All students to get financial aid debit cards

By Chris Lusk, Staff Writer

This fall, all OCCC students who enrolled in a credit class in 2008 will get a debit card in the mail that will allow them to accept direct deposits from the college bursar office, said Bursar Brandi Henson.

The cards being sent out are essential for receiving any financial aid or refund, so students should be on the lookout for them, Henson said.

She said the debit cards are partnered with American Express and could appear to some as a credit card offer.

“I assure you, the college is not soliciting credit cards to our students,” she said. “We don’t want students to be confused and throw anything away.

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Summer numbers down

By Matt Bishop, Editor

OCCC took a slight 0.8 percent hit in enrollment for the 2008 summer semester, according to the July 11 enrollment numbers from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

The headcount for students enrolled in the summer semester was 5,658 students. That is a 0.8 percent decrease from the 5,771 students enrolled in the summer of 2007, said Joyce Morgan-Dees, Research Support Analyst.

The total number of credit hours being taken is down slightly also. Students are taking a total of 26,905 credit hours this summer, a 0.6 percent decrease from last summer’s total of 27,362, Morgan-Dees said.

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