OUTSTANDING STUDENTS HONORED AT 57TH ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY
May 24, 2024Ocean County College presented awards totaling more than $90,000 to graduating students at its 57th Annual Awards Ceremony, held May 22 at the College’s Grunin Center for the Arts. The annual ceremony, part of OCC’s Commencement Week activities, was sponsored by the office of Student Life and the Ocean County College Foundation. “This program honors and.......
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OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE NURSING GRADUATES HONORED AT PINNING
May 23, 2024Graduating students from the Ocean County College School of Nursing received their pins at the annual Nurses Pinning Ceremony on Tuesday, May 21 on the College’s Gateway Building Lawn in Toms River, NJ. The graduates completed the two-year course of study leading to an Associate in Applied Science degree in Nursing during fall 2023 and.......
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Dr. Monaco’s April 25, 2024 Report to the Board of Trustees
April 24, 2024Board Meeting Presentations Joseph Konopka, Vice President of Workforce and Professional Education, and Dr. Meredith Riddle, Assistant Dean of e-Learning, will present on the new Ocean County College Alternate Route Educator Preparation Program, an alternative pathway to teacher certification. They will describe the application process to the New Jersey Department of Education and outline the.......
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CONCERT BAND OFFERS ‘A MUSICAL WORLD TOUR’ AT GRUNIN CENTER
April 24, 2024The Ocean County College Concert Band proudly presents its spring concert, “A Musical World Tour,” on Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Grunin Center for the Arts, located on OCC ‘s main campus on College Drive in Toms River. Tickets are on sale now. Join us for this musical journey that transcends borders.......
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TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW FOR OCC FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP CELEBRATION
April 19, 2024The Ocean County College Foundation will host the 2024 Scholarship Celebration on Friday, June 28 at 6 p.m. on OCC’s main campus in Toms River. The annual open-tent event is an opportunity for the Foundation to honor extraordinary individuals in the community while raising crucial funds to help students fulfill their dreams of a college.......
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OCC Student Clubs Join Forces to Address Hunger and Homelessness
April 12, 2024Student-run clubs at Ocean County College are once again banding together to present Clubs for a Cause, an evening of food and fun intended to address hunger and homelessness in Ocean County and help eliminate the stigma surrounding these issues. This powerful, collaborative event will take place on Thursday, April 18 from 5 p.m. to.......
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Business-Savvy Students to Compete in OCC’s “Sink or Swim” Entrepreneurial Challenge
April 8, 2024The Ocean County College Entrepreneur Club, in collaboration with the Greater Toms River Chamber of Commerce, will host the 4th Annual “Sink or Swim” Entrepreneurial Competition on Friday, April 18 on the College’s main campus in Toms River. This event is open to the public and free to attend. Ten teams of students from four.......
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Dr. Monaco’s March 28, 2024 Report to the Board of Trustees
March 28, 2024Presentations Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) is a pedagogical approach that fosters cross-cultural exchanges and collaboration among students from different geographical locations through online platforms. Students can work on projects, learn about each other, watch a guest speaker together, and tutor each other. They can connect through synchronous and asynchronous communication. The first COIL project.......
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CELEBRATE LIKE IT’S 1964! OCC Kicks Off 60th Anniversary with Ceremonial First Pitch
March 19, 2024Join Ocean County College as we launch our 60th anniversary celebration on Wednesday, March 27, marking the beginning of several months of “groovy” festivities commemorating our founding in 1964! The college will officially kick off the celebration at the baseball home game when the Vikings face their conference rivals, Brookdale Community College’s Jersey Blues, on.......
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OCC Hosts 2nd Annual Environmental Science Technical Conference
March 12, 2024TOMS RIVER — Ocean County College will host the Second Annual Environmental Science Technical Conference on March 28, bringing students together with industry professionals to learn about educational and career opportunities in the field of environmental science. The conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Grunin Center for the Arts,.......
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