OCTC Healthcare Programs Donate Supplies
Owensboro, KY (04/07/2020) — Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Associate Degree Nursing, Radiography, Surgical Technology, and Phlebotomy programs donated personal protective equipment and medical supplies normally used in the lab portions of the allied health programs to Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.
Dr. Veena Sallan, OCTC's Vice President of Academic Affairs commented, "We must all pull together during this crisis and we are humbled by the opportunity to play a small part in the effort to combat the spread of this illness."
OCTC President, Dr. Scott Williams added, "I am so proud of our students, and employees, rising to the challenges during this time of crisis. It is during times like these that we must all demonstrate the true meaning of community."
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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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