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New Pre-Engineering Associate Degree Program Launches Fall Semester
Program Offers Expanded Engineering Academic Foundation for Transfer or to Enter Workforce as an Engineering Technician Upon CompletionOakland Community College is launching a pre-engineering Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree this fall that enables students to earn almost half of the required...
OCC Continues DIA’s Inside|Out program
Expands collection to 18 reproductions with three new pieces added to Royal Oak campus The fall semester at OCC will again feature the energy of students filled with the passion to learn and reach their academic goals. And along with the hustle and bustle on the College’s five campuses will be...
Experienced Diversity Champion Joins OCC
Kristina Marshall Named Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and JusticeKristina M. Marshall, a champion of diversity and inclusion initiatives, has been hired as Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) at Oakland Community College (OCC). She brings a wealth of experience...
OCC Board Chair Pam Jackson Spotlighted in EMU Magazine
This article from Velocity magazine is reposted with permission from Eastern Michigan University.If there’s such a thing as a modern renaissance woman, you’d have a hard time finding a better example than Pam Jackson (MA80, MS00).At the high school, collegiate and university levels, Jackson...
Robotics Technician Training Program Provides New Career Opportunities
This article courtesy of Oakland CountyUnemployed or underemployed persons interested in pursuing a new post-pandemic career in the robotics industry are invited to apply for a spot in an upcoming training program for programmable logic controller (PLC) and robotics technicians, both of which are...
Journey to Success: Empowering Student with Disabilities
Google ‘secrets to success for college students with disabilities’ and you’ll get ‘about 77 million results.’ But if you ask one OCC alum, he’ll narrow down the answer as he shares his own journey to pursue a college education.As a baby, born in Melbourne, Australia, Nicholas Ritchie’s...
‘It’s Never Too Late’: Retiree is the First to Graduate in Her Family
After 45 years of taking classes on and off at OCC while working and raising her daughter, Carol Ridings decided she wanted to get her associates degree. The 68-year-old woman asked herself, how hard could it be? After all, her grandmother got her GED when she was 80 years old. Turns out it actually...
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Awards Grants to Nine Community Colleges
OCC among top five awarded up to $150,000 to improve completion rates among Future for Frontliners, Reconnect studentsTaking the leap to continue education is not easy for some, and adult learners often face unique barriers to graduate, which is why the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic...
DEI at OCC, Pride Month Insights and Resources
Spectrum Club Offers Support and Welcoming Environment for LGBTQIA+ StudentsAfter beginning college at age 16, including a semester at Harvard, Joseph Paul Javier lived with an aunt in the Philippines, where he enjoyed a 15-year career in radio, TV, public relations and journalism.Severe nerve damage...
OCC Celebrates Class of 2021 Graduates
A Class Like No Other Leads the Way for a Celebration of Equal ProportionAfter a year like no other, which featured Oakland Community College’s first-ever, all-online year of learning, OCC celebrated its Class of 2021 graduates’ great achievement with a virtual commencement. This was the second...