OCTC December 2019 Commencement

Thurs., Dec. 19 @ 6:30 p.m.

Owensboro, KY (12/16/2019) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will hold its December Commencement Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at the RiverPark Center, located at 101 Daviess Street in Owensboro. The college will award 1112 credentials to 373 fall and summer semester graduates. The student address will be delivered by Gage Michael Camron. Other students featured in the ceremony include: Abby Adcox, Jonathan Edward Bozarth, Eder Uziel Romero, and OCTC alumnus Justin Kurz.

Gage Michael Camron is graduating with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Electrical Technology, with a 4.0 GPA. He participated in the GO FAME program and worked at Metalsa while completing his studies. Camron was a member of OCTC's Human Exploration Rover Challenge Team, placing ninth. After graduation, he plans to continue his education at Western Kentucky University and pursue a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information please contact Bernie.Hale@kctcs.edu.

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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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OCTC will hold its December Commencement Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at the RiverPark Center, located at 101 Daviess Street in Owensboro. The college will award 1112 credentials to 373 fall and summer semester graduates. The student address will be delivered by Gage Michael Camron. Other students featured in the ceremony include: Abby Adcox, Jonathan Edward Bozarth, Eder Uziel Romero, and OCTC alumnus Justin Kurz. Gage Michael Camron is graduating with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Electrical Technology, with a 4.0 GPA. He participated in the GO FAME program and worked at Metalsa while completing his studies. Camron was a member of OCTC’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge Team, placing ninth. After graduation, he plans to continue his education at Western Kentucky University and pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership. The event is free and open to the public. For more information please contact Bernie.Hale@kctcs.edu.