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OCTC Hosts Transfer Fair

One part of the Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) mission is preparing students to transfer to universities. Students and alumni who intend to transfer can learn more about their university of interest and connect directly with represent...

Sep 23, 2021, 5:18pm EDT

OCTC Hosting Employer Event for CDL Academy

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) announced a new a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Academy last month that is set to roll out in October 2021 to help address the driver shortage in our region. Offered through OCTC's Workforce Solution...

Sep 22, 2021, 8:00am EDT

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OCTC's Paramedic program partners to increase EMTs

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) Paramedic Technology program is partnering with Daviess County Fiscal Court, Daviess County Fire Department, Owensboro Fire Department, and AMR Ambulance Service to deliver an accelerated paramedic course ...

Sep 20, 2021, 4:15pm EDT

OCTC Encouraging Participation in Constitution Day Event Hosted Virtually by NKU

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is happy to encourage community participation in a Constitution Day celebration hosted by Northern Kentucky University (NKU) on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. Kentucky Secretary of State, Michael Adams will be ...

Sep 16, 2021, 4:49pm EDT

Job Fair at OCTC

Resource MFG and Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) are proud to partner to host a job fair for the greater Owensboro community on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at OCTC's downtown campus, located at 1501 Frederica Stre...

Sep 16, 2021, 4:12pm EDT

OCTC's Experience Nursing day

Owensboro Community & Technical College will hold an Experience Nursing day for local high school students who may be interested in pursuing the nursing profession upon high school graduation. The half-day event will be held on September 24, 2021 from...

Sep 9, 2021, 9:13am EDT

OCTC Partners to Host Phlebotomy Career Fair

Owensboro Community and Technical College's (OCTC) Workforce Solutions division has partnered with a Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (OHRH) to host a career fair for prospective new hires interested in a phlebotomy career on Thursday, September 9, 2...

Sep 2, 2021, 4:47pm EDT

OCTC Receives $593,464 NSF Grant to Develop VR Training

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) has received a $593,464 grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop a virtual reality training application for advanced manufacturing. The project titled "Strengthening the Industry...

Aug 26, 2021, 4:57pm EDT

OCTC Addressing CDL Driver Shortage

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) will launch a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Academy in October 2021 to help address the driver shortage in our region. Offered through OCTC's Workforce Solutions division, this regional CDL driving a...

Aug 25, 2021, 4:18pm EDT

OCTC "Ebb & Flow" Art Exhibit

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Dayman Gallery's first art exhibition of the 2021-22 season is Ebb and Flow, a two-person collaborative exhibition by painter/photographer Betsy Stirratt, and printmaker/photographer Tracy Templeton. T...

Aug 19, 2021, 1:37pm 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. 

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