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OCC Student Receives $7,000 Social Innovation Challenge Award to Support Kinship Caregivers
OCC mental health and social work student Lisa Bica Grodsky turns her passion into action with a new Oakland Livingston Human Services Agency respite care program for underserved caregivers.
Celebrating Pride at OCC
Oakland Community College (OCC) invites students, faculty, staff and community members to engage in Pride Month through educational programming that reflects the College’s commitment to academic freedom, critical inquiry and respectful dialogue.
OCC and Goodwill are Flipping the Script for Pontiac Residents
New eight-week pre-apprenticeship program helps participants jumpstart careers in the building trades.
From Humble Beginnings to Award-Winning Veterinary Scientist
OCC alumni's inspiring journey of perseverance and success.
New Accelerated Associate Business Degree at OCC
Bring focus to your Wednesday evenings with OCC’s “Dinner and Degree” program and earn a Business Management degree in just two years.
OCC Graduates “Light the Way Forward”
Graduates from Oakland Community College (OCC) rallied around the theme “Light the Way Forward” as they celebrated their dreams come true in front of nearly 6,000 family and friends at two “packed house” ceremonies.
Engineering a New Future: OCC Graduate Overcomes Language Barrier and Earns Degree
Mouhameth Ba’s accent tells the story of two worlds joined together by his hard-earned diploma from Oakland Community College.
Whoooo’s That? Meet the Student Behind OCC’s Talon
When Dominic Darbyshire enrolled at OCC, he never imagined that he would be making history as the face behind the College’s newest mascot in nearly 60 years.
Celebrating Culture, Heritage and Mental Health in May
Recognizing Jewish American Heritage; Asian-American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage; and Mental Health Awareness Month.
OCC Welcomes Elizabeth Klee, Chief Information Officer and Vice Chancellor for Information Technologies
Oakland Community College (OCC) has named Elizabeth Klee, Vice Chancellor for Information Technologies and Chief Information Officer, effective May 12.