Oakland Community College

Oakland Community College
Motto Open the future.
Established June 1964
Chancellor Dr. Timothy R. Meyer
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
Colors Green and White
Website http://www.oaklandcc.edu

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.[1] The district headquarters are in Bloomfield Hills.[2][3]

Orchard Ridge Campus

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.[4]

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.

Notable students

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Oakland CC Fast Facts". Retrieved 2006-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Bloomfield Township Street Map." (Archived 2013-07-30 at WebCite) Bloomfield Township, Oakland County. Retrieved on July 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Campuses." Oakland Community College. Retrieved on June 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www.oaklandcc.edu/AboutOCC/History.aspx
  5. ↑ "Myles Jury UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ↑ http://www.kurtbrowne.com/jemtargal1.html
  7. ↑ http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/ted-nugent-draft-dodger-467132

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