Orange Coast College’s Marketing and Public Relations Department received three 2024 Paragon Awards from the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR) at last month’s national conference in New Orleans. The conference also concluded a year-long celebration of NCMPR’s 50th anniversary, which was founded in 1974.
OCC took home the top prize for its Pirate Athletics video, which was entered in the “Video Shorts” category. The College also received two silver awards for its Coast skateboard and a social media post highlighting the student-built house.
The 2024 Paragon Awards drew 1,570 entries from 205 colleges across the country and was judged by 59 marketing and public relations professionals. OCC earned the highest number of Paragon Awards among California’s community colleges.
“It’s an incredible honor to be recognized by the NCMPR with Paragon Awards,” says OCC Marketing and Public Relations Director Juan Gutierrez. “These awards reflect our entire communications team's creativity, collaboration, and dedication. At the heart of our work is a deep commitment to telling the powerful stories of our students, faculty, and community—and it’s gratifying to see that work celebrated on a national stage.”
NCMPR’s prestigious Paragon Awards recognize outstanding design, strategy, and communication achievements at community and technical colleges. It’s the only national competition that honors excellence exclusively among two-year colleges’ marketing and public relations professionals.
OCC took home the top prize for its Pirate Athletics video, which was entered in the “Video Shorts” category. The College also received two silver awards for its Coast skateboard and a social media post highlighting the student-built house.
The 2024 Paragon Awards drew 1,570 entries from 205 colleges across the country and was judged by 59 marketing and public relations professionals. OCC earned the highest number of Paragon Awards among California’s community colleges.
“It’s an incredible honor to be recognized by the NCMPR with Paragon Awards,” says OCC Marketing and Public Relations Director Juan Gutierrez. “These awards reflect our entire communications team's creativity, collaboration, and dedication. At the heart of our work is a deep commitment to telling the powerful stories of our students, faculty, and community—and it’s gratifying to see that work celebrated on a national stage.”
NCMPR’s prestigious Paragon Awards recognize outstanding design, strategy, and communication achievements at community and technical colleges. It’s the only national competition that honors excellence exclusively among two-year colleges’ marketing and public relations professionals.