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Glen Oaks News 2023
Welcome to the Glen Oaks News Archive pages. All of our media releases for the specified year can be found here.
Glen Oaks participates in state program offering free tuition for corrections officers
Corrections officers needing college credits can now receive free tuition at Glen Oaks Community College as part of a state grant. State law requires corrections officers to complete 15 college credits for employment. The Michigan Corrections Officer Grant Program supports tuition and fees at community colleges statewide that are part
Glen Oaks to hold public yard sale – Friday, Aug. 11
Glen Oaks Community College will hold a public yard sale on Friday, Aug. 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the campus Viking Transportation Center. In addition, bids will be taken on a 2006 Ford Taurus. Included in the sale will be a 7.6 X 8 classic cargo
GOCC welcomes Dean Lanre Ajayi
Lanre Ajayi joins Glen Oaks Community College from Holyoke Community College where he was the executive director of professional education and corporate learning and oversaw the college’s in-demand contract workforce training programs, non-credit course offerings, and personal enrichment classes. Before Holyoke, Ajayi was at Lake Michigan College (2010-2021) and held
GOCC supports Michigan’s Reconnect program offering adults tuition-free degree options
Glen Oaks announced that it will serve as a champion to support the Michigan Reconnect program unveiled earlier this year in Lansing to help address a widening skills gap within the state’s workforce. Hundreds of leading Michigan business, community and legislative leaders say Reconnect is exactly what state employers need
Glen Oaks Community College nursing alumni now have a zero-cost tuition pathway to attain a BSN through Baker College as part of $2 million state grant
Glen Oaks Community College and Baker College partner to increase the number of bachelor-prepared nurses. After a decade-long pursuit, State lawmakers passed legislation last summer allowing community college partnerships with four-year colleges or universities in Michigan to offer Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) completion programs. Baker has stepped in
