A Direct Enlistment Lateral Entry Program will allow OCC's maritime, aviation science and culinary arts program graduates to potentially enlist as a petty officer third-class, a position with higher pay and more responsibility than those who take the traditional recruitment route.
Construction recently wrapped on a 107,760-square-foot Language Arts and Social Sciences building, the latest in a string of Measure M projects at Costa Mesa's Orange Coast College.
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As construction of Orange Coast College’s Professional Mariner Training Center nears completion, the Coast Community College District Board of Trustees approved a new name for the College’s Newport Beach facilities at an April 7 meeting: the Orange Coast College Waterfront Campus.
Previously named the Intercollegiate Rowing and Sailing Base, the new name will reflect a recent expansion of the Newport Harbor facility, including a $22 million maritime training center connected to the harbor-side facility by a skyway bridge over Pacific Coast Highway.
“The renaming of OCC’s Waterfront Campus reinforces the College’s reputation as being a destination college that reflects the highest standards in higher education,” says College President Angelica Suarez. “We are thrilled to provide a top-notch facility for our maritime students who are seeking training and education in order to either transfer to a four-year program, or earn a certificate to further their career goals.”