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Institutional Context | Strategic Planning | Master Plan | Divisional Planning Documents | Summary
I. Institutional Context
The Constituency Served - Ocean County
As a county college, Ocean County College's primary mission is to serve the citizens of Ocean County; therefore, the scope of its activities is dependent upon the nature of the population base in Ocean County, New Jersey.
Ocean County is situated in the east central portion of the state, bordered on the north by Monmouth County, on the west by Burlington County, and on the south by Atlantic County. (See Figure A-1.) Ocean is the second largest county in the State in land area (638 square miles) and ranked 6th of 21 counties in population according to the 2004 estimates conducted by NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The county has 45 miles of oceanfront and more than 150 miles of bay shores and estuaries. Toms River, the county seat and the location of Ocean County College, is located in the northern area of the county, approximately 70 miles from New York City, 60 miles from downtown Philadelphia, and 50 miles north of Atlantic City. Ocean County is accessible from major urban areas via the Garden State Parkway and other major roadways.
For the past four decades, Ocean has been the fastest growing county in New Jersey. During the 1960's, Ocean County's population grew by 93 percent, followed by a 66 percent increase in the 1970's, 25 percent in the 1980's, and 18 percent in the 1990's. (See Table A-1.) According to the most recent estimate provided by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the county population is projected to increase from its 2002 estimate of 536,769 to 617,600 in 2012 and 731,900 in 2025 (New Jersey Department of Labor, 2004). The rapid rise in population during the last several decades has slowed a little and now, in the early 2000's, is influenced by current economic constraints and state-imposed environmental restrictions on building.
The County of Ocean is composed of 33 municipalities, ranging in land area from .35 square miles for Seaside Heights Borough to 100.3 square miles for Jackson Township and ranging in population from 373 for Harvey Cedars Borough to 93,671 for Dover Township (2003 Ocean County Annual Population Estimates) (See Figure A-2.) Land development and population dispersion are characteristics of the county that deserve discussion.
The southern part of the county includes all municipalities from Lacey Township south to Tuckerton. Although the land area of northern Ocean County is only slightly larger than southern Ocean County, the current population of the northern area is about four times as large as the southern area. Furthermore, approximately 68 percent of the population, according to the 2003 estimates conducted by Ocean County Department of Planning, is located in the northern municipalities of Dover, Lakewood, Brick, Berkeley, Jackson, and Manchester Townships. It is important to note that the southern part of the county has experienced the most rapid increase in population in the last twenty years and is expected to continue at a rapid pace through the next decade. The western section of the county has also experienced significant increases in population during the last several years. Overall, the county population is dispersed into many small towns, senior citizen developments, suburban developments, rural areas, and coastal communities.
View Table A-1
New Jersey Population Growth Rates by County
By Decade,1970's through 2010's
The county may also be examined according to regional corridors. First, the coastal beach region extends from Point Pleasant south to Long Beach Township. It is comprised of the two barrier beaches: Island Beach peninsula and Long Beach Island. These areas are developed extensively, interrupted only by Island Beach State Park. A noteworthy population characteristic of this region is the summer tourists, who can increase the population ten-fold on a pleasant summer day.
The second region is the bay corridor that extends the length of the county and consists of the mainland area bordered on the east by Barnegat Bay and on the west by the Garden State Parkway. Suburbanization of Ocean County during the 1960's through the 2000's extended principally along the route of the Garden State Parkway and the connecting east west interchanges. Initially, development in this region was focused at bridge crossings to the barrier beaches. This later extended west to the Parkway and now extends north and south along secondary roads.
The third region is labeled the western inlands and contains all land west of the Garden State Parkway. This area includes huge tracts of vacant land, a major portion of which is known as the New Jersey Pine Barrens and significant acreage of publicly owned land. Major federal installations situated in the region include the Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Center and large parts of McGuire Air Force Base and Fort Dix. Major developments in this area include housing, agriculture, and the mining industry for the extraction of sand and gravel.
Population Characteristics
Racially, the Ocean County population is primarily Caucasian. According to 2000 census data, 93.0 percent of the population was white. The primary minority groups are African American and persons of Hispanic origin. In 2000 the African American population not of Hispanic origin was 3.0 percent of the total population. The African American population is heavily concentrated in Lakewood and, to a lesser extent, South Toms River Borough and parts of Manchester Township, Jackson Township and Dover Township. The 2000 census identified 25,638 persons of Hispanic origin, or 5.0 percent of the population. This portion of the county's population, to a large extent, also resides in Lakewood (14.8 percent of its population). However, Brick and Jackson Townships have over 2,000 Hispanic persons, and Dover Township has over 4,000 Hispanic persons. The 2000 Ocean County Asian and Pacific Islander population was 0.8 percent of the county population. Table A-2 lists the 2000 census population for each municipality in the county by race and Hispanic origin.
