Oklahoma City Community College - Development

Development

The faces have changed and the enrollment has risen, but the Oklahoma City Community College is still an important part of the local community of Oklahoma City. In 1996 the college added a new library, the Keith Leftwich Memorial Library and the Robert P. Todd SEM (Science, Engineering, and Mathematics) Center. The college also has an Olympic-sized pool that was paid for with donations by local Oklahomans and is used for swim meets, children's swimming lessons and general community recreation. The college is also host to an annual Fall Arts Festival on Labor Day weekend.

In 2011, OCCC dedicated the Family And Community Education (FACE) center at the former John Glenn Elementary School, which houses the Child Development Center and Lab School as well as adult basic education courses including GED and ESL.

As of August 1, 2011 all of Oklahoma City Community College's campus is smoke-free. On August 15, 2011, the college established the Oklahoma City Community College Police Department.

On April 13, 2012 The Pioneer, OCCC's student newspaper uncovered alleged open records abuses by OCCC's Marketing and Public Relations Department. The story was picked up both locally and nationally by FOI Oklahoma and the Student Press Law Center.

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