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Albanian Native Accomplishes Educational Dream
Raised in Vrakë, a small village in northwest Albania, Klea Noskey was part of a culture where girls rarely advanced beyond middle school and expected to marry young and raise a family. Noskey had different aspirations.After graduating Albanian high school, Noskey moved alone to Michigan to live...
OCC Students, Employees, Community Invited to Royal Oak Beam Signing
Celebrating Progress on OCC’s Royal Oak Campus Expansion and Culinary Studies InstituteThe OCC community is invited to stop by the College’s Royal Oak campus to mark the construction progress of the College’s new Culinary Studies Institute facility at a Beam Signing event. Community members,...
Scholarships, State-Funding Options Make Community College Even More Affordable
Statistics Dispel Myths about Value of College DegreeThe start of August means fall semester is right around the corner. For the thousands of students who attend Oakland Community College (OCC), classes begin in person and online Aug. 28. While there is still time to register for classes, students...
OCC Offers Youth Discovery Camp Focusing on Technology Innovation Aug. 7-11
OCC is offering a new Youth Career Discovery Camp Aug. 7 to 11 to introduce middle-school children to technical innovation. This five-day camp is designed to help children aged 10-14 years old explore career pathways and develop their skills in areas such as iOS app development, cyber security,...
OCC Places First in the Midwest and Second in the Nation in Math League Competition
When it comes to solving math problems Oakland Community College is moving on up and the results are impressive.OCC’s team of 235 math students earned the top spot in the Midwest region and second in the nation in the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student...
OCC Holds Information Sessions on Michigan Reconnect Free Tuition Opportunities
Since its launch in Feb. 2021, the Michigan Reconnect program has seen more than 18,000 participants return to college to begin or finish their degree, including more than 3,100 OCC students. The program is designed for adults, age 25 or older, with free tuition and support toward completion of...
OCC Alum Heads to D.C. as Legislative Aide
As a student in Brazil, Agatha Pinheiro says her dream to improve society was sparked at a young age. Taking classes such as history and sociology made her realize that getting involved in politics would be her path to working to fight for a better society.“I’ve always been interested in social...
US Department of Labor Adds OCC to its National Apprenticeship Ambassador Network
OCC has provided student and workforce apprenticeship opportunities for many years. With hard work and proven success, the College has added “Apprenticeship Ambassador” and a national network to its toolkit as it joins the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Apprenticeship (OA), in...
OCC Continues DIA’s Inside|Out Program with 15 New Art Reproductions
High-quality reproductions from DIA collection on display, May through October 2023OCC continues its DIA partnership with the art museum’s popular Inside|Out program. The College is displaying 15 new high-quality reproductions replacing the reproductions formerly featured on its campuses this...
OCC Board of Trustees Names 2023 Audit Committee
Two new community members join seven-member teamOakland Community College (OCC)’s Board of Trustees has approved two new community members – Kathy Abela, Royal Oak resident and executive director, finance and operations at Royal Oak Schools, and Steve Mackey, Rochester resident and Oakland University...