Ocean County is home to a large number of retirees. During the last several decades, with the vast amount of vacant land available, developers created a number of large senior citizen communities. These communities were attractive to the retiring population from northern New Jersey. At the present time, there are over 92 separate retirement communities and villages in Ocean County. According to the 2000 census, 23 percent of the county residents were 65 years and over, far exceeding the 13 percent average for the state. The younger persons in the county, those under 18, comprised 27.3 percent of the population as compared with the 1990 census of 22.7 percent. The majority of students attending community colleges range in age from 18 to 49 years. Ocean County had 39 percent of its population in this age range, according to the 2000 census.
Per capita income varies significantly by county in New Jersey, from a low of $25,856 in Cumberland County to a high of $56,002 in Morris County. According to the spring 2004 release from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Ocean County had a per capita income of $31,497 for 2002, a little higher than the national average of $30,906. During the ten-year period 1992-2002, Ocean County's per capita income rose by 44.6 percent as compared with a statewide increase of 50.0 percent.
View Table A-2
Ocean County and its Municipalities
2000 Census of Population by Race and Hispanic Origin
Transportation
Ocean County College is a completely commuter-oriented institution. Therefore, the types and locations of college services are predicated upon the convenience of students. Inasmuch as public transportation is limited and does not provide the convenient access that future students seek, heavy dependence is placed on automobiles and the network of roads which these vehicles travel.
Rail transportation is provided in Ocean County by the NJ Transit Rail System; however, it is severely limited. The southern end of one route, North Jersey Coast Line, terminates in Bay Head at the northern edge of the county. This route transports a small number of commuters from Bay Head and Point Pleasant Beach to northern New Jersey and New York City. Bus transportation is available but is also limited. NJ Transit provides a route in northern Ocean County that stops at Ocean County College; with proper planning and transfers, a student can commute to the college from some areas in the county.
A major advantage in Ocean County is the Garden State Parkway, a limited access, high-speed expressway that runs the entire length of the county from north to south. Interconnecting principal arterial roads provide students with the major means of access to the college campus. However, these roads and their connecting points do more than provide a means of transportation; they create areas that foster future development.
The college has recognized the importance of accessibility, the lack of public transportation, and the convenience of students by providing an array of off-campus educational centers at various sites throughout the county. With the continuous growth of the county and the resulting transportation congestion, the off-campus sites have become increasingly popular in recent years. In response to the significant growth of the southern part of the county, in the spring of 2000 the college opened up its Southern Education Center. This site is an additional education location that has increased significantly in the number of students served during its early years of operation. In the first semester, 590 student course enrollments were recorded for a total of 2,037 credits. By the spring of 2005, the number rose to 1267 course enrollments for a total of 3,832 credits. This represents 5.4 percent of all credits taken by OCC students in the Spring 2005 Semester.
Economic Issues
The economy of Ocean County has been in transition over the last three decades. For years, the resort and tourism industry has dominated the economic scene and, while this is still the most important industry in the county, industrial and commercial operations are expanding. Economic agencies such as the Monmouth/Ocean Development Council, Toms River Chamber of Commerce, Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, Brick Township Chamber of Commerce, and the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce have encouraged the development of industrial parks and commercial service operations.
According to the Ocean County Planning Board Office, which oversees industrial development, almost 3,000 acres are devoted to industrial parks in Ocean County. Most noteworthy is the Lakewood Industrial Park, located on Route 70 near Interchange 88 on the Garden State Parkway. The parks are intended to attract clean, light industrial companies, offices, and research companies that are compatible with the area's resort character. The rapid expansion of the county's economy may be illustrated by examining the increases in the labor force. The health care Industry has been by far the fastest growing employment sector. Employment projections released by the NJ Department of Labor show that Ocean County will continue to be at the forefront of New Jersey employment growth well into the next decade.
Despite the increase in businesses located in the county's industrial parks, thousands of Ocean County residents commute to employment locations outside of Ocean County. Most of the commuters have found employment in nearby Monmouth County; however, many residents still commute long distances by car and bus to northern New Jersey urban cities, New York City, and Atlantic City to the south.
