OCTC Hosting Level Up Camp
June 21-July 30, 2021
Owensboro, KY (05/12/2021) — Owensboro (OCTC) Community & Technical College is hosting Level Up Camp from June 21-July 30, 2021. OCTC received a grant from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) for a Summer bridge program to help students transition to college and persist to a second year.
OCTC's Level Up Camp will meet on Monday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and successful participants will earn a free college credit hour for completing the program. Level Up Camp is geared toward recent high school graduates. Upon successful completion of the program the participants will become eligible for an OCTC scholarship up to $1,500 for the fall semester. Underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply.
OCTC's Level Up Camp will provide students with an overview of campus services, success strategies and career options. Utilizing a STEAM-science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics approach, faculty from all the employment sectors will provide students with background on the skills and knowldege needed to be successful in specific areas.
Space is limited and there is no cost to participate, to learn more or reserve your spot today contact Sharmy Davis at sharmy.davis@kctcs.edu or call 270-852-8159.
This project was funded by the U.S. Department of Education with the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) funds, authorized by Section 18002 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) to provide emergency aid to states to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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