ATTENTION! Close Alert Box Oklahoma City Community College, including the Family and Community Education Center and the Capitol Hill Center, will open on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. All classes and activities will resume as normal.

Employees who cannot reasonably return to work tomorrow should contact their supervisors, if possible.  OCCC has generous leave policies that may be used to take additional days off work, if necessary.

Due to far reaching effects of the recent tornado that damaged Newcastle, Moore and the south Oklahoma City metro, Oklahoma City Community College has extended the deadline by which faculty must turn in final grades. OCCC faculty were asked to have grades turned in by noon today, but some may have been unable to meet this deadline. This could result in delay to grades being posted. Students that have questions about their grades should contact the Office of the Registrar at 405-682-7512.

Students who have missed an intersession class are urged to contact their professors about any absences due to the damage resulting from the recent tornado and the closing of the campus.

Additionally, the college will be flexible with students who are enrolled for the summer intersession that started on May 20, 2013. Students who are now unable to attend intersession should contact the Office of the Registrar at 405-682-7512.


OCCC: Through the Years

Land before College was built

 

 Oklahoma City Community College traces its beginning to March 20, 1969. At that time, a committee of the South Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce was organized to circulate petitions asking the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education to take action to establish a junior college in the area. As a direct result of the interest and initiative of these citizens, a junior college district was formed, and a board of trustees was appointed a year later.

Construction on College




Extensive planning and ground breaking for the College took place in 1971 and construction began in January 1972.

Opening day on September 25, 1972



South Oklahoma City Junior College opened for classes on September 25, 1972, with an enrollment of 1,049 students. On October 8, 1972, the College was formally dedicated.

Front entrance to College



In the spring of 1974, a new Board of Regents was appointed as the governing unit for the school, and in 1983 the name of the College was changed to Oklahoma City Community College.

The College has grown to serve more than 28,000 people each year. The College offers a full range of associate degree programs that prepare students to transfer to baccalaureate institutions. Other degree and certificate programs are designed to prepare students for immediate employment in a variety of fields. Additionally, Oklahoma City Community College offers a wide range of community and continuing education courses, workshops, conferences, and seminars.