The effect of the nation's recession has had some impact upon the economy of Ocean County in terms of job growth, but no impact as far as the increase in real estate ratables. According to the Ocean County Board of Taxation, the equalized assessed value of all Ocean County property was $32,962 billion in 1994. This has increased by 38.2 percent to $45,559 billion in 2004.
Educational Issues
According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 83 percent of the Ocean County adult population 25 years and over at least graduated from high school, and 19.5 percent completed a bachelor's degree or higher. This was a little higher than the statewide average of 82 percent for high school graduates and lower than the state average for bachelor's degree or higher (30 percent).
This following section describes the current public elementary and secondary educational facilities available in Ocean County. Also included is a description of the postsecondary college opportunities for Ocean County residents.
Elementary and Secondary Education
Elementary education and secondary education in Ocean County are provided primarily by the public schools although there are several very small, private, church-related elementary grade schools scattered throughout the county. There are three private secondary schools in Ocean County: Monsignor Donovan, Lakewood Prep, and Calvary Academy. Monsignor Donovan, a parochial high school located in Toms River, enrolls approximately 900 students in grades 9 through 12. Lakewood Prep and Calvary Academy are very small schools, and only a few of the graduates attend Ocean County College. In addition, the Ocean County Vocational Technical School is a private school, which just graduated its first 10 students with high school diploma during the summer of 2005. As of October 15, 2004, 78,298 pupils enrolled in 28 different school districts. These school districts range in size from 86 pupils in the Beach Heaven District, with one elementary school, to 17948 pupils in the large Toms River Regional School District.
During the last ten years, the total number of public school pupils in Ocean County has increased by 17.2 percent with average yearly increments in the 1.7 percent range. (See Table A-3.) However, there are striking differences among the 28 school districts and between the southern and northern regions as a whole. The largest percentage increase over the last ten years for a single school district was experienced by Plumsted Township with a 110.7 percent growth. There has been a significant difference in growth between the northern and southern schools in Ocean County. In 1994, the southern schools enrolled 14,924 pupils; by 2004, the enrollment had grown to 18,627, a 24.8 percent increase. In contrast, the northern schools experienced a smaller percent increase (7.8%) from 40,411 pupils in 1994 to 43,541 in 2004. The western county school districts grew by 42.6 percent. The continuing increase in public school enrollment reinforces the need to consider expanding college facilities for southern Ocean County and, perhaps, a western presence in the future.
Ocean County has 15 public high schools that serve as potential feeder schools for Ocean County College. One of these, New Egypt, just graduated its first class in the spring of 2003. As can be see in Table A-4, the proportion of June 2004 graduates who attend college varies considerably from a low of 64.3 percent for Manchester Regional to a high of 90.7 percent for Point Pleasant Beach High School. Overall, the college-going rate for Ocean County public high schools has increased slightly over the five-year period (2000-2004) from 72.7 percent to 78.8 percent.View Table A-3
Ocean County Public School Enrollments, 1994 - 2004
The number of Ocean County public school graduates who attended OCC in the year of their graduation from high school has increased from 25.9 percent to 27.0 percent (2003-2004). These rates vary from a low of 14.9 percent for New Egypt Regional graduates to a high of 30.2 percent for Manchester High School graduates.
Postsecondary Education Environment
Ocean County College has relatively little direct competition with other postsecondary institutions within its geographic service area. Only one other college, Georgian Court College, is located in Ocean County. As a four-year, private liberal arts college for women, Georgian Court is considerably different from OCC in both programs and costs to the student. Georgian Court currently enrolls 2046 undergraduates, with a tuition and fee charge of approximately $18,380 per year (24-36 credits). This is substantially higher than the current charge of $3,180 for a full-time OCC student per year (30 credits).
As previously shown in Table A-4, approximately 78 percent of the county high school graduates go on to college the following year. Furthermore, OCC attracts nearly 40 percent of those who do go on to college.
Demographic Summary
Ocean County has been among the fastest growing counties in New Jersey, and population projections both at the state and county levels indicate a continuous growth well into the future. Within Ocean County, growth has been uneven. Southern Ocean County municipalities have grown and are projected to continue the population growth at a faster rate than the northern county municipalities. The school districts providing elementary and secondary education for the county residents have also grown in a similar pattern.
The economic conditions in the county are in transition from being an economy almost totally dependent upon the tourism industry to one that supports a variety of employment opportunities in the construction, manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, and service industries. Tourism for the foreseeable future will still rank number one in terms of dollars generated; however, the Ocean County Planning Board envisions a more diversified economic future, not so totally dependent upon tourism.
