Press Releases and News
For more information on OCC, resources, and contact information, please visit our News Media Resources page.
“Policing Today” Panel Addresses Racial Justice within the Criminal Justice System
OCC’s Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice invites students, employees and community to join them for this online evening sessionWhat is it like being a person of color working within the criminal justice system? What are the disparate dangers Black and Brown people face in law enforcement...
700 Youth, 17 School Districts Explore Future in Manufacturing
From the country’s epicenter of advanced manufacturing, Oakland County’s Department of Economic Development, Oakland Community College, Oakland County MichiganWorks! and Oakland Schools partnered together to connect students and future employers at Manufacturing Day 2022. The event provided...
OCC Offers New Community Culinary, Health and Wellness Classes
Oakland Community College is featuring a series of new culinary, health and wellness classes for the community this fall. As part of its growing Continuing Education program, the series features opportunities to learn how to save on food, assemble a traditional dish, and learn to manage mental and...
Stretching Your Food Budget When Grocery Shopping
OCC Low-Cost Community Class Showcases Delicious, Healthy Choices and Trip to Grocery StoreWith inflation and rising grocery prices, it can be hard to stretch your food budget and eat healthy at the same time. An unusual class featuring an Oakland Community College culinary expert and Henry Ford...
OCC’s Cam Berrier Secures American Welding Society Educator Award
A mentor, an inspiration, the kind of teacher that turns a spark of interest into a flame. These are a few examples that students and colleagues have described for Oakland Community College Welding/Fabrication Faculty Cameron Berrier.His exceptional achievements have recently been recognized by...
OCC Foundation Receives $10,000 to Establish Novi Police and Fire Scholarship
Scholarship provides two scholarships for Novi residents to attend Police and Fire AcademiesThe Novi Police and Fire Benevolent Association (NPFBA) has contributed $10,000 to the OCC Foundation to establish two scholarships for Novi residents to attend the College’s Police and Fire Academies....
OCC Receives Award for Popular Annual Financial Report
For the fourth consecutive year the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) has recognized OCC’s outstanding financial reporting with an Award for Outstanding Achievement for the College’s Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR). The College also recently received a Certificate of Achievement...
OCC Student Awarded U.S. State Department Critical Language Scholarship
Returning adult student acquires funding and opportunity to learn languages essential to the United States’ engagement with the world After 20 years, Rosiland Townes returned to college to obtain an associate degree in global studies at Oakland Community College. Along the way, she was selected...
Garden Party Sponsors, Donors Grow Student Careers Through Scholarship Fund
When Kate Setzke decided to return to college after her divorce to become a diagnostic medical sonographer, it was a struggle. The demands of classes and hands-on clinical training, along with caring for her young child, made it impossible for her to continue working.With the help of The Garden...
OCC’s New Faculty Academy Provides Support, Connections for Education Excellence
“As a new faculty member, I don’t feel so new due to OCC’s outstanding support for us. It simply feels like home.”This quote from new Spanish language faculty member Roxana Zuniga sums up the positive outcome she and 13 of her colleagues experienced participating in OCC’s New Faculty Academy.According...