About OCC
Oasis Christian College (OCC) operates as a local satellite of the International College of Ministry (ICM), an accredited institution providing theological education worldwide. Through this affiliation, OCC offers students access to online curriculum, local in-person instruction, and mentoring opportunities unique to the Columbus, Ohio campus.
OCC’s educational model emphasizes flexibility, affordability, and excellence—offering a hybrid experience that merges theological depth with real-world application. Our founding team brings combined expertise in ministry, education, and administration, ensuring operational and academic integrity from inception.
Our hybrid instruction model ensures that learning is both academically sound and spiritually formative, enabling students to gain academic understanding while cultivating the practical skills needed to fulfill their callings in church, business, education, and community leadership.
The OCC Mission
Oasis Christian College exists to offer accredited, affordable, and accessible higher education that equips students for impactful leadership—spiritually, academically, and professionally. Rooted in the principles of Ezra 7:10, our mission is to cultivate a new generation of Christian leaders devoted to learning, living, and leading through biblical truth, intellectual growth, and professional integrity.
For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments. (Ezra 7:10)
The OCC Vision
Oasis Christian College aims to be a recognized leader in faith-based higher education, known for excellence in scholarship, transformative learning, and community impact. Our vision is to produce graduates who influence culture through knowledge, ethics, and leadership—advancing excellence, integrity, and service across all spheres of society.
Our Core Values
Integrity
Upholding unwavering godly character and institutional accountability, committing to intellectual honesty, ethical practice, and transparency in all academic and operational endeavors.
Excellence
Pursuing quality in theological education, professional service, and ministry application, striving for the highest standards in all outcomes for the ultimate glory of God.
Faith
Building the institutional framework of OCI upon biblical fidelity and active reliance on the transformative guidance of the Holy Spirit as the authoritative basis for our existence and curriculum.
Community
Cultivating interdependent partnerships to maximize local and global impact, actively serving and collaborating with the broader church and diverse communities through missional engagement.
Servant Leadership
Empowering graduates to release transformative influence with humility, wisdom, and conviction, catalyzing positive change within their vocations, ecclesiastical roles, and civic spheres.