The Oberlin Student Cooperative Association (OSCA) is a $2.7 million dollar non-profit corporation that feeds 640 and houses 174 Oberlin College students. It is located in the town of Oberlin, Ohio, and is independent from but closely tied to Oberlin College. OSCA is the second-largest student cooperative in North America. It has the largest per-capita of any student co-op, considering that Oberlin College has approximately 2900 students.
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