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OCC Honors Lifelong Learner Gerald Clute
“The adventure of life is to learn,” wrote motivational writer William Arthur Ward.These words could not be truer for Oakland Community College alumnus Gerald Clute, who passed away October 17, 2021, at the age of 74 after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease.An OCC record breaker with...
OCC HVAC Student Earns Industry Head of the Class Award
Rafi Sony’s incredible sheet-metal design skills have earned him the Head of the Class Award and a tool kit from Malco Products. Malco is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of “tools of the trade” for Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning professionals.Each school year, Malco...
OCC Celebrates Opening of New Science, Computer Science Building on Auburn Hills Campus
More than 81,000 square feet of new and renovated space features high-tech labs, flexible classrooms and collaborative spacesUnderstanding more about how things work, testing theories and assumptions, and solving problems with an open mind are the hallmarks of a great scientist. These marks are...
POSTPONED: New Date to be Announced in Winter Semester for OCC’s Production of “You Make My Frame Shake,” Dec. 9-10
Due to illness and an over-abundance of caution, the Dec. 9 and 10 performance of “You Make My Frame Shake” is postponed until Winter semester. A new date will be announced in January. Stay tuned!New Theatre Director says Show has “Something for Everyone”What do you get when you combine...
OCC Reaches for the Stars and Beyond with New eVscope
A view to the universe with new and exciting discoveries just became reality for Oakland Community College astronomy students. OCC, which is part of the NASA Community College Network, is one of 25 community colleges across the country and the only community college in Michigan to receive an eVscope,...
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...