Oakland Community College
Top Ranked (2021): View Rankings
Tel:
(248) 341-2000
- OCC is a student-centered institution which provides high quality learning opportunities and services for individuals, communities, and organizations on an accessible, affordable basis.
School Highlights
Oakland Community College serves 15,411 students (25% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 28:1 is lower than the state community college average of 30:1.
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 34%.
Top Rankings
Oakland Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Michigan for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Community Size Largest student body
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 547 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Oakland Community College | (MI) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 547 staff | 103 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
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.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Oakland Community College is Baker College of Auburn Hills (4.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Baker College of Auburn HillsPrivate, non-profit2,703 students | 4.40 Mi1500 University Drive
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
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Southfield, MI 48076
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Warren, MI 48088
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Livonia, MI 48152
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