Owensboro, KY (03/13/2025) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will host a series of preadmission conferences for individuals interested in the Surgical Technology program. These sessions provide essential information about program requirements, the application process, and career opportunities in the field.

The preadmission conferences will be held both in person at the OCTC Main Campus Science Building and virtually via Microsoft Teams. Sessions are scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.; Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.; and Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Prospective students who wish to attend virtually can access the sessions via Microsoft Teams using the following links: bit.ly/SurgTechInfoSession2 for the March 18 session, bit.ly/SurgTechInfoSession3 for the March 27 session, and bit.ly/SurgTechInfoSession4 for the April 16 session.

OCTC's Surgical Technology program prepares students for careers as surgical technologists, working alongside surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses in operating rooms. Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take the national professional certification exam administered by the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). Due to high demand, the program has a limited number of seats available each year.

For more information about the program, visit owensboro.kctcs.edu/education-training/program-finder/surgical-technology.aspx or contact the program coordinator, Zara Basham at zara.basham@kctcs.edu or call 270-686-4650.

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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.

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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.

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