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Oakland Community College

Auburn Hills, Michigan · Large suburb

25%
Transfer rate
$5,777
Avg net price
21%
Grad / completion
$37,395
Median earnings

Oakland Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Auburn Hills, Michigan (large suburb setting), enrolling 12,748 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 12,748 undergradsLarge suburbNJCAA Division IICold wintersSnowy

About Auburn Hills, Michigan

Auburn Hills is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. In 1821, Auburn Hills began as Pontiac Township which included the village of Auburn at what is today the corner of Auburn and Squirrel roads. Situated on the Clinton River, it was named by Aaron Webster, the first settler, for Auburn, New York. A skateboard, inline skate and BMX bike park open to all ages and skill levels. The use of the facility is always free and it remains open from April to November, 8 a.m. until dusk. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
24 miles to Detroit, MI
To Great Lakes shore
24 miles
Nearest airport
31 miles to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) · major hub

How Oakland Community College compares

Graduation rate21%

Higher than 5% · #90 of 96 in Michigan

First-year retention56%

Higher than 16%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,395

Higher than 58% · #18 of 88 in Michigan

Average net price$5,777

Cheaper than 88% · #19 cheapest of 94 in Michigan

Median debt at graduation$9,105

Lower than 65%

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment12,748

Larger than 98%

Percentiles compare Oakland Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Michigan.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

12,748undergrads
  • Women7,69360%
  • Men5,05540%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White48%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic7.2%
  • Asian2.8%
  • Other or multiracial19%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
12,748
Student–faculty ratio
23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
31%
First-generation students
43%
Students over 25
38%
Median family income
$21,504
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$76,239
Endowment
$4,039,849

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$3,020
Out-of-state tuition
$5,560
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,940
Total cost of attendance
$12,353
Average net price
$5,777

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
21%
First-year retention
56%
Transferred to another college
25%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$29,877
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,395
Median debt at graduation
$9,105
Students with federal loans
16%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
15%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
21%
Low-income (Pell)
9%
First-generation
10%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
66 (25 men · 41 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (5)

Basketball22
Softball17
Volleyball11
Golf8
Cross Country8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (15,287 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$3,590
$30–48k
$4,325
$48–75k
$7,232
$75–110k
$10,132
$110k+
$12,314

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

20%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,786
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 20% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,786. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,264 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$37,395
Typical debt at graduation
$9,105
Debt vs. one year's pay
24%
Out-earn a HS grad
44%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$34,859
Men
$42,098

Men out-earn women by $7,239 (21%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
17°F
Annual rain
33.9″
Annual snow
36″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pontiac Wwtp, MI US station (1.7 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.