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OCTC Surgical Technology Program Hosting E-Session for Interested Students

Wednesday, April 15 @ 12:30

by Bernie Hale

Owensboro, KY (04/09/2020) — Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is extending the deadlines to apply for the Associate in Applied Science degree Surgical Technology program. OCTC program graduates have earned a 100% first time pass rate for 6 consecutive years on the national certification licensure exam. Pre-admission conferences are designed to give prospective students an overview of the program and will be hosted remotely due to restrictions in place for the COVID-19 crisis. The e-session will be held on Wednesday, April 15 from 12:30-2 p.m. Please email program coordinator, Zara Basham at zara.basham@kctcs.edu for a link to the meeting.

Upon completion of this selective admissions program, students are eligible to take the national professional certification licensure exam administered by National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA). The program has a limited number of seats available each year.

Deadline for applications for Fall 2020 have been extended and attendance at one preadmission conference is mandatory. For more information please attend the preadmission conference or contact the program coordinator, Zara Basham at zara.basham@kctcs.edu or call 270-686-4650.

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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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