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Oakland Community College

Auburn Hills, Michigan Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Oakland Community College is a public two-year institution based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 15,287 students.

Oakland Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 103 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Business/Commerce. It awarded 2,291 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 56% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
15,287
Students enrolled
56%
First-year retention
2,291
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
103
Programs and majors
23:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 103

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Health Professions 15
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 9
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Engineering Technologies 14
Engineering 3
Science Technologies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Education 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 9
Architecture 1
Precision Production 5
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Library Science 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Construction Trades 4

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
56%
First-year retention, part-time students
47%
Student-to-faculty ratio
23:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
1,891
Certificates under 1 year
101
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
299

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
15,287
Undergraduates, fall 2024
15,287
Full-time, fall 2024
29%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
25,134
Full-time, 2024-25
30%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
53%
Men
47%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
22%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
21
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
41%
Students taking some online courses
36%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
Chancellor
Peter Provenzano
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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