Motto Open the future. Phone +1 248-341-2000 Chancellor Timothy R. Meyer Colors White, Green | Established June 1964 Total enrollment 28,925 (2010) Graduation rate 9.3% (2014) | |
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Students Almost 82,000 students in the four semesters of 2011 Campus District Office, Bloomfield Hills, MIHighland Lakes Campus in Waterford, MI; Auburn Hills Campus in Auburn Hills, MI; Orchard Ridge Campus in Farmington Hills, MI; Royal Oak Campus in Royal Oak, MI and Southfield Campus in Southfield, MI Address 2480 Opdyke Rd, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 2,565 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 6,585 USD (2015) Notable alumni Andrew J Feustel, Pam Dawber, Kerry Bentivolio, Tom Gillis, Henry Yanez Similar Macomb Community College, Schoolcraft College, Oakland University, Wayne County Communi, Henry Ford College Profiles | ||
Oakland Community College (OCC) is a community college established June 8, 1964 in Oakland County, Michigan. With five campuses, it is the largest community college in Michigan and one of the largest in the U.S. The district headquarters are in Bloomfield Hills.
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History
The college opened in September 1965 with two campuses - Highland Lakes, a renovated hospital in Waterford and Auburn Hills, a former Army Nike missile site in Auburn Hills. In September 1967, the Orchard Ridge Campus opened in Farmington Hills. In 1980, a new campus opened in Southfield that replaced a temporary location in Oak Park. Later, the Southeast Campus System expanded through the purchase and remodeling of buildings at a site in Royal Oak. The Royal Oak buildings were replaced by a new campus complex which opened in the fall of 1982.
Campuses
Athletics
The OCC athletic teams are known as the Raiders and compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA). Men's varsity sports include basketball, cross-country, and golf; women's varsity sports include basketball, cross-country, softball, tennis, and volleyball; men's club sports include soccer. OCC also has a competitive speech and performance team (the forensics team) that has had both State and National champions.