<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/press-releases/2026/emergency_services_name_change_2026.html" dsn="news"><title>A New Name Signals an Expanded Vision for OCC Emergency Services Academy </title><pubDate>05/06/2026 02:19:40 PM</pubDate><author/><image><img src="/news/press-releases/images/new_emergency_services_academy.webp" alt="Emergency Services Academy"/></image><caption>A rendering of one of the new Emergency Services Academy facilities on the Auburn Hills campus.  The new training facilities are anticipated to be open in early 2028. </caption><image-toggle>true</image-toggle><teaser>Oakland Community College is advancing emergency services education with the evolution of its Emergency Services Academy—an updated name that reflects the scope, scale and future of Michigan’s premier first-responder training programs.</teaser><tags><tag>Auburn Hills</tag><tag>Emergency Services</tag><tag>Fire Academy</tag><tag>Police Academy</tag><tag>Southfield</tag></tags><description>Oakland Community College is advancing emergency services education with the evolution of its Emergency Services Academy—an updated name that reflects the scope, scale and future of Michigan’s premier first-responder training programs.</description></item>