Historical Development - The PastView Table A-4
Ocean County Public High Schools
Post Graduate Plans for College, Past Five Years
On May 14, 1962, New Jersey's Governor Richard J. Hughes signed the bill authorizing the establishment and operation of county colleges in the State of New Jersey. In accordance with the County College Act, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders authorized an in-depth feasibility study. The results of the study, published in April 1963, supported the need for a two-year community college in Ocean County, with a potential minimal enrollment of 900 full-time students at an estimated capital construction cost of $2,251,125. The original proposed site was located on Route 571 in Jackson Township but was later shifted to Dover Township. Dover Township was considered to be more geocentric to the Ocean County population centers of Lakewood, Toms River, Point Pleasant, and areas south. The following programs were to be considered:
(a) A two-year program in Liberal Arts-Sciences (transfer curriculum),
(b) A two-year program of Technical Education,
(c) A two-year program in General Business Administration, and
(d) A two-year program in Health Services.
The original feasibility study also recommended that the community college become a center for the various courses offered in first aid, fire prevention, and Red Cross work. Thus, the groundwork was established to fulfill the college's community education mission.
On November 5, 1963, the citizens of Ocean County approved the establishment of a two-year college in Ocean County; shortly thereafter, on January 15, 1964, the Board of Chosen Freeholders adopted a resolution that established Ocean County College as the first county college in the State of New Jersey. On March 4, 1964, the nine members of the Board of Trustees were appointed. The selection of the college's first president, the architect, and the campus site in Fall 1964 enabled the Board of Trustees and the administration to plan for the educational programs and the facilities to accommodate the projected 900 full-time students. Two years later, in the fall of 1966, the college first opened its doors in temporary facilities to 579 full-time and 400 part-time students. By the Spring Semester, construction had been completed and the campus buildings were available for classes. The enrollment grew that first Spring Semester to 668 full-time and 471 part-time students. By the next Fall Semester, the full-time enrollment grew to 1,120 students and part-time to 845 students. Thus, in the second year of operation, the college had already surpassed its original planned enrollment of 900 full-time students. Facilities were at a premium in those early days of Ocean County College, a condition that has continued throughout the college's history. The need for new facilities for an ever-growing student body continues today.
During the first fifteen years of operation, the college student enrollment increased every year with the exception of 1972 and 1976, when enrollment reached a plateau. From 1980 through 1985, the college's enrollment went up and down with relatively small variations. However, from 1985 through 1992, the total college enrollment increased by 51 percent. During the later years of the 1990's, the college experienced small decreases in its student populations, but in the early 2000s, enrollment experienced a sharp increase until 2004. Statistics have shown that the County population in the long term has positively affected OCC’s enrollment; therefore, OCC enrollment is expected to increase through 2010 along with the growing County population. Figure A-3 illustrates graphically the number of full-time and part-time students enrolled for the Fall Semester for the entire history of the college, 1966 through 2004.
In the face of the continuing expansion of the student body and increased educational offerings and student service activities, the college continues to expend every effort to maintain the high quality programs and services that resulted in its first accreditation by the Middles States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Higher Education.
View Figure A-3Ocean County College - The Present
Fall Semester FT and PT
Total Enrollment, 1966 to the Present
Academic Programs
Ocean County College offers three degrees, the Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree, the Associate in Science (A.S.) degree, and the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree. There are currently 2 A.A. degree programs, 10 A.S. degree programs, 11 A.A.S. degree programs, 15 Certificate of Proficiency programs (30-36 credits), and 9 Certificate of Completion programs (12-24 credits). Within the degree programs, there are many options, transfer tracks (joint admission programs with the New Jersey colleges), and areas of interest within the Liberal Arts program.
