OC STEM Student Resources
We encourage you to review the OC STEM student resources below:
STEM Tutoring
Illumineers provide academic support embedded in math and science courses focused on illuminating the skills and capacity that OC learners carry with them everyday.
Khan Academy
A free learning resource that provides additional academic support.
STEM Internships
Professional learning experiences that offer meaningful, practical work related to a student’s field of study or career interest. Internships give students the opportunity for career exploration and development, and to learn new skills.
OC STEM Counseling
A STEM counselor can assist you with selecting your academic major, exploring transfer options, and developing a plan to achieve your educational goals.
Program Mapper
Program Mapper is an interactive visualization of OC's academic programs. Designed to help you choose your path to an Associate degree, certificate, transfer to a 4-year institution, or gain the skills you need to start your career. Program Mapper helps you find a field of study that will help you achieve your college goals in a reasonable timeframe.
Transferring into a STEM Major
Check out this transfer resource to learn more about STEM transfer requirements.
OC STEM Club Alliance
Check out the different OC STEM clubs on campus.
OC Maker Space
A maker space is a communal public workshop in which makers can work on small personal projects. Bring your own projects or play with our fun science and technology supplies. Tap into your creativity, experiment, build, and invent as you deeply engage in science, engineering, innovation, and tinkering.
OC is ME
Student workers serve as near peers and role models. They benefit from intentional professional learning that builds a sense of purpose and community while also fostering leadership, critical thinking, and communication skills.
OC is WE
A welcoming environment is what we all need to be able to root ourselves and thrive, especially on those days when the wind is in our face and not at our back. OC is a college that cares. Each effort of OC is WE puts caring into action.
OC STEM CIRCUIT
OC STEM CIRCUIT makes effort to articulate a learning progression for families and learners from eighth grade to college.
OC Teacher Pathway
OC STEM works closely with informal educators and OC students to connect them to an education career path. This may include supplemental authorizations in math and science.
Teacher Prep-STEM
The Teacher Prep Track supports young people with a passion for teaching to become STEM education leaders in their communities.
Snapshots
OC STEM students learn first hand about the work and environment of today’s STEM professionals by going out into the field and meeting them where work happens.