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Open Education Resources Helps OCC Students with Free Textbooks and Resources
More than 2,000 Students Benefit from Unique ProgramThe ongoing discussion about student loan debt and the cost of a college education focuses mostly on rising tuition rates. But for many students, the cost of textbooks is an additional financial burden that is often overlooked.Fortunately, a new...
Student Success Fund Matching Gift Challenge Exceeds Goal
Employees and sponsors help students in crisisAn OCC student no longer has to worry about sleeping in her car after receiving assistance through the Student Success Fund.The student, whose name is protected for privacy reasons, experienced an unexpected financial hardship and feared she would have...
OCC Hosts Virtual Job Fairs for Health Professions and Manufacturing Areas March 18
OCC’s Career Services is hosting two virtual Career Fairs to help connect local employers with potential job candidates in the Health Professions and the Engineering, Manufacturing and Industrial Technology (EMIT) areas as well as early workshops to help prepare attendees for greater success.According...
OCC Alumnus Co-Founds Several Non-Profits to Help Environment
When James Corcoran took Debra Rowe’s environmental classes more than 35 years ago, little did he know how much impact OCC’s faculty and one course would have on his life passion for charitable work.Corcoran completed his associate degree in liberal arts at OCC in 1987 and his bachelor’s degree...
The Heart of OCC – Employees recognized for commitment and service
OCC holds virtual event to honor employeesAl Mallast has left his mark on Oakland Community College – literally. The craftsman has painted everything from boiler pumps to basketball courts to nearly every single wall inside the buildings at the Highland Lakes Campus during his 45 years of working...
OCC Offers Free Tuition with Michigan Reconnect Program
Residents 25 and Older Can Earn Associate Degree or Skills Certificate to Improve Career, Earnings Opportunities Oakland Community College, in partnership with the Michigan Reconnect program, is offering free in-district tuition to qualifying Michigan residents who want to earn an associate degree...
OCC Names Andre Poplar Vice Chancellor of HR and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
New Executive to Lead College-Wide Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Priorities and Human Resources at Oakland Community CollegeOCC announces Andre Poplar will join the college’s executive team on Feb. 15, from his current role as executive director of labor relations and benefits at Detroit Public...
OCC Wins Regional Graphic Design Award for Excellence
College Shines at NCMPR for Award-Winning Popular Annual Financial ReportOCC’s Marketing and Communications team won a Silver Medallion Award for design excellence for the 2020 Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR). This is...
OCC Names 2020, 2021 Diversity Champions
Bill Konkolesky, Academic Support Center Paraprofessional, and Beverly Stanbrough, Dean of College Readiness, recognized by colleagues for their advocacy and leadershipEmbodies and serves as the conscience of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. Speaks out and is a doer whose actions speak...
OCC Launches New Program to Close Manufacturing Skills Gap
Learn about OCC’s Five-Week Pre-Apprenticeship Program at Upcoming Virtual Information SessionsA Pre-Apprenticeship program at Oakland Community College that helps prepare students to enter a career or apprenticeship in manufacturing will be the subject of three virtual information sessions offered...