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OCC Hosts Events Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Join OCC in celebrating the life and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the College’s Annual MLK Convocation and self-guided, educational Peace Walk.Beginning Monday, Jan. 10 and running thru Friday, Jan. 14, the indoor Peace Walk is available on all campuses and District Office. The week...
OCC Awarding Minimum of $400 Relief Money to Students Enrolled in Winter Semester
Additional $8 Million in Funds Available Free to Registered Winter Semester Students Oakland Community College will be giving a minimum of $400 for every student who registers for Winter 2022 semester, with many students qualifying for additional funds. The funds are provided through the Higher...
OCC Health Sciences Dean Receives Award of Excellence
During a time when it was needed most, Dr. Mary Miles demonstrated leadership, innovation and excellence in healthcare. Suddenly unable to place students in clinical settings with patients and onsite other experiences during the pandemic, OCC’s Dean for Health Sciences worked through barriers...
OCC Honors Lifelong Learner Gerald Clute
“The adventure of life is to learn,” wrote motivational writer William Arthur Ward.These words could not be truer for Oakland Community College alumnus Gerald Clute, who passed away October 17, 2021, at the age of 74 after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease.An OCC record breaker with...
OCC Budget and Financial Planning Earn National Award
The Government Finance Association has awarded OCC the GFOA’s coveted Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, the highest form of recognition in governmental budgeting, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021. The GFOA also awarded a Certificate of Recognition for Budget Preparation to the...
OCC HVAC Student Earns Industry Head of the Class Award
Rafi Sony’s incredible sheet-metal design skills have earned him the Head of the Class Award and a tool kit from Malco Products. Malco is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of “tools of the trade” for Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning professionals.Each school year, Malco...
OCC Celebrates Opening of New Science, Computer Science Building on Auburn Hills Campus
More than 81,000 square feet of new and renovated space features high-tech labs, flexible classrooms and collaborative spacesUnderstanding more about how things work, testing theories and assumptions, and solving problems with an open mind are the hallmarks of a great scientist. These marks are...
POSTPONED: New Date to be Announced in Winter Semester for OCC’s Production of “You Make My Frame Shake,” Dec. 9-10
Due to illness and an over-abundance of caution, the Dec. 9 and 10 performance of “You Make My Frame Shake” is postponed until Winter semester. A new date will be announced in January. Stay tuned!New Theatre Director says Show has “Something for Everyone”What do you get when you combine...
OCC Reaches for the Stars and Beyond with New eVscope
A view to the universe with new and exciting discoveries just became reality for Oakland Community College astronomy students. OCC, which is part of the NASA Community College Network, is one of 25 community colleges across the country and the only community college in Michigan to receive an eVscope,...