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Owensboro Delegation at NACEP Conference

by Bernie Hale

Owensboro, KY (10/21/2019) — Kentucky was well representation at the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) Elevating Partnerships Conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 13-15, 2019. Featured in the photo is Amanda Jerome of Daviess County Public Schools (DCPS), Dr. Stacy Edds-Ellis of Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC), Dr. Meredith Skaggs of OCTC, Donna Butler of Pearson, Nikki Wimpelberg of OCTC, Kelly Spaw of Apollo High School and Tres Pippin of Daviess County High School after they participated in a hike at Antelope Island State Park in Salt Lake City.

OCTC's dual credit program is nationally accredited by NACEP. NACEP's national conference is the premier destination to learn from and network with secondary and postsecondary concurrent and dual enrollment professionals across the nation. Conference sessions covered effective practices, innovations, research, and policy in concurrent and dual enrollment and tips on implementation at local programs and institutions.

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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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Kentucky was well representation at the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) Elevating Partnerships Conference held in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 13-15, 2019. Featured in the photo is Amanda Jerome of Daviess County Public Schools (DCPS), Dr. Stacy Edds-Ellis of Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC), Dr. Meredith Skaggs of OCTC, Donna Butler of Pearson, Nikki Wimpelberg of OCTC, Kelly Spaw of Apollo High School and Tres Pippin of Daviess County High School after they participated in a hike at Antelope Island State Park in Salt Lake City. OCTC’s dual credit program is nationally accredited by NACEP. NACEP’s national conference is the premier destination to learn from and network with secondary and postsecondary concurrent and dual enrollment professionals across the nation.


Meredith Skaggs’ headshot.
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Skaggs
  • I majored in Communication and Media Studies at Georgetown College
  • Cloverport, KY
Stacy Edds-Ellis’ headshot.
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Edds-Ellis
  • My MAJOR focus everyday is playing my part to make OCTC a great place to learn and work!
  • Owensboro, KY
Nikki Wimpelberg’s headshot.
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Wimpelberg
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