Recent News

OCTC Holiday Closing

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) will be closed December 19 - 30, 2022 for the holiday break. Campuses will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2023 at 8 a.m. During the break, interested students may apply online at owensboro.kctcs.edu and ...

Dec 15, 2022, 8:00am EST

First Christian Church Renews Partnership with the OCTC Foundation

First Christian Church has renewed its partnership with the OCTC Foundation, Inc. to provide student scholarships at Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC). Their generosity will support student success and offer assistance to underrepresente...

Dec 13, 2022, 4:47pm EST

OCTC December Commencement Cermony

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will hold its Commencement Ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the RiverPark Center, located at 101 Daviess Street in Owensboro. The college will award 879 credentials to 378 graduat...

Dec 7, 2022, 8:00am EST

Josh's Broken Feather Partners with the OCTC Foundation to Support Student Success

Josh's Broken Feather, a local 501c3 nonprofit, is partnering with the OCTC Foundation, Inc. to establish the Josh's Broken Feather Scholarship and also support GED achievement at Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC). This scholarship will ...

Nov 28, 2022, 8:00am EST

The OCTC Foundation Partners with Green River Distillery

Media Alert: Owensboro Community and Technical College Foundation, Inc. and Green River Distillery will announce a partnership to support student success on November 29, 2022 (#GivingTuesday). The announcement and check presentation will me made at th...

Nov 28, 2022, 7:00am EST

OCTC Chorus presents holiday concert

The Owensboro Community and Technical College Chorus (OCTC), under the direction of Dr. Connie Ford, Professor of Music, and accompanied by pianist Ann Jeannette Pierce, will perform a Christmas concert at First Christian Church on Monday, December 5, ...

Nov 21, 2022, 12:41pm EST

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OCTC 4-Week Winter Session

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will offer a condensed four-week winter session that begins on December 12, 2022 and runs through January 8, 2023. The session will include online courses in a condensed format including, ART 100 Introduct...

Nov 21, 2022, 11:00am EST

Ehrlich Corp partners with OCTC Supporting Students

The Ehrlich Corporation and Red Wing Shoes of Owensboro has partnered with the Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Foundation, Inc. to establish the Ehrlich Corporation/Red Wing Scholarship and Ehrlich Corporation/Red Wing Student of the Y...

Nov 17, 2022, 10:01am EST

OCTC Board of Directors Elects New Leadership

Owensboro Community & Technical College Board of Directors elected members to new leadership positions for 2023 at their meeting held Thursday, November 10, 2022. Doug Hoyt, CEO of the Wendell Foster Center was elected as Chair. Pat Jones, retired ed...

Nov 16, 2022, 8:00am EST

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OCTC's Dayman Gallery Exhibits Degree Candidates Works

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) and the Dayman Gallery present selected artworks of Rachel Haynes, Amber Jenkins, and Sabrina Ward in completion of their degrees. Rachel Haynes, a candidate for an Associate in Fine Arts degree, explore...

Nov 15, 2022, 8:00am EST

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About Owensboro Community and Technical College

Owensboro Community & Technical College is a public, two-year, open admissions college accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is one of the sixteen colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS). The college values innovation, is focused on student learning, and is responsive to economic trends.  

Most OCTC students are from the counties of Daviess, Ohio, Hancock and McLean in Kentucky, but many others travel from elsewhere in Kentucky and southern Indiana. 

These Merit pages are used to celebrate the successes of our students and will serve them as an online portfolio of achievements.