Owensboro Community and Technical College

Owensboro Community & Technical College is a public, two-year, open admissions college accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is one of the sixteen colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS). The college values innovation, is focused on student learning, and is responsive to economic trends.

Most OCTC students are from the counties of Daviess, Ohio, Hancock and McLean in Kentucky, but many others travel from elsewhere in Kentucky and southern Indiana.

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Bradley Phillips

Industrial maintenance

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Noah Taylor

Brianne Johnson

Kaytlin Hagan

Science

Lisa Howard

OCTC Speech & Debate Team Earn Awards at MSU

Speech & Debate Award

Academic competition - Feb 10

Counseling Center Sponsored Presentation: Stress & Time Management

Students attended a session on stress and time management. The session included tips on decreasing anxiety through increasing healthy study, time management, and organizational skills. The session was led by OCTC's Pre-Employment Transition Specialist.

Achievement (Other) - 13h

Counseling Center Sponsored Presentation: Self Defense & Crime Prevention Training

Students attended a session on self-defense and crime prevention training. The session included tips on improving one's safety by learning practical techniques and implementing effective communication. Detectives Bradley Youngman and Jared Ramsey of the Daviess County Sherrif's Department will presented.

Achievement (Other) - Feb 10

Speech & Debate Honor

An award or honor earned by a member of the Owensboro Community & Technical College Speech & Debate Team.

Academic competition - 2019 Feb 8

OAWAC Event: Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery

Students attended a public lecture with Assistant Special Agent in Charge Homeland Security Investigations, H. Ray Shuler. The lecture and discussion took place at the WKU Owensboro campus and was sponsored by the Owensboro World Affairs Council.

Community Service - Feb 5

OAWAC Event: Religion's Role in Peacemaking

Students attended a public lecture with Charles Boteler, Former District & Circuit Judge of Hopkins County. The presentation: Religion's Role in Peacemaking: Israel & Palestine, was held at Brescia University and sponsored by the Owensboro World Affairs Council.

Community Service - 2019 Dec 2

Durang by the Dozen: 12 Actors/12 Plays

Students attended Owensboro Community & Technical College's Oak Island Theatre's production of Durang by the DOZEN featuring 12 ACTORS in 12 PLAYS. The featured plays are from the comedic collection "Naomi in the Living Room and Other Short Plays" by Christopher Durang.

Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2019 Nov 27

Oak Island Player-Barefoot in the Park/Star-Spangled Girl

For participating in the production of a play at Owensboro Community & Technical College.

Drama, Artistic, or Musical Achievement - 2019 Apr 24

Global Studies/Diversity Presentation: Thumbpicking Community of Drakesboro, KY

Students attended a Global Studies Presentation titled: Thumbpicking Community of Drakesboro, KY - a documentary by OCTC's Dan Hildenbrandt & Rodney Newton. Special guest, OCTC faculty Larry Stone, played his acoustic guitar in the thumbpicking style during the presentation.

Club or Organization - 2019 Nov 25

Fall 19 Domestic Violence Workshop

Attended the Domestic Violence Awareness Workshop co-hosted by WISE and OCTC's Counseling Center. The Daviess County Attorney's Office Domestic Violence Task Force presented to this workshop.

Club or Organization - 2019 Oct 25

Accepted to University of the Cumberlands Class of 2024

Recognizing students admitted to the university.

Enrollment - 2019 Nov 6

Andrew Carwile

Nursing

Amanda Gillette

Jason Chinn

Carrie Flood

Kayli Himes

social work

Kalen Carper Received an Academic Scholarship AwardYes

Congratulations, your hard work has paid off in a big way. The University of Dayton is pleased to acknowledge the merit scholarship award from your acceptance letter.

Enrollment - 2017 Feb 3

Completed the Am I Job Ready? Career Strengths Assessment

Completed the Am I Job Ready? Career Strengths assessment to discover how each student's personality and strengths impact her or his ideal career fit. To learn more, visit https://www.amijobready.com/

Milestone Badge - 2019 Oct 17

Completed the Am I Job Ready? Career Strengths Assessment

Milestone Badge - 2019 Apr 1

Passed the Am I Job Ready? Strategic Vision assessment

Completed and passed the Strategic Vision testlet, one of sixteen essential skills assessed by Am I Job Ready? Learn more at https://www.amijobready.com/

Academic Award - 2019 Oct 17

Passed the Am I Job Ready? Reliability assessment

Completed and passed the Reliability testlet, one of sixteen essential skills assessed by Am I Job Ready? Learn more at https://www.amijobready.com/

Academic Award - 2019 Oct 17

Callum Case named to the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences Spring 2019 Dean's List

The University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce that over 1,550 undergraduate students qualified for the Spring 2019 College of Arts and Sciences Dean's List.

Honors List - 2019 Aug 15

Local students named to Campbellsville University's Fall 2018 Dean's List

The academic honors' dean's list for the Fall 2018 semester has been announced by Dr. Donna Hedgepath, Campbellsville University's provost and vice president for academic affairs.

Honors List - 2019 Feb 1

Kaylee Meador Named a 2019 Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar

Achiving an outstanding level of student scholarship and leadership.

Scholarship - 2019 Mar 21

Brooklyn Knight Earns National PTK Scholarship

For earning a scholarship.

Scholarship - 2019 Mar 5

New Student Orientation

Students attended New Student Orientation on Decemeber 18, 2018.

Student Orientation - 2019 Mar 14

Lori Pilkenton

Katherine Crowe

Cody Lacefield

Samantha Higgs

2018 OCTC Transfer Fair

Attended the 4-Year College and University Transfer Fair sponsored by TRAC Central on the Main Campus, October 2, 2018. Representatives from over twelve different universities and colleges spoke with students about transfer opportunities.

Business/professional - 2018 Nov 6

Medical Information Technology

This student is recognized for being in the Medical Information Technology program.

Business/professional - 2017 Aug 22

PTK Member

OCTC's new members of the Alpha Xi Gamma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa include the following: Wondall Bates, Allie Butterworth, Ashley Cline, Steven Cusher, Martha Dick, Jesse Hagan, Heather Hart, Ashley Haynes, Dominic Jackson, Brittany Johnson, Elizabeth Krampe, Madison Magan, Kaylee Meador, Alexis Means, Mary Midkiff, Savanna Mills, Kerensa Pate, Katherine Payne, Shelley Pritchard, Dylan Purcell, Nicholas Russell, Keely Shocklee, Shannon Shoulder, Ty Smith, Halley Stewart, David Taylor, Kaitlin Taylor, and Maggie Wilhoite.

Honor Society - 2018 May 11

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