<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/press-releases/2026/state-capital-outlay-skilled-trades-2026.html" dsn="news"><title>OCC to Receive $27 Million in State Funding for Renovation of Skilled Trades Facility </title><pubDate>07/15/2026 09:39:24 AM</pubDate><author/><image><img src="/news/press-releases/images/welding-state-budget-OCC-grant.webp" alt="A welder using a welding torch "/></image><caption>Oakland Community College will receive $27 million in capital outlay funds from the State of Michigan that will be used for renovation of the College’s skilled trades and industrial building on the Auburn Hills campus. </caption><image-toggle>true</image-toggle><teaser>Oakland Community College will receive $27 million in capital outlay funds from the State of Michigan as part of the recent passage of the State’s balanced and bipartisan budget for fiscal year 2027.   </teaser><tags><tag>Skilled Trades</tag></tags><description>Oakland Community College will receive $27 million in capital outlay funds from the State of Michigan as part of the recent passage of the State’s balanced and bipartisan budget for fiscal year 2027.   </description></item>