Owens Community College

Owens Community College
TypePublic community college
Established1965 (1965)
Parent institution
University System of Ohio
Endowment$2.1 million (2007)
PresidentDione Somerville
Administrative staff
1,300
Students8,282
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
   
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. 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.