OCCC’s police department is looking forward to a change of uniform soon, said campus Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick.

The uniform design and patches recently won approval from the college Board of Regents.

As OCCC transitions to a campus police force, commissioned police officers will have a uniform that distinguishes them from armed security guards, who will continue to make up part of the college’s law enforcement team, Fitzpatrick said.

The officers do not have to pay for the new uniform, he said. They will be provided by OCCC.

College police officers will wear dark navy blue trousers and gray shirts. They will wear a badge and patch that show they are part of a police force.

The OCCC police department is looking forward to a change of uniform very soon, said campus Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick. The uniform design and patches recently won approval from the college Board of Regents.

As OCCC transitions to a campus police force, commissioned police officers will have a uniform that distinguishes them from armed security guards, who will continue to make up part of the college’s law enforcement team.

The deadline to drop summer classes at OCCC is today, July 15. If a student is failing the class, dropping it will preserve that student’s grade point average because it prevents an F from going on the transcript.

Withdrawing by July 15 results in a W for withdrawal. Receiving a W does not have an effect on a student’s GPA, said Mary Turner, Learning Support specialist in Student Support Services.

Dropping a class has both benefits and drawbacks.