Student Outcomes
Pursuant to the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008, Oakland Community College must make available to the public the following information:
Student Profile
Oakland Community College must make available to current and prospective students the following information about student body diversity, including the percentage of enrolled, full-time students who are male, female, self-identified member of a major racial or ethnic group, and receive a Federal Pell Grant.
For the Fall 2021 incoming full-time students (12+ credits) the information is as follows:
| Gender | N | % |
| Female | 1,641 | 49.6% |
| Male | 1,665 | 50.4% |
| Ethnicity | N | % |
| White | 1,981 | 59.9% |
| Black | 462 | 14.0% |
| Asian | 109 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 184 | 5.6% |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 9 | 0.3% |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 133 | 4.0% |
| Unknown / Unreported | 134 | 4.0% |
| Non Resident Alien | 285 | 8.6% |
Federal Pell Grant Recipients:
977 (30%)
Student Job Placement Rates
Data Source: Graduate Follow-Up Survey/Leaver Survey
Job Placement Rates:
- 64.3% of students enrolled in career-related (occupational) programs during academic
year 2019-20 who graduated or no longer enrolled in any CTE programs during academic
year 2020-21 reported being employed 6 months after they graduated or left.
- 62.2% from career-related (occupational) associate programs
- 70.1% from career-related (occupational) certificate or certificate of achievement programs
How job placement rates are calculated:
Job Placement Rate = Number of graduates/leavers who reported being employed / (Total number of graduates/leavers responding to employment status question - Number of graduates who reported they were not employed but they were not looking for employment)
Completion/Graduation And Transfer Rates
Oakland Community College must make available, on an annual basis, the completion/graduation and transfer rates of certificate-or-degree-seeking, first-time, full-time undergraduate students. The data are to be available by July 1 of each year for the most recent cohort that has had 150% of normal time for completion by August 31 of the prior year.
For the most recent cohort, the students who began their studies in Fall 2018, the completion/graduation rate within 150% time of normal time is 14.9%, and the transfer rate within 150% of normal time is 26.4%. Below is the disaggregated graduation rate and transfer rate within 150% of normal time for the same cohort.
| Gender | Graduation Rate | Transfer Rate |
| Female | 17.1% | 25.3% |
| Male | 13.3% | 27.2% |
| Ethnicity | Graduation Rate | Transfer Rate |
| White | 15.3% | 28.6% |
| Black | 10.3% | 15.9% |
| Asian | 15.6% | 37.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12.5% | 27.5% |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 25.0% |
| Two or More Races | 13.2% | 28.9% |
| Unknown/Unreported | 18.8% | 28.1% |
| Non Resident Alien | 21.1% | 21.1% |
| Graduation Rate | |
| Federal Pell Grant Recipients | 27.8% |
Retention Rate
Oakland Community College must make available to current and prospective students the retention rate of certificate-or-degree-seeking, first-time, undergraduate students.
The percentage of first-time, full-time students who began in Fall 2020 and returned in Fall 2021 is 54%.
Contact Information
Oakland Community College
2900 Featherstone Road
Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326
Phone: (248) 341-2200