Owens Community College

Owens Community College
TypePublic community college
Established1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Parent institution
University System of Ohio
Endowment$2.1 million (2007)[1]
PresidentDione Somerville[2]
Administrative staff
1,300
Students8,282[3]
Location, ,
United States

41°35′16″N 83°32′25″W / 41.587849°N 83.540173°W / 41.587849; -83.540173
CampusSuburban
ColorsRed, White, & Black[4]
   
NicknameExpress
Sporting affiliations
OCCAC
MascotBig E
Websitewww.owens.edu

Owens Community College (OCC) is a public community college with campuses in Perrysburg and Findlay, Ohio. Owens was founded in 1965 in Toledo and chartered in 1967.[5] 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.[6]

Owens's service district includes Lucas, Wood, Hancock, and parts of Ottawa counties.[7]

  1. ^ "Owens Community College Financials" (PDF). Owens Community College Foundation. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. ^ "OWENS COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SELECTS DR. DIONE SOMERVILLE AS EIGHTH PRESIDENT". Owens Community College (Press release). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  3. ^ As of fall 2019. "15th Day Headcount, Fall Term 2019" (PDF). Ohio Department of Higher Education. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ^ https://www.owens.edu/marketing/graphic_standards.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "History of Owens Community College". Owens Community College. n.d. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  6. ^ "About Owens, Namesake and History: Owens Community College". www.owens.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  7. ^ "Home".