Table A-5
| Associate in Arts Degree (A.A.) General Education - General Select Department Health & Physical Education Humanities Mathematics Science Social Science Liberal Arts - General Option in Honors (Selective Admissions) Areas of Interest American Studies Elementary Education English Exercise Science/Sports Medicine Film Studies Fine Arts History Mathematics Modern Language Music Education Music Education - Piano Music Education - Vocal Political Science Print & Broadcast Journalism Psychology Science Biology Chemistry Physics Pre-environmental Science & Forestry Pre-chiropractic Social Studies Sociology Speech and Theatre Wellness and Health Promotion Women's Studies |
Associate in Science Degree (A.S.) Business Administration Computer Science Criminal Justice Engineering Concentrations in Electrical Engineering* Computer Engineering* Civil Engineering* Environmental Science General Education - General Options in Business Concentrations in Business Administration* Civil/Construction Engineering Technology Computer Science Concentration in Computer Science* Developmental Studies** Health and Physical Education Humanities Mathematics Pre-Histologic Technician** Pre-Medical Laboratory Technology** Pre-Nursing-Career Mobility** Pre-Nursing** Science Social Science Human Services Technician Option in Gerontology Teaching Assistant/Child Care |
| Associate in Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.) Administrative Office Management Allied Health Option in Surgical Technology Business Options in Accounting Banking-Finance Legal Assistant Management Marketing Marketing/Public Relations Computer Science Options in Networking Support Specialist Web Support Specialist |
Civil Engineering Technology
Building Construction Tech.-Transfer Building Construction Tech.-Career Concentration in Surveying Technology Fire Science Histology Nursing Print Broadcast Journalism Visual Communications Technology
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CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
| Certificate of Proficiency (30-36 credits) Accounting Administrative Office Mgmt./Word Processing AutoCAD Computer Information Systems Computer Science Construction Management Technology Criminal Justice Electrolysis Exercise Science Fire Science Hospitality/Food Service Interpreter Training Legal Assistant Networking Support Specialist Real Estate Retailing Small Business Management Surgical Technology* Teaching Assistant/Child Care Visual Communications Web Support Specialist *This certificate requires 49 credits |
Certificate of Completion (12-24 credits) AutoCAD Business Studies Computer Graphics Computer Information Gerontology Group Teacher Legal Secretary Networking Support Specialist Nurse Paralegal Teacher Aide Web Support Specialist |
The Students Served
The students who attend Ocean County College typify the American community college student. They are a microcosm of the Ocean County population, young and old, men and women, and are representative racially. The college truly serves Ocean County; 95 percent of the Fall 2002 student population were Ocean County residents. Only a very small proportion were from out-of-county (4 percent), and an even smaller proportion came from outside New Jersey (1 percent).
The full-time students are younger than the part-time students, with an average age of 20.9 years as compared with 29.1 years, respectively. The full-time students are primarily day students, and the part-time are primarily evening students although many students take courses both in the day and evening and many take classes at the college's off-campus sites. The substantial increase in student enrollment is beginning to place a strain on the availability of instructional space. The opening of the college Technology Building in Spring 2003 and the renovations anticipated in the Instructional Building the following year should help with the availability of instructional space. Nearly 10.6 percent of the total student credit hours are taken at off-campus sites each semester. For the Spring 2003 Semester, the college used fourteen off-campus sites in addition to its Manahawkin location, known as the Southern Education Center.
| Location |
Spring Credits |
| Brick Township High School | 863 |
| Central Regional High School | 92 |
| Christa McAuliffe Middle School |
570 |
| Lacey Township High School |
603 |
| Lakewood High School |
162 |
| Manchester Township Schools |
162 |
| New Egypt High School |
30 |
| Ocean County Voc. Tech TR (Mates Program) | 40 |
| Ocean County Voc. Tech TR |
144 |
| Pinelands Regional High School |
389 |
| Point Pleasant Boro High School | 507 |
| Southern Education Center |
3226 |
| Southern Regional High School |
340 |
| Stafford Township Schools |
51 |
| Toms River High School North |
168 |
| Toms River High School South |
54 |
Total |
7401 |
As previously presented in the description of the college's service area, Ocean County's population, according to the 2000 census data, was 93 percent Caucasian. The primary minority groups are African Americans and persons of Hispanic origin, which represents 3.0 percent and 5.0 percent of the population, respectively. Some of the county population identified themselves as having a Hispanic origin and of multiracial backgrounds. The Ocean County College student population has a slightly higher percentage of minority students. In the Fall 2002 Semester, 3.8 percent of the students were self-identified as African Americans and 6.1 percent were from Hispanic backgrounds. A large number of the college's Hispanic students identified themselves as Puerto Rican or Central/South American although the largest proportion was self-identified as Hispanic other than Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, or Central/South American.
