Orange Coast College maintains membership with the following organizations:

• Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
• Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND)
• Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC)
• American Association for State and Local History
• American Association of Community Colleges
• American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC)
• American College Dance Festival Association (ACDFA)
• American College Health Association (ACHA)
• American Culinary Federation Educational Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC)
• American Culinary Federation Foundation (ACFF)
• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• American Institute of Graphic Designers (AIGA)
• American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• Association for Computer-Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)
• Association for Robots in Architecture 
• Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors
• Association of Collegiate Educators in Radiologic Technology (ACERT)
• Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA)
• Association of Community and Continuing Education Membership
• Association of Core Texts and Courses
• Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (ANFP)
• Board of Registered Nurses
• California Association of Community College Registrars & Admissions Officers (CACCRAO)
• California Community College Association for Occupational Education (CCCAOE)
• California Community College Student Services Officers Association (CCCSSOA)
• California Community College Student Affairs Association (CCCSAA)
• California Community College Student Services Association
• California Community College Student Financial Aid Administrators and Officers Association
• California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers (CCCCIO)
• California Community Colleges Mental Health and Wellness Association (CCCMHWA)
• California Council of Cultural Centers in Higher Education (CaCCCHE)
• California State Department of Public Health, Radiologic Health Branch (CDPH-RHB)
• Chief Student Services Officer Association
• Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Program (CAAHEP)
• Commission on Accreditation for Polysomnographic Technologist Education (CoA-PSG)
• Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC)
• Committee on Accreditation for Education in Neurodiagnostic Technology (CoA-NDT)
• Community College Association of MESA Directors (CCAMD)
• Community College Public Relations Organization (CCPRO)
• Council of International Schools (CIS)
• Digistar User's Group (DUG)
• EMT Training Program and Continuing Ed Provider Certification
• Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA)
• Honors Transfer Council of California
• International Association for College Admission Counseling (IACAC)
• International Planetarium Society (IPS)
• Institute of International Education (IIE) Learning Resources Network
• Joint Review Commission on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS)
• Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology (JRC-CVT)
• Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT)
• Mountain Pacific Association of Colleges and Employers (MPACE)
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators
• National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
• National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE)
• National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
• National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA)
• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
• National Association of Veterans Program Administrators (NAVPA)
• National Collegiate Honors Council
• National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR)
• Pacific Planetarium Association (PPA)
• Public Relations Society of America
• Real College California Coalition
• Research and Planning Group
• Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)
• Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
• South Coast Higher Education Council (SCHEC)
• Southern California Higher Education Council (SCHEC)
• Southern California Intersegmental Articulation Council (SCIAC)
• Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA)
• Trash for Teaching (T4T)
• US Powerboating
• US Sailing
• Western Association of College Admission Counseling (WACAC)
• Western Regional Honors Council
• Western Association of Student Employment Administrators (WASEA)