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36th Annual OCTC GG Talbott 5K Wrap Up

The 36th Annual OCTC GG Talbott 5K was held on November 5, 2022. The race supports the GG Talbott Emergency Student Grant program at Owensboro Community and Technical College and honors long time counselor GG Talbott. Grant G. Talbott served as a couns...

Nov 14, 2022, 1:04pm EST

OCTC Earns Awards at NCMPR Conference

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is proud to announce awards earned at the District 2 National Council of Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) conference held at the Sirata Beach Resort, St. Petersburg, Florida, October 24-26, 2022. N...

Oct 28, 2022, 7:00am EDT

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OCTC Taking GO FAME Applications for August 2023

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) GO FAME is currently accepting applications for new students to begin classes in August 2023. Interested students should complete the GO FAME application at https://edc.owensboro.com/go-fame-application...

Oct 27, 2022, 1:44pm EDT

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Annual Green River Firefighters Association Fall Fire School at OCTC

The Annual Green River Firefighters Association Fall Fire School will be held October 21-23, 2022 on the main campus of Owensboro Community &Technical College (OCTC) at 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro. The event is hosted by the Green River Firefigh...

Oct 20, 2022, 9:51am EDT

Guided Hike of OCTC's Virginia Miles Nature Center

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC), in support of University of Kentucky's Urban Forestry Initiative "Tree Week," will be hosting a Guided Hike of OCTC's Virginia Miles Nature Center. Join Dr. Micah Perkins, Professor of Biology at OCTC, on...

Oct 3, 2022, 8:00am EDT

OCTC's TechX Hosting Student Info Sessions

Need a new career path, or a boost to get that promotion? Owensboro Community & Technical College'sTech X initiative is a multi-craft technologist program offering hands-on training in a real-world, industrial environment. Learn more about this innova...

Oct 3, 2022, 8:00am EDT

New Report Highlights Huge Impact of OCTC Workforce Solutions on Owensboro and Local Business Community

Owensboro Community and Technical College's Workforce Solutions partnered with local companies to invest $846,642 in KCTCS-TRAINS funding for job training initiatives in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, found in a new report on enrollment and workforce developme...

Sep 28, 2022, 9:38am EDT

Owensboro Health and OCTC Partners for New CMT Program, Funded by CPE Grant

Owensboro Health and Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) are partnering to launch a new Certified Medical Technician program this fall, funded by a $325,000 grant from the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE). This grant will ...

Sep 26, 2022, 4:45pm EDT

OCTC CDL Focused Hazmat Prep Course

Owensboro Community and Technical College's Workforce Solutions division is offering a Hazmat Endorsement Preparation course that is focused on hazards encountered in CDL careers. The training course is scheduled for Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at OCTC...

Sep 26, 2022, 4:40pm EDT

OCTC Nursing Program Deadline for Applications

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program is currently accepting applications for students that will begin the program in January 2023. The ADN program prepares graduates to sit for the NCLEX-RN examination...

Sep 26, 2022, 12:19pm EDT

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. 

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