OCTC Healthcare Career & Program Fairs

Owensboro, KY (06/02/2021) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will continue their summer series of Career & Program Fairs for current and prospective students. The June events will welcome all community members exploring career paths in the healthcare sector.

The fairs will feature employers and educational/training opportunities related to Nursing, Surgical Technology, Veterinary Technology, Radiography, Medical Assisting, Medical Information Technology, Phlebotomy, and Pharmacy Technician.

The events will be held on June 3, 2021, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., and June 17, 2021, from 4 - 6 p.m., on OCTC's Main Campus at 4800 New Hartford Road.

Employers and OCTC faculty and staff will be on hand to help answer questions related to specific programs as well as provide information regarding admissions, financial aid, and community resources offered through OCTC.

Featured employers and community resources include the Kentucky Career Center, Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, Kentuckiana Animal Hospital, Premise Health, Signature Healthcare, and others. Participants will have the opportunity to speak with potential employers about open positions and future career opportunities.

All Healthy at OCTC protocols will be in place during the fairs including social distancing. The events will be held outside, weather permitting, but will be moved inside to the Industry Innovation Center, if necessary. Students interested in healthcare career opportunities should contact Jan Goldman at jan.goldman@kctcs.edu or 270.852.8158. For more information regarding future career and program fairs at OCTC, contact Ceary Thomas at ceary.thomas@kctcs.edu or 270.686.4623.

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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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