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A Message from President Jackie Davis
Welcome to Olney Central College, a community college that has been making a difference in southeastern Illinois since 1963. OCC offers several two-year baccalaureate-oriented transfer degrees and more than 25 two-year technical degrees and certificates. Most degree programs are offered in both day and evening format and several courses are offered in an online format. On-campus students have an added opportunity to participate in inter-collegiate sports, music, band, several choirs, and various theater productions. The beautiful 100-plus acre campus is located adjacent to Illinois Route 130 in the northwestern section of Olney, Illinois.
Because there is an extremely high positive correlation between education and lifetime earnings, one’s economic welfare is largely determined by one’s educational achievement. That is, as one’s education increases, one’s earnings also increase. This gives considerable credence to the concept of a human capital economy. In a human capital economy, one invests in one’s education to improve one’s potential future earnings.
Several scholars have questioned whether higher education acts as an equalizer or as a transmitter of the status quo from generation to generation. Although it might appear that much of American higher education is not serving the function of an equalizer but, instead, as a transmitter of the status quo, Olney Central College has always functioned as a great economic equalizer, because, OCC admits all students who desire to learn. OCC is simply and irrefutably the very best higher education investment that one can make in southeastern Illinois—Current Tuition Rates.
I am truly honored to be serving as President of Olney Central College and I am mindful that our task is formidable. The entire OCC faculty and staff are forever committed to helping ensure that every person in our community who desires to attend college has an opportunity to enroll at Olney Central College. I urge you to visit Olney Central College and talk with our diverse faculty and support services staff. I’m confident that you’ll soon discover what I’ve long known—some of the most exceptionally talented people in the world serve at Olney Central College. Let OCC help you achieve the level of success in life you desire.
Jackie L. Davis, Ed.D.
President
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