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Breaking Financial Barriers
A Fresh Look at Options Available to Help Pay for College Think scholarships and financial aid are only for new or traditional college-age students? Think again! Many adult students–a.k.a. those with a bit of life experience under their belt–also need financial assistance to help fund their...
Faculty Member Earns Cool Certification in Hot Field
OCC faculty member Robert Featherstone not only met but exceeded the stringent requirements to become one of only three Michigan Certified Master Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) Educators. Instructors who earn the title have proven they have expert knowledge to prepare...
Beau Everitt Named Academic Dean of EMIT
Beau Everitt of Oxford has been named OCC’s academic dean of engineering, manufacturing and industrial technology (EMIT) from his previous position as machine tool technology faculty. He replaces Jolene J. Chapman, who was recently promoted to an associate provost post. In his new position,...
Classes in Heavy Equipment Repair Technician Program Start Aug. 29
Certificate and associate degree courses provide the knowledge needed to be a repair technician in growing industryIf you like the idea of fixing heavy-duty machinery like road excavators, bulldozers, pavers and giant cranes, two new classes in OCC's new Heavy Equipment Repair program are being...
OCC and Wayne State University Create New Pathways and Expand Degree Access for Transfer Students
OCC has partnered with Wayne State University to simplify transferring credits for OCC students by creating more access and removing barriers to obtaining a four-year degree. The two institutions signed the new Transfer Pathway agreement during a special ceremony at WSU. Under the agreement, OCC...
OCC Alum Surprised with Nursing Pin at Daughter’s Graduation 22 Years Later
Kathleen Lehman graduated from OCC in 2000 with everything she needed for her nursing degree, except her pin. At the time, she was raising several children and could not afford one. On June 26, 22 years later, during her daughter’s Surgical Technology graduation at OCC’s Southfield Campus, Chancellor...
OCC’s Claude Townsend Honored with State-Wide Outstanding Faculty Award
The Michigan Community College Association recognized Oakland Community College Automobile Servicing instructor Claude Townsend with its 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award at their summer conference. Townsend joined OCC in 2016 charged with recalibrating and rejuvenating the Automobile Servicing...
Dean of Public Services Schooled in Putting out Fires
Six months, two nights a week and every other Saturday. Climbing stairs and ladders, carrying up to 100 pounds of gear, going into flashovers upwards of 1,000 degrees and lugging hose. Nightly homework and weekly tests. That was what OCC’s Academic Dean of Public Services David Ceci did as a...
OCC Partners with Oakland County to Help Residents Navigate Career and Education Opportunities
Oakland County, in partnership with several regional educational institutions and community organizations, launched a new effort today to help Oakland County residents obtain a post-secondary degree or certification.Partners include Oakland County Michigan Works!, Oakland Community College, Oakland...
OCC Awarded Distinguished Respiratory Therapy Award
National award recognizes OCC's Respiratory Therapy program success in inspiring its graduates to achieve their highest educational and professional aspirations Oakland Community College’s (OCC) Respiratory Therapy program is among a select group recognized by the national Commission on Accreditation...