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Learn about OCC’s Five-Week Pre-Apprenticeship Program, Online Nov. 17
Oakland Community College is offering a no-cost, Pre-Apprenticeship program that helps students prepare for apprenticeship or fast track their entry into manufacturing careers. A free information session on the program will be held online, Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. The session will discuss...
OCC Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week with Two Virtual Events
In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week Nov. 15-21, OCC is hosting two events on Nov. 17 and Nov. 18 to highlight the benefits of Registered Apprenticeships to help address area businesses workforce challenges while providing students with a pathway to in-demand skilled-trades careers. “We...
OCC Winter Registration Begins Oct. 28
Priority Registration for Current Students Starts Oct. 25; Winter Semester Classes Begin Jan. 10, 2022It’s time to go winter shopping for classes at OCC, as the opening of winter semester registration begins Oct. 27 running through Jan. 9, 2022. Similar to the frenzy of early holiday shopping,...
OCC Raider Athletic Experience Results in Success in Sports and in Classroom
Ask current and past students what they love about Oakland Community College and you will often hear the benefits of great instructors, small class sizes, low tuition and the opportunity to build a solid foundation to start a career or continue academic endeavors. For Amber Shayler, OCC offered...
OCC Reopens Restaurants
OCC Culinary Institute Reopens Restaurants, Plans Three Culinary Events at Orchard Ridge Campus This FallAfter more than a year of closures and cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OCC’s restaurants and culinary events on the college’s Orchard Ridge campus are back in business.“Our...
OCC Automobile Servicing Faculty Member Receives Prestigious Statewide Recognition
“Exemplary dedication and commitment to occupational education.”According to colleagues, students and industry partners, that sums up the day-to-day passion that OCC’s Claude Townsend displays as a faculty member in the College’s Automobile Servicing program. It is also the criteria that...
OCC Partners with Oakland County Michigan Works! to Host Annual Manufacturing Day Event
Oakland County Michigan Works! is hosting its seventh annual Manufacturing Day on Friday, October 1 with 1,000 high school students participating in live, online tours with professionals from 10 local advanced manufacturing companies.Oakland County Michigan Works! partners with Oakland County, Oakland...
OCC Hosts First Lady, Education Secretary as Last Stop in Return to School Road Trip
OCC shined brightly in the national spotlight as First Lady Dr. Jill Biden joined U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona and Congressman Andy Levin (MI-9th district) at the College’s Royal Oak campus on Friday, Sept. 24. The visit anchored Cardona’s weeklong Return to School Road Trip...
OCC Upgrades Equipment, Donates Desks to Young Learners
Students at Marion Law Academy will have new desks to start the school year thanks to Oakland Community College and the Marilyn Violet Foundation (MVF).OCC Board of Trustees Chair Pamela Jackson and her daughter, Melissa Jackson, organized the donation through the Foundation, a non-profit dedicated...
National Champion in Horse Showmanship Applies Skills as Auto Design Student
OCC automotive design student, Bailey McCaffrey, considers herself to be a technical person who enjoys challenges. Competition, showcasing top advantages and hard work have led her to numerous championship titles, dually applied as she works toward a career in automotive design engineering.McCaffrey,...