OCTC Hosting Multiple Graduation Cermonies for May 2019
Wed., May 15 and Thurs., May 16
Owensboro, KY (03/28/2019) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is expanding their May 2019 Commencement ceremony and will host two celebrations to accommodate all the families and friends of the graduates. The ceremonies will be held on Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16. Both programs will be held at the RiverPark Center and will begin at 6:30 p.m. OCTC has experienced record attendance during recent graduation ceremonies and has been offering both December and May options in 2017 and 2018. During the May 2018 ceremony the overflow capacity in the Jody Berry Theatre was at standing room only.
Vice President of Student Affairs, Kevin Beardmore commented, "We really felt that two ceremonies would be best for our students and their families and friends. Changing venues is an option but we really felt that the RiverPark is the ideal place for this type of celebration. We would rather expand and offer more options to attendees rather than implement a ticketing process that would limit the number of guests."
The programs participating in the Wednesday ceremony include the Allied Health programs: Administrative Office Technology, Emergency Medical Technician, Fire Rescue Science Technology, Healthcare Facilities Leadership, Medical Assisting, Medical Information Technology, Nurse Aide, Nursing, Paramedic, Radiography, Surgical Technology. In addition, all the Early College students will be included at this ceremony.
The programs slated for the Thursday commencement: Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Fine Arts - Theatre, Associate in Fine Arts - Visual Art, Agricultural Studies, Air Conditioning Technology, Automotive Technology, Business Administration Systems, Computer and Information Technologies, Computerized Manufacturing and Machining, Criminal Justice, Diesel Technology, Electrical Technology, Fire/Rescue Science Technology, General Occupational Technical Studies, Industrial Maintenance Technology, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Veterinary Technology, and Welding Technology.
The ceremonies are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16 at the RiverPark Center located at 101 Daviess Street in Owensboro. Graduates for both ceremonies are invited to participate in a rehearsal that will be held at 3:30 p.m. in the RiverPark Center on Tuesday, May 14. For more information please contact, Bernie Hale at 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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