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Oakland Community College

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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)

Oakland Community College

Students
  
Almost 82,000 students in the four semesters of 2011

Location
  
Oakland County, Michigan, United States

Campus
  
District Office, Bloomfield Hills, MI Highland 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

  • Auburn Hills Campus in Auburn Hills
  • Highland Lakes Campus in Waterford
  • Orchard Ridge Campus in Farmington Hills
  • Royal Oak Campus in Royal Oak
  • Southfield Campus in Southfield
  • 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.

    Notable students

  • Myles Jury - wrestler; professional mixed martial arts fighter
  • Jem Targal - bass guitarist and singer for the rock group Third Power
  • Ted Nugent - rock musician
  • References

    Oakland Community College Wikipedia