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OCC Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
“Latinos: Driving Prosperity, Power, and Progress in America.” This is the theme of the 2023 annual Hispanic Heritage Month, centered around the history and culture of Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.Enacted into law in 1988 and celebrated nationally from September...
OCC Chancellor Serves as Honorary Dignitary at Michigan EV Jobs Academy Auto Show Event
Industry stakeholders and the public invited to Sept. 14 event spotlighting opportunities in Michigan’s electric vehicle and mobility industryOakland Community College Chancellor Peter Provenzano will represent the College as an Honorary Dignitary at the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic...
OCC’s Paralegal Program Ranked #1 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
Michigan Lawyers Weekly recently conducted its annual reader ranking survey and again named Oakland Community College’s Paralegal program first in the publication’s education category for the second straight year. The publication provides readers with its annual lists of leading businesses...
ESL Program Paves Way for Alum to Pursue His Dream of Becoming a Doctor
Oakland Community College alum Laith Arabi, who moved from Syria in 2011, vividly remembers his first trip to OCC that same year.The weather was chilly and snowy that day, and his uncle accompanied him to meet an admissions counselor at the Orchard Ridge Campus. “While on our way, my uncle...
OCC Receives Two National Awards for Financial Reporting for Eighth Consecutive Year
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has once again recognized Oakland Community College (OCC) for its excellence in financial reporting—one of only two community colleges in Michigan to earn this distinguished recognition.OCC received two top awards: a Certificate of Achievement...
OCC Chefs Offer Three Tasty Grilling Recipes for Labor Day Weekend Gatherings
The Labor Day Weekend is a great time to have an end-of-summer party and fire up the grill for some barbecue favorites. To help with your grilling menu, the chefs at the Oakland Community College’s Culinary Studies Institute are providing three grilling recipes to try: Grilled New York Strip Steak...
Participating in Clubs and Organizations Provides Many Benefits for Students
Talk to many community college students and they will say affordability, flexibility, value and small class sizes are attributes that make it attractive to enroll. Some, however, may hesitate to enroll in a community college due to the perceived lack of social activities available.That’s not the...
OCC Chancellor Peter Provenzano Named One of Crain’s “Notable Leaders in Higher Education”
OCC Chancellor Peter Provenzano has been named one of the “Notable Leaders in Higher Education” by Crain’s Detroit Business. This is the second Crain's award for Provenzano—his first was as Crain’s CFO of the Year awarded in 2012 for his leadership in the government sector.Crain’s recognizes...
Albanian Native Accomplishes Educational Dream
Raised in Vrakë, a small village in northwest Albania, Klea Noskey was part of a culture where girls rarely advanced beyond middle school and expected to marry young and raise a family. Noskey had different aspirations.After graduating Albanian high school, Noskey moved alone to Michigan to live...
OCC Students, Employees, Community Invited to Royal Oak Beam Signing
Celebrating Progress on OCC’s Royal Oak Campus Expansion and Culinary Studies InstituteThe OCC community is invited to stop by the College’s Royal Oak campus to mark the construction progress of the College’s new Culinary Studies Institute facility at a Beam Signing event. Community members,...