OCC Fast Facts
One of Michigan’s largest multi-campus community college and top transfer institution in the state with over 80 degrees and certificates programs, including nearly 20 fully online degree and certificate options, including mental health/social work and health care administration.
The College provides academic, career training and enriching experiences, designed to empower students to reach their potential and enhance our community. More than 1 million students have enrolled in the College since it opened in 1965. A seven-person Board of Trustees governs OCC. Board members are elected on a non-partisan, at-large basis, serve as volunteers and are not paid.
Mission statement: OCC is committed to empowering our students to succeed and advancing our community.
- Founded: 1964
- Chancellor: Peter M. Provenzano
- Fully Accredited: Higher Learning Commission
- Semesters: Fall, Winter, Summer
- Clubs and Organization: 20+
- Greek Life: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Fall 2025 Enrollment: 16,125
- Full time (>12 credits) 27%
- Part time (<12 credits) 73%
- About 40% of students receive scholarships and grants
- Nearly 19% are first in their family to attend college
Gender
- Female: 55%
- Male: 35%
- Other/Undisclosed: 10%
Age
- <18: 8%
- 18-24: 55%
- 25-39: 27%
- 40-49: 6%
- 50+: 4%
- Average age: 24
Race/Ethnicity
- Caucasian: 46%
- African American: 21%
- Asian: 3%
- Hispanic: 6%
- Multi-racial: 5%
- Other/Unknown: 19%
Geographic Distribution
- Oakland County: 81%
- Southeast Michigan (7 counties): 91%
- Michigan: 99%
- International: 3%
80+ programs
Degrees and Certificates awarded
Top Transfer Institution in Michigan
Top Programs
- Business & Information Technology
- Communication, Arts, and Humanities
- Nursing and Health Professions
- Social Science
- Mathematics, Natural and Life Sciences
- Engineering, Manufacturing and Industrial Technologies
- Public Services
- Learning Resources
Top Degrees
- Associate of Applied Science
- General Studies
- Associate of Arts
- Associate of Business Administration
Expert Faculty and Class Size
- Full-time faculty: 239
- Maximum class size: 30
- Average class size: 21.5
Total operating budget (FY 24/25): $160M
Revenue: Property Taxes 56% | Tuition and Fees 26% | State Appropriations 14% | Other 4%
Expenses: Instruction 37% | |Academic Support 15% | Students Services 10% | Institutional Support 14% | Information Technology 9% | Physical Plant Operations 14% | Other 1%
Contact Hour (beginning Fall 2025)
Resident: $115.00 / billable contact hour
Non Resident: $217.00 / billable contact hour
| Living w/Parent - In-District | Full time | 3/4 time | 1/2 time | Less than Half time |
| Tuition & Fees (Actual) | $3,220 | $2,520 | $1,840 | $1,140 |
| Books & Supplies | $2,000 | $1,510 | $1,110 | $520 |
Average cost of books and supplies:
- Full time student, in district: $2,000
- Part time student, in district: $1,046
- Honored over 2,100 graduates at Commencement in 2025
- Awarded Gold Status by Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
- Oakland Fire Academy is only nationally and internationally accredited program in Michigan
- Michigan’s largest regional Police and Fire Academies, and the state’s only Part-time Police Academy, community college 911 Dispatch Academy and regional Police K-9 Academy.
- Michigan's top college for awarding industry-endorsed NC3 certificates in skilled trades
- One of the first accredited Sign Language Interpreter associate degree programs in the U.S. and only accredited program in Michigan
- Respiratory Therapy Program distinguished nationally for credentialing success by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
Students by numbers
- Credit hours taken in 2022-2023: 286,749
- Unduplicated head count in 2024-25: 24,974
- Degrees and certificates awarded in 2022-2023:
- Certificate of Achievement: 396
- Certificates: 451
- Degrees: 1,776
Facilities by the numbers
- 400+ classrooms on 5 campuses
- 500+ acres
- Nearly 2.2 million square feet in facilities
Most popular programs by the numbers
- Arts, Sciences, General Studies and Communication: 37.5%
- Health Sciences: 22.2%
- Business, Management, Marketing and Technology: 22%
- Human Services: 10.5%
- Engineering/Manufacturing and Industrial Technology: 7.8%
Top 10 4-Year Transfer Institutions
- Oakland University
- Wayne State University
- University of Michigan
- Michigan State University
- University of Michigan Flint
- Eastern Michigan University
- University of Michigan Dearborn
- Central Michigan University
- Grand Valley State University
- Walsh College
Contact Information
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