclaimed public nautical programs.

OCC features exceptional facilities and the latest in technology and offers more than 135 academic and career programs, including one of the nation’s largest and most acclaimed public nautical programs.

OCC features exceptional facilities and the latest in technology and offers more than 135 academic and career programs, including one of the nation’s largest and most acclaimed public nautical programs.

OCC features exceptional facilities and the latest in technology and offers more than 135 academic and career programs, including one of the nation’s largest and most acclaimed public nautical programs.

OCC features exceptional facilities and the latest in technology and offers more than 135 academic and career programs, including one of the nation’s largest and most acclaimed public nautical programs.

OCC features exceptional facilities and the latest in technology and offers more than 135 academic and career programs, including one of the nation’s largest and most acclaimed public nautical programs.

Biological Sciences

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​​​​​The Biological Sciences Department offers courses for anyone interested in learning more about the living world. For more information about our programs, please either read our course descriptions or visit one of the following pages for program-specific information:

General education

Biology majors

Human Anatomy and Physiology Program

Biology students have access to a range of unique facilities while attending Orange Coast College including the new Biological Sciences Building.

For more information about the department in general, please see our "About us" page.

The Marine Science and Ecology departments also offer courses on biological topics that cover their more specific disciplines.