OCCC jumps into deep end with workforce project

Construction on Oklahoma City Community College’s $8.4 million Workforce Development Center will begin soon and allow the junior college to consolidate a lot of its programs under one roof and eliminate the need to lease space off campus, President Jerry Steward said. The center will actually fill a hole in campus – OCCC operated a swimming pool for 25 years before former President Paul Sechrist concluded the school was losing $300,000 annually in maintenance and operation costs.