Recent News
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
OCTC Earns Honor Roll Status as a 2022 Great College to Work For
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) has been recognized again as one of the best employers in higher education nationally, according to the 2022 survey by the Great Colleges to Work For program administered by Modern Think. The results in ...
Sep 19, 2022, 8:00am EDT
OCTC Dayman Art Gallery Presents Exhibition by Adjunct Art Instructor, John H. Schartung
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) presents an art exhibition by Adjunct Art Instructor, John H. Schartung. "ART is POWER" features mixed media, collage-based paintings by Schartung. The artwork analyzes his personal history affected by soc...
Sep 12, 2022, 10:00am EDT
OCTC Holds Constitution Day Event
On Monday, September 19, 2022, Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will celebrate Constitution Day with a presentation titled "Should Secession Be Made a Constitutional Option?" with Dr. Bill Conroy. The presentation will be held in the Chan...
Sep 8, 2022, 1:05pm EDT
OCTC's New Dean of Academic Affairs, Arts & Sciences, Dr. Shane Armstrong
Owensboro Community & Technical College announces that Dr. Shane Armstrong, a native of Owensboro, has been named the new Dean of Academic Affairs, Arts, and Sciences and began her duties on August 1. She brings a wealth of experience from previous pos...
Aug 31, 2022, 11:22am EDT
OCTC's Hires Crowe as Dean of Student Affairs
Dr. Ashleigh Crowe, a native of southern Indiana, joined OCTC in June as the dean of student affairs. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from Ball State University, a Master of Science in Human Development and Leadership: College Stude...
Aug 22, 2022, 1:09pm EDT