Oxnard College
About
Oxnard College is a public community college in Oxnard, California, United States. Established in 1975 by the Ventura County Community College District, it serves the Oxnard Plain cities of Oxnard, Camarillo, and Port Hueneme. Oxnard College offers both degrees and certificates in 26 different fields. The college offers associate degrees — including the California transfer curriculum — and one bachelor's degree, as well as career and technical education programs to the local community.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 81 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 81 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data81 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 5
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Feb 2017Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 3,421 students received $16.9M in Pell grants, alongside $477K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Oxnard College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 5
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus12
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Oxnard College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Oxnard College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectOxnard College | 34% | — | 7,361 | $659 | Community College |
Bristol Community College | — | — | 6,950 | $6,235 | Community College |
Bunker Hill Community College | — | — | 9,876 | $6,313 | Community College |
Butler Community College | — | — | 6,841 | $16,051 | Community College |
Cabrillo College | — | — | 9,457 | $13,328 | Community College |
Cape Fear Community College | — | — | 14,082 | $5,416 | Community College |
Chabot College | — | — | 12,842 | $4,616 | Community College |
College of the Desert | — | — | 12,861 | $11,812 | Community College |
Columbia State Community College | — | — | 5,712 | $4,576 | Community College |
CUNY Bronx Community College | — | — | 6,787 | $4,342 | Community College |
CUNY Hostos Community College | — | — | 5,478 | $5,001 | Community College |
CUNY Queensborough Community College | — | — | 10,337 | $4,620 | Community College |
Delta College | — | — | 8,397 | $4,550 | Community College |
Hartnell College | — | — | 11,273 | $2,895 | Community College |
Imperial Valley College | — | — | 8,873 | $1,697 | Community College |
Las Positas College | — | — | 8,103 | $4,175 | Community College |
Los Medanos College | — | — | 8,455 | $5,692 | Community College |
Motlow State Community College | — | — | 5,980 | $10,421 | Community College |
Mott Community College | — | — | 6,718 | $6,258 | Community College |
Nashville State Community College | — | — | 7,533 | $6,283 | Community College |
Oklahoma City Community College | — | — | 11,475 | $5,135 | Community College |
Pellissippi State Community College | — | — | 9,399 | $5,252 | Community College |
Rockland Community College | — | — | 5,364 | $8,508 | Community College |
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus | — | — | 5,218 | $10,818 | Community College |
Santiago Canyon College | — | — | 11,897 | $3,407 | Community College |
South Plains College | — | — | 9,098 | $7,062 | Community College |
Southwest Tennessee Community College | — | 100.0% | 7,004 | $4,588 | Community College |
St Charles Community College | — | — | 6,143 | $5,981 | Community College |
Ventura College | — | — | 12,222 | $2,257 | Community College |
Volunteer State Community College | — | — | 6,963 | $10,477 | Community College |
Walters State Community College | — | — | 5,899 | $4,153 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 34% | 100.0% | 8,103 | $5,252 |
Oxnard College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness supports the Oxnard College mission by providing quality data and analysis to inform decision making. We provide assistance with institutional research, college planning, and program review.
Visit IR office page- Ann Marie Machamer, Ph.D.Dean of Institutional Effectiveness
- Susan LawrenceAdministrative Assistant
- Sofia DiamantopoulouResearch Analyst
- Rocio AvinaTechnical Data Specialist
- John HabalTechnical Data Specialist
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryGlossary of Terms | Oxnard CollegeThe Oxnard College glossary provides definitions for key terms related to academic programs, degrees, and the transfer process to four-year institutions. It includes insights on degrees like Associate and Bachelor's, as well as educational policies and systems such as Catalog Rights, the Course Identification Numbering System, and Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC). Essential for students navigating college courses and pursuing further education, this glossary encapsulates vital academic and administrative concepts.oxnardcollege.edu
Grants & funding (6)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityPIPELINES UCSB and Ventura Naval Base InternshipUC Santa Barbarainstitution_site$4,000
- opportunitySCAG Scholarship ProgramSouthern California Association of Governments (SCAG)institution_site$4,000
- opportunitySyracuse University LSAMP Summer Research ProgramNational Science Foundation (NSF)institution_site$4,000
- opportunityNSF REU Site in Sustainable Resilient Transportation SystemsNational Science Foundation (NSF) via University of Delawareinstitution_site
- opportunityOC Foundation Scholarships and GrantsOxnard College Foundationinstitution_site
- opportunityQuantum Foundry Summer InternshipNational Science Foundation (NSF) via UC Santa Barbarainstitution_site
Notable alumni of Oxnard College (7)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- René Corado
- Noah Dollenmayer
- James Ennis III
- Gabriel GonzálezAthletics
- Judith Kelley
- Ivan Mirković
- Carmen Perez
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