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Oakland Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• With a student enrollment of 75,000, we are the largest community college in Michigan and the 14th largest in the United States. Our five campuses are located at strategic points throughout Oakland County: Auburn Hills, Farmington Hills, Waterford, Royal Oak and Southfield. OCC offers degrees and certificates in more than 125 career fields, as well as university transfer degrees in business, science and the liberal arts.
• The Oakland Community College District was established by the electorate of Oakland County, Michigan, on June 8, 1964. The area served encompasses almost 900 square miles and has an assessed valuation of over $25 billion.
• The College opened in September 1965, with a record community college initial enrollment of 3,860 students on two campuses - Highland Lakes, a renovated hospital in Union Lake, and Auburn Hills, a former Army Nike missile site in Auburn Heights.
• Occupying a nine-acre site on Opdyke Road in Bloomfield Hills, the George A. Bee Administration Center, also known as the District Office, serves as the administrative center for the College. Collegewide administrative support and operational services are housed here to help the College operate more efficiently. Its central location offers another convenient point in the County for the provision of student and community services.
• OCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

In the News:

• Oakland briefs (Detroit News)
  posted on March 17, 2010 at 05:12:10 am
  Ferndale concert aims to break Guinness world record; OCC appoints Holcomb its new vice chancellor; Groups' fund can be used for special event cleanup
• OCC culinary team cooks up gold medal (Farmington Observer)
  posted on March 14, 2010 at 11:09:39 am
  On Feb. 21, Oakland Community College's Culinary Studies Institute hosted the American Culinary Federation State of Michigan Student Competition at OCC's Orchard Ridge Campus in Farmington Hills.
• Top club picks: More live music (Detroit Free Press)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 08:42:52 am
  Jewish Community Center: You Never Know: Shlomo Carlebach, 7:30 p.m. Thu. 15110 W. Ten Mile, Oak Park. 248-432-5459.
• Oakland County news briefs (Detroit Free Press)
  posted on March 4, 2010 at 08:36:45 am
  Oakland County's coveted AAA bond rating was reaffirmed by Wall Street rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's, the county announced Wednesday.
• OCC's top chefs to compete for Michigan (Detroit Free Press)
  posted on March 3, 2010 at 05:37:02 am
  A five-member team of hot chefs from Oakland Community College's Culinary Studies Institute are to represent Michigan at the American Culinary Federation's regional competition to be held March 26 in Indianapolis, OCC officials said this week.

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