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OCTC students receive scholarships from Gene Haas Foundation
Owensboro Community and Technical College students in the Computerized Manufacturing and Machining program received scholarship funds from the Gene Haas Foundation. Established in 1999, the Gene Haas Foundation expanded its mission to support the need...
Mar 15, 2022, 9:00am EDT
OCTC Foundation receives $25,000 donation from Domtar Hawesville Operation supporting student success
The Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Foundation, Inc. received a donation of $25,000 from the Domtar Hawesville Mill. It is a contribution to the Title III E3@OCTC Workforce Investment Endowment, which supports workforce development and...
Mar 7, 2022, 10:44am EST
OCTC Holding Art Workshops
OCTC's art faculty, John Schartung, has designed a pair of workshops for the novice: beginning printmaking and drawing with oil pastels. "Both of the workshops provide a fun way to customize a gift for any occasion, hand printed cards and prints are ...
Mar 2, 2022, 9:00am EST
OCTC Speech & Debate Team earns honors in 2 tourneys/1 weekend
Owensboro Community & Technical College's speech and debate team, the TM Rice Debate Society competed in two tournaments on the same weekend, February 25-26, 2022 earning top awards at both events. The Cryptoid Clash Debate Tournament, was hosted by B...
Mar 2, 2022, 8:00am EST
OCTC Speech & Debate Team Win CC State Tourney
Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Tammy M. Rice Speech and Debate Society competed at the Kentucky Forensics Association (KFA) State Tournament hosted by Western Kentucky University (WKU), February 11-12, 2022, the tournament was held vi...
Mar 1, 2022, 9:39am EST
OCTC Hosting Open House
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is hosting an open house highlighting programs for interested students and their families on Monday, February 28 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. This event will include tours, demonstrations, program overviews, and fa...
Feb 24, 2022, 11:58am EST
OCTC's TechX Hosting Spring 2022 Student Info Sessions
Need a new career path, or a boost to get that promotion? Owensboro Community & Technical College's TechX initiative is a multi-craft technologist program offering hands-on training in a real-world, industrial environment. Learn more about this innova...
Feb 16, 2022, 5:04pm EST
CDL License Must Meet New Standards
Starting Monday, February 7, 2022 federal law began requiring drivers seeking a commercial driver's license to meet new training standards. These new federal regulations require CDL applicants and those applying for certain CDL upgrades to complete an...
Feb 14, 2022, 12:22pm EST
OCTC Foundation Hosting 5th Annual Girls Empowerment Dinner March 3
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will host the 5th Annual Girls Empowerment Trail Blazer Dinner on Wednesday, March 3rd, at 5:30 p.m. in OCTC's Blandford Lecture Hall, with guest speaker Jen Bricker-Bauer. Jen Bricker-Bauer was born with...
Feb 10, 2022, 8:00am EST
OCTC Events for Black History Month
Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is hosting a series of events in honor of Black History Month. In addition to a library display, an art exhibition is planned with K.O. Lewis, and the presentation, "Muhammad Ali: A Legacy of Advocacy ...
Feb 9, 2022, 8:00am EST