Somewhat atypical of the community colleges nationally, the large majority (73 percent) of Ocean County College Fall 2002 full-time students were interested in transferring to other colleges in order to earn the baccalaureate degree and beyond. They were enrolled in the college's A.A. and A.S. degree programs. Nearly 43 percent of the part-time students are also matriculated as transfer students. The Ocean County College Fact Book provides detailed full-time and part-time student enrollments by curriculum for the past ten years. The largest single program is Liberal Arts - General, wherein 1,165 students were enrolled in Fall 2002. The number is actually 1,948 (24.0 percent of the student body) if all the Liberal Arts areas of interest are added together. General Education (with all its areas of interest) is the next largest program, with 1,577 declared majors. Business Administration with 503 students is the largest Associate in Science degree program, followed by Criminal Justice with 433 students. The Nursing Program is by far the single largest career program at Ocean County College. During the Fall 2002 Semester, 229 students were enrolled in the Nursing Program, with 647 waiting to get into the program identified as prospective nurses. In Fall 2002, 123 students were enrolled in certificate programs, a small portion of the total student body.
Student retention and graduation persistence are issues that have drawn greater interest in the past few years. The Ocean County College one-year student retention rate has averaged 64 percent over the last five years and increased to 68 percent FA 02. Students included in the retention group each Fall Semester are all first time (no prior college experience) and full-time (enrolled for 12 or more credits). The three-year to completion graduation rate has decreased somewhat over the last several years (from 22.8 percent to 19.7 percent). Updated information may be found in the OCC Fact Book (in print or on line).
The roles and responsibilities of all administrators are defined in the official position descriptions that are kept on file in the college's Human Resources Office. The college's organization, including administrative position titles and the names of individuals currently in the positions, is delineated in the organizational charts filed in the OCC Fact Book.
The total number of full-time employees remained the same between 1993 and 2002. In a similar fashion, the total student body decreased by 1.1 percent during the last ten years. The two areas of major growth in full-time employees were, first, other professionals, which increased by 67 percent, and, second, the administrative staff, with an increase of 13 percent over the ten-year period.
The Faculty
There have been changes in faculty demographic characteristics over the last ten years. The Ocean County College faculty may be grouped into two categories, full-time and part-time. Full-time teaching faculty are required by contract to teach 15 semester credit hours for each semester, or a maximum of 30 semester credit hours per academic year of two semesters. Non-teaching full-time faculty members include counselors and librarians and have different contractual requirements. Part-time (adjunct) faculty, where possible, are issued contracts in August for the ensuing academic year. Employment under an adjunct faculty contract to teach an assigned course(s) is contingent upon a sufficient number of students registering for said course(s). The number of adjunct faculty teaching each semester includes clinical instructors for the Nursing Program but does not include full-time administrators who teach on an overload basis as academic lecturers.
The number of full-time teaching faculty decreased from 121 in Fall 1993 to 112 in Fall 2002, with an increase in the number back to 121 in Fall 2003. The number of adjunct faculty increased over the same period from 247 to 270, or 9 percent. Female faculty members comprised 55 percent of the total full-time faculty in Fall 2003, as compared with 46 percent ten years ago. Male adjunct faculty members comprised 64 percent of the total in Fall 1993 which decreased to 59 percent 10 years later.
The racial/ethnic backgrounds of the college's full-time faculty are primarily Caucasian (94 percent), nearly identical to the proportion in the total Ocean County population. Three faculty are African Americans (2.7 percent), again nearly identical to the 2.6 percent African Americans in the county population. Only one full-time faculty member has a Hispanic ethnic background, 0.9 percent, as compared with a county population that is 3.2 percent Hispanic and a student body that is 3.3 percent Hispanic. Two of the faculty are Asians, 1.8 percent of the total faculty. The number of African American, Hispanic, and Asian adjunct faculty is relatively small and under-represents the proportions of ethnic/minorities in the student population. The college has made modest gains in the number of minority faculty added to the staff over the last ten years, increasing from five minority faculty members in 1993 to seven faculty in 2002. (See Exhibit G: OCC Fact Book, Table B-3 for further details.)
The proportion of teaching faculty who are tenured has averaged approximately 84 percent for the last ten years and currently stands at 84 percent. The proportion of tenured, male faculty is slightly higher than the proportion of tenured, female faculty. Much of this may be attributed to the turnover within the Department of Nursing that currently has all female faculty members. During the last ten years, the proportion of male faculty in the professor or associate professor ranks has increased from 65 to 73 percent. During the same ten-year period, the proportion of female faculty in the upper two ranks increased from 57 to 60 percent.
Institutional Context | Strategic Planning | Master Plan | Divisional Planning Documents | Summary
Copies of the Strategic Plan are available by request to Janet Hubbs, Assistant to the President for Institutional Effectiveness .
