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Popular Motorcycle Safety Classes Rev Up at OCC
Do you hear that? Birds chirping, kids playing and a welcome vroom in the driveway as motorcycle engines warm up for spring. OCC is ready to help riders ensure their road and safety skills are tuned up with its popular series of beginner and experienced motorcycle classes on the College’s Auburn...
April is Diversity Month
Gain a greater appreciation for our differences and learn more to build an inclusive community for allOCC is celebrating April’s Diversity Month by offering events and resources that recognize and honor the diversity surrounding us all. Join us as we build a greater sense of belonging through...
Two OCC Students Named Semifinalists for Prestigious National Transfer Scholarship
Quantanik Norton of Pontiac and Hania Imran of Royal Oak have been selected as semifinalists for the Jack Kent Cooke (JKC) Foundation’s highly competitive Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. The Foundation awards community college students who have demonstrated exceptional academic ability,...
OCC Offers Several Programs for High School Students to Earn College Credit
Wouldn’t it be great to graduate from high school and have already earned college credits before graduating? Or, better yet, have earned a college degree? And at no cost to students and their families?These are several options to do just that at Oakland Community College through dual enrollment...
Open Education Resources
Faculty at OCC are helping students with the cost of college, reducing barriers and improving completion rates. How? By adopting Open Education Resources for their classes. From textbooks, videos and labs to course modules, assignments and assessments, Open Education Resources (OERs) encompass...
OCC Invites High School Seniors to Participate in National Signing Day Event April 20
Event Honors Students Who Commit to an OCC Technical or Public Safety Program for Fall 2023 SemesterNational signing day is filled with promise and opportunity. OCC is inviting area high school seniors to participate in a National Signing Day Thursday, April 20 and sign a “Letter of Intent”...
OCC Offers Educational Resources to Celebrate Women’s History Month
In celebration of national Women’s History Month, OCC is offering educational resources throughout March to celebrate inspirational women whose contributions have positively impacted our culture and community.Wild Women of Detroit - Part II | March 7, 2023 | 12 - 1 p.m. Detroit may have been...
OCC Theatre Presents “The Play That Goes Wrong,” March 16-24
“The Play That Goes Wrong” has been delighting and amusing audiences across the globe. A hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes, the play won Best New Comedy at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards.The curtain rises this month to local audiences at Oakland Community College’s...
OCC Summer and Fall Registration Open in March
Current and future OCC students, and guest students who will be home for the summer, can now register online for both summer and fall semester classes. Summer classes begin May 8 and fall semester begins August 28.Summer 2023 Class schedule available online: February 24 Priority registration (students...
OCC Foundation Receives $1.1 Million Bequest to Fund Student Scholarships
Donation is largest in OCC’s historyThanks to the generosity of two sisters, Oakland Community College students will soon have additional scholarship opportunities to support their educational goals and pursue their dreams for the future. The OCC Foundation received a bequest of approximately...