OCTC Foundation Receives SCOAR Grant for Equipment and Scholarship
Owensboro, KY (12/03/2020) — The Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Foundation, Inc. received a $5,500 grant award from the Southeastern Construction Owners & Associates Roundtable (SCOAR) Craft Trades Grant and Scholarship Program. The purpose of the grant program is to recruit, educate, and guide students to educational and employment opportunities in the construction industry.
OCTC will utilize the grant award to purchase a custom-built Allen Bradley Guardsmaster Safety Relay Programmable Logic Controller Trainer to provide industry-based, hands-on training to students in OCTC's Electrical Technology program.
Representatives from SCOAR, Steve and Diane Greene, visited OCTC on December 3, 2020 to formally present the award. As part of the grant, a $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student interested in pursuing training through the Electrical Technology program. Students interested in applying for the scholarship can do so by accessing OCTC's scholarship application and process at https://owensboro.kctcs.edu/affording-college/paying-for-college/scholarships.aspx.
Students interested in learning more about the opportunities at OCTC can drop by the Main Campus at 4800 New Hartford Road, open M-Th 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and F 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., call 270-686-4552, or reach out to OCTC.STARTCenter@kctcs.edu for a personal or virtual appointment time. The Success Coach for the Manufacturing & Construction programs is Ceary.Thomas@kctcs.edu and is also available for career and degree option questions.
Electrical Technology is an eligible program for the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship, which covers tuition for eligible students. Learn more at workreadykentucky.com or call 1-833-711-WRKS (9757). Spring classes begin January 11, 2021.
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SCOAR is an autonomous not-for-profit organization that provides a forum for the exchange of information, views, practices, and policies of its various members at the regional level. By fostering innovative and breakthrough thinking on issues related to industrial construction, we aim to improve our members' business performance. For more information on SCOAR, please visit www.scoar.org.
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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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