Recent News

OCTC Foundation Hosts 6th Annual Trailblazer Event

The Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) Foundation, Inc. will host the 6th Annual Girls Empowerment Trailblazer Dinner on Thursday, March 2, at 5:30 p.m. in OCTC's Blandford Lecture Hall, with guest speaker Carey Portell. Carey Portell has ...

Jan 19, 2023, 12:32pm EST

OCTC Honors Employees with 2022 Peer Awards

The OCTC Peer Awards are nominated by the employees of the College, and the winners are selected by a committee of peers. All of the peer honors include an award of professional development funds. The 2022 Quiet Hero Award was established to recogni...

Jan 10, 2023, 5:03pm EST

OCTC Honors Employees with Annual Excellence Awards

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) annual employee awards program was held on December 9, 2022. The Awards of Excellence are the pinnacle awards, chosen from nominations submitted by faculty and staff and reviewed by a panel of past recip...

Jan 9, 2023, 2:04pm EST

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OCTC Sat. Registration 9-12

Owensboro Community & Technical College is open for registration this Saturday, January 7, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. on the main campus in the Campus Center. Many students will be able to apply and register on the same day. The OCTC Bookstore will also be ...

Jan 2, 2023, 5:19pm EST

OCTC's December Graduates

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) held its Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, December 15, 2022, at the RiverPark Center. The college awarded 879 credentials to 378 graduates. The credentials awarded included 238 associate degrees, 596 cer...

Dec 16, 2022, 4:04pm EST

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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

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.