OCC Fast Facts

Since 1964, OCC has been committed to empowering our students to succeed and advancing our community. More than 1 million students have received a quality education from our expert faculty and staff. The mission continues as OCC offers more than 100 certificate and degree programs and strong partnerships with organizations from Automation Alley to Unicore and everything in between.

Overview

  • Founded: 1964
  • Chancellor: Peter M. Provenzano
  • Fully Accredited: Higher Learning Commission
  • Semesters: Fall, Winter, Summer
  • Clubs and Organization: 20+
  • Greek Life: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Locations Student Enrollment

Fall 2019 Enrollment: 15,942

  • Full time (>12 credits) 25%
  • Part time (<12 credits) 75%
  • About 40% of students receive scholarships and grants

Nearly 17% are first in their family to attend college

Gender

  • Female: 54%
  • Male: 41%
  • Other/Undisclosed: 6%

Age

  • <18: 6%
  • 18-24: 61%
  • 25-34: 21%
  • 35-49: 9%
  • 50+: 3%
  • Average age: 24

Race

  • Caucasian: 57%
  • African American: 17%
  • Asian: 4%
  • Hispanic: 5%
  • Multi-racial: 4%
  • Other/Unknown: 14%

Geographic Distribution

  • Oakland County: 85%
  • Southeast Michigan (7 counties): 91%
  • Michigan: 99%
  • International: 3%

Academics

90+ programs

Degrees and Certificates awarded

#1 Transfer Institution in Michigan

Top Programs

  • General Studies
  • Business Administration
  • Arts
  • Nursing
  • Science
  • Business Administration - Accounting
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Early Childhood Education

Top Degrees

  • Associate of Applied Science
  • General Studies
  • Associate of Arts
  • Associate of Business Administration

Expert Faculty and Class Size

  • Full-time faculty: 239
  • Maximum class size: 30
  • Average class size: 21.5

Finances

Total operating budget (FY 19/20): $151.1M

Revenue: Tuition and Fees 27% | Property Taxes 52% | State Appropriations 14% | Grants and Other 7%

Expenses: Instruction and Support 53% | Students Services 14% | Administration 19% | Facilities 13% | Other 1%

Tuition & Fees

Contact Hour (2022-2023)

Resident: $103.00 / billable contact hour
Non Resident: $199.00 / billable contact hour
Average cost of books and supplies (full time student, in district): $1,450
Full-time student

Resident: $1,134 / semester
Non Resident: $2,196 / semester

Program Features 

  • Honored nearly 1,600 graduates at return to in-person Commencement in 2021
  • Awarded Gold Status by Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency
  • Oakland Fire Academy is only nationally and internationally accredited program in Michigan
  • Largest Police and Fire Academies in southeast Michigan
  • Sign Language Interpreter program is first and only accredited program in Michigan, one of only four accredited associate degree programs nationwide
  • Respiratory Therapy Program distinguished nationally for credentialing success by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care

Students by numbers

  • Credit hours taken in 2018-2019: 314,028
  • Unduplicated head count in 2018-2019: 25,217
  • Gender in 2018-2019: 53.5% Female; 40.7% Male; 5.8% unreported
  • Part-time students in 2018-2019: 85.4%
  • Degrees and certificates awarded in 2018-2019: Certificate of Achievement: 271; Certificates: 128; Degrees: 1,845

Facilities by the numbers

  • 400+ classrooms on 5 campuses
  • 500+ acres over 6 sites
  • Nearly 2.2 million square feet in facilities

Most popular PROGRAMS by the numbers

  • Arts, Sciences, General Studies and Communication: 37.5%
  • Health Sciences: 22.2%
  • Business, Management, Marketing and Technology: 22%
  • Human Services: 10.5%
  • Engineering/Manufacturing and Industrial Technology: 7.8%

Top 10 Transferred To 4-Year Institutions

  1. Oakland University
  2. Wayne State University
  3. Michigan State University
  4. Central Michigan University
  5. University of Michigan
  6. Eastern Michigan University
  7. Baker College - Flint
  8. Grand Valley State University
  9. Western Michigan University
  10. University of Michigan Dearborn

Contact Information

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