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OCTC's Jacqueline Jackson Wins Statewide Veterinary Technician of the Year Award

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) proudly celebrates Professor Jacqueline Jackson, MS.Ed., Minor Equine Sc., LVT, who has been named the Kentucky Veterinary Technician Association (KVTA) Veterinary Technician of the Year, at last week's ...
Oct 6, 2025, 2:25pm EDT

OCTC Capital Bluegrass & Traditional Music Programs Receives $20K Gift

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is honored to announce a significant milestone for the OCTC Capital Bluegrass and Traditional Music Program. The Bluegrass Music Initiative (BMI) formally presented a $20,000 gift to support a state-of-the...
Oct 6, 2025, 1:49pm EDT
Meredith Skaggs
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OCTC's 39th Annual 5K G.G. Talbott, III Memorial Run

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is excited to announce its 39th Annual Grant G. Talbott, III Memorial Run. The event will take place on Saturday, November 1, 2025, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Check-in and race-day registration will be held a...
Sep 30, 2025, 12:26pm EDT

Witchcraft, History, and Horror: OCTC Hosts Salem Witch Trials Event Series

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Heritage, Humanities, and Fine Arts Department invites the community to a month of thought-provoking and spine-chilling events centered on the Salem Witch Trials. From academic talks and student performa...
Sep 16, 2025, 2:05pm EDT

OCTC Hosts Experience Nursing Day

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will host Experience Nursing Day on Friday, November 7, 2025. This engaging, hands-on event invites high school students to take part in nursing activities and learn more about the vital role nurses play i...
Sep 5, 2025, 8:00am EDT

OCTC Constitution Day Event

On Monday, September 15, 2025, Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) recognizes Constitution Day with a presentation titled "The U.S. Constitution Supreme Law of the Land & Foundation of all law in the U.S.: Who did it protect then and now?" b...
Sep 3, 2025, 8:00am EDT
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OCTC Announces Fall 2025 Common Reading Events Featuring Poet James Crews

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is pleased to announce the Fall 2025 Common Reading program and an exciting lineup of related events. This semester's focus is The Wonder of Small Things, an anthology edited by poet James Crews. Main Eve...
Sep 1, 2025, 7:00am EDT
Tonya Northenor
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OCTC Capital Bluegrass Band Announces Open Auditions for Two Ensemble Groups

The OCTC Capital Bluegrass Band is excited to announce open auditions for its Ensemble Band class, with plans to form two distinct bluegrass bands this season. For the first time, these auditions will be open to the public, welcoming musicians from thr...
Aug 21, 2025, 3:53pm EDT

OCTC Veterinary Technology Preadmission Conference

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will host a Veterinary Technology Program Preadmission Conference on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. The event will be held at the OCTC Downtown Campus Veterinary Technology Teaching Hospital, loc...
Aug 13, 2025, 3:18pm EDT

OCTC Welcomes Windy Hollow Cafe to Campus

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is excited to announce the arrival of Windy Hollow Cafe, opening August 18, 2025 on OCTC's Main Campus in the Campus Center, located at 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro, KY 42303. Windy Hollow Cafe will ...
Aug 12, 2025, 1:00pm EDT
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About 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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