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OCC Chefs Offer Three Tasty Grilling Recipes for Labor Day Weekend Gatherings
The Labor Day Weekend is a great time to have an end-of-summer party and fire up the grill for some barbecue favorites. To help with your grilling menu, the chefs at the Oakland Community College’s Culinary Studies Institute are providing three grilling recipes to try: Grilled New York Strip Steak...
Participating in Clubs and Organizations Provides Many Benefits for Students
Talk to many community college students and they will say affordability, flexibility, value and small class sizes are attributes that make it attractive to enroll. Some, however, may hesitate to enroll in a community college due to the perceived lack of social activities available.That’s not the...
OCC Chancellor Peter Provenzano Named One of Crain’s “Notable Leaders in Higher Education”
OCC Chancellor Peter Provenzano has been named one of the “Notable Leaders in Higher Education” by Crain’s Detroit Business. This is the second Crain's award for Provenzano—his first was as Crain’s CFO of the Year awarded in 2012 for his leadership in the government sector.Crain’s recognizes...
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...