Owens Community College

Owens Community College (OCC) is a public community college with campuses in Toledo and Findlay, Ohio. Owens was founded in 1965 in Toledo and chartered in 1967.[4] The Findlay campus opened in 1983. Owens Community College is named after Michael J. Owens, the Toledo-based inventor of automated glass bottle-making technology.[5]

Owens Community College
TypePublic community college
Established1965 (1965)
EndowmentUS$2.1 million[1]
PresidentSteve Robinson
Administrative staff
1,300
Students8,282[2]
Location
Toledo
,
Ohio
,
United States

41°35′16″N 83°32′25″W
CampusSuburban
ColorsRed, White, & Black[3]
            
NicknameExpress
Sporting affiliations
OCCAC
MascotBig E
Websiteowens.edu

Owens's service district includes Lucas, Wood, Hancock, and parts of Ottawa counties.[6]

History

The Toledo campus was originally the Rossford Army Depot from 1941 to 1963.[7][8]

Campuses
The Findlay area Owens campus.

The Owens Community College Toledo-area campus covers more than 280 acres (1.1 km2) and is located near Toledo, Ohio. OCC also maintains a learning center in downtown Toledo. The Findlay-area campus is located in Findlay, Ohio and covers more than 60 acres (240,000 m2). The new campus for Findlay was completed in fall of 2005.

OCC's Arrowhead Park campus, located in Maumee, closed in 2016.[9]

Toledo & Findlay Campus

Center for Emergency Preparedness

In April 2007, Owens opened the new Center for Emergency Preparedness. This $20.5 million center serves as a state, regional and national education and resource center for public safety and emergency training.[10] The 110-acre (0.45 km2) facility features full-size, state-of-the-art training props that were developed with emphasis on realism and safety, including a Boeing 727-100,[11][12] burn simulators, dive and rescue pond and mock city. Training props are used to train students and area first responders on procedures for emergency situations and recovery maneuvers. The center a fiber-optic network for research and education. It will allow fire, police, emergency responders and other emergency personnel to conduct exercises via distance learning on a variety of simulated terror incidents, emergency hazards and natural disasters.

Partnerships

The college's community outreach includes recruiting employees from more than 500 business organizations to serve on advisory committees responsible for shaping and refining academic curricula.

In 2006, Owens Community College and Lourdes University formulated a partnership program called 60/60, which allows allied health students at Owens to also earn a baccalaureate degree at Lourdes.[13]

The college continued to add off-campus educational sites for students. In December 2006, the college and Toledo Public Schools signed an agreement allowing the college to offer classes at the new Rogers High School. The college also partnered with the Putnam County Educational Service Center and began holding classes at its Skilled Learning Center.

The college has longstanding off-campus educational partnerships with Arcadia High School in Arcadia, Liberty-Benton High School near Findlay, Riverdale High School in Mt. Blanchard, Springfield High School in Holland and Swanton High School in Swanton.

Owens also offers Post Secondary Enrollment Options to area high school students. Qualified students have the opportunity to take classes at Owens that may count for both high school and college credit while they are still in high school. In many cases, the cost of tuition, books and other fees can be paid for by the state of Ohio.

Notable alumni

Athletics

The Owens Express compete in the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference.

Men's sports

Women's sports

Clubs and organizations
  • American Red Cross
  • Muslim Students Association
  • Black Student Union
  • Camera Work Photo Club
  • Chinese as a Foreign Language Club
  • Colleges Against Cancer
  • Commercial Arts Club
  • Cross Country & Track Club
  • Democratic Party Club
  • Gay Straight Alliance
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • Hands On American Sign Language Club
  • Health Information Technology Student Association (HITSA)
  • Honor Societies
  • International Student Union
  • Landscape and Turf Crew
  • Latino Student Union
  • Music Club
  • OCC Catholic Student Association
  • OCC Poet's Society: Broken Silence
  • OH! ART
  • Owens (Visual) Arts Club
  • Owens Community College Computer Club
  • Owens Dance Express
  • Owens Environmental Club (OEC)
  • Owens Hospitality and Culinary Club]
  • Owens Japanese Club
  • Owens Outlook Student Newspaper
  • Owens Production Club
  • Owens Student Massage Therapy Club
  • Owens Students Involved in Dietetics (OSID)
  • Owens Trivia Club
  • Owens XPRESS Winterguard
  • Republican Party Club
  • Rotaract
  • Sailing Club
  • Shotokan Karate Club
  • Ski Club
  • Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
  • Student American Dental Hygienists Association (SADHA)
  • Student Government
  • Student Nurse's Association (Findlay Campus)
  • Student Nurse's Association (Toledo Campus)
  • Student Occupational Therapy Assistant Association
  • Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) (Findlay Campus)
  • Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) (Toledo Campus)
  • Students Involved
  • Surgical Technology Club
  • Toastmasters International
  • Tomorrow's Imagers
  • Wrestling Club
  • Young Libertarians Club

Honor societies

References
  1. "Owens Community College Financials" (PDF). Owens Community College Foundation. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. As of fall 2019. "15th Day Headcount, Fall Term 2019" (PDF). Ohio Department of Higher Education. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. https://www.owens.edu/marketing/graphic_standards.pdf
  4. "History of Owens Community College". Owens Community College. n.d. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  5. "About Owens, Namesake and History: Owens Community College". www.owens.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  6. http://www.ohiocommunitycolleges.org/public-page.php?s=community-college-map-and-profiles
  7. "Owens recognizes its place in history". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  8. "Ex-Rossford depot workers assemble for annual reunion". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  9. http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2016/02/02/Owens-Community-College-has-left-Maumee-five-years-after-it-expanded-into-western-Lucas-County-riding-a-wave-of-record-high-enrollment.html
  10. Yonke, David. "800 watch as Owens Community College lights fire on training". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  11. "News Releases - Owens Community College". Owens Community College. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  12. "FedEx delivers gift plane to Owens". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  13. "News Releases - Owens Community College". Owens Community College. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  14. "Dancing on ice, Hubbell siblings team up on skates". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  15. "James Kelly commits to Hurricanes". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  16. "Hurricanes add Ohio JUCO transfer Kelly". ESPN.com. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  17. "Owens standout signs with Dallas". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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