Facts and Policies of Otero College
OJC Student Data
GENERAL INFORMATION
ENROLLMENT 2019 - 2020
- Overall Headcount and FTE
- Fall Headcount and FTE
- Tuition Residency Headcount and FTE
- Headcount by Full-Time/Part-Time Status and Degree-Seeking Type
- Enrollment by Student Demographics
RETENTION RATES 2019 - 2020
- Fall-to-Fall Retention by Full-Time/Part-Time Status: IPEDS Cohort
- Fall-to-Fall Retention by Student Demographics: IPEDS Cohort
- Fall-to-Fall Retention by Full-Time/Part-Time Status: All Students Cohort
- Fall-to-Fall Retention by Student Demographics: All Students
INSTRUCTION Instructional delivery methods information and credit hours taught by employment classification
COURSE PASS RATES overall and by student demographics
CREDENTIALS
- Total Credentials Awarded & Year-Over-Year Growth
- Degrees with Designation & Career Oriented Awards
- Credentials by Student Demographics
TRANSFERS
- Overall One-Year Transfer Counts & Rates
- One-Year Transfer Counts & Rates by Student Demographics
- Top Transfer Destinations
GRADUATION
- Overall Three-Year Graduation Rates: IPEDS Cohort
- Three-Year Graduation Rates by Student Demographics: IPEDS Cohort
- Overall Time to Degree & Credits to Degree
- Time to Degree & Credits to Degree
STUDENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Data still to be published includes:
Additional retention data
Archived Student Data
Report a Safety Concern or Incident
SP4-30a Student Behavioral Expectations & Responsibilities Policy & Procedure
Common Student Code of Conduct
Student Disciplinary Action
Student Right-to-Know & Policies
Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act
The Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990, (Title I of Public law 101-542) is a federal law that requires institutions of higher education receiving federal assistance to make available several key points of information. For more information on Student Right to Know select the links below:
- Accessibility Compliance Plan
- Admission Policies
- Admission Policies for International Students
- Campus Security & Safety (Clery Report)
- Campus Smoking & Tobacco Policy
- Completion and Transfer Rates for Athletes
- Computer Use Policy
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- FERPA Annual Notice & CCCS Template
- FERPA Authorization for Release of Records
- FERPA Brochure
- Public Information and Student Record Security
- Student Bill of Rights
- Students with Disabilities
- Student Email
- Vaccination Policies
- Web Accessibility Report
Otero Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan
- EDI Strategic Plan (845 Kb PDF)
Equity in Athletics Report
SP-31 - Student Grievance Procedure (also see Discrimination, Harassment & Sexual Misconduct section)
SP-60 Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct Resolution Process
Notice About the Use of Photographs, Video, and Recorded Media on Campus
Notice About Smoking, Vaping and the Use Tobacco on Campus
Privacy Policy
Academic Policies
Students are allowed some flexibility in planning the courses to be taken at Otero Junior College. A student’s vocational and academic educational objectives require careful planning. Students who change majors may take longer to graduate or may transfer with a loss of credit.
Students successfully completing either a prescribed Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree program at Otero Junior College will be able to transfer to a Colorado four-year college or university as a junior. The college maintains transfer agreements with Colorado colleges and universities to facilitate the transferability of its academic programs.
- Academic Integrity Violations
- Academic Renewal
- Active Duty Military
- Adding Dropping and Withdrawal
- Class Attendance
- Classification of Students and Course Load
- Alternative Credit Project™ & Prior Learning
- Financial Aid Repayment
- Grading and Scholastic Standards
- Graduation
- Transfer Agreement
- Guaranteed Transfer Courses and the 60+60 Agreement
- Mandatory Basic Skills Assessment and Placement
- Payment of Tuition and Fees
- Records and Transcript of Credits
- Repetition of Courses
- Residency Classification
- Tuition Refund and Repayment Policy
Gainful Employment Disclosure Information
- Gainful Employment Disclosure Full Report (804 kb pdf)
Individual Sections:
- Placement Rate (272 kb pdf)
- Completion Rate (272 kb pdf)
- Median Loan Debt (263 kb pdf)
The US Department of Education requires colleges to disclose a variety of information for any financial aid eligible program that "prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation". The information provided here is the best available to us but represents one year's data only, however, we hope that this information is helpful to our current students and to prospective students as they make their career and educational choices.
For specific information about gainful employment in the Career and Tech program you are interested in be sure to visit these pages:
- Agriculture Business Management (ABM)
- Community Health Worker
- Cosmetology, Esthetician, Hair Stylist, Nail Technician
- Crop Production
- Emergency Medical Technician
- Law Enforcement Academy
- Practical Nursing
If you have any questions regarding the data provided and what it means to you as a student, please feel free to contact OJC Student Services.