Ocean County College and Kean University had there first joint open house on Tuesday April 17, 2007. The open house began at 7:00 p.m. at the Ocean County College (OCC) campus in the Fine Arts Center. Many high school students and their parents filled the Theatre to hear from speakers Don Doran, Vice President of Student Affairs for OCC; Dr. John Larson, President of Ocean County College; Dr. Dawood Farahi, President of Kean University and Ryan Matthews, alumnus of both Ocean County College and Kean University. Dr. Farahi spoke about Kean University being one of the best and most afford four-year universities in New Jersey, and how he is happy to bring Kean University to Ocean County students. Ryan Matthews talked about his college experience at Ocean County College and Kean University. The one thing he wanted everyone in the theatre to remember was, "college is what you make it." The open house then moved in to the gym, where there were both Ocean County College and Kean University faulty and staff waiting to meet eager high school students.