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OCTC Extended Hours for Registration

Owensboro Community & Technical College is open for registration this Saturday, August 14, from 9 a.m. -12 noon. on the main campus in the Campus Center. Many students will be able to apply and register on the same day. The OCTC Bookstore, also located...

Aug 9, 2021, 4:52pm EDT

Masks required inside all OCTC buildings

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) will require face masks to be worn inside all OCTC buildings beginning on Friday, August 6, 2021. OCTC President Dr. Scott Williams added, "the risk of infection with the Delta variant of COVID-19 is ...

Aug 6, 2021, 8:00am EDT

OCTC Foundation receives $25,000 from Alcoa Foundation supporting STEAM

The Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Foundation, Inc. received a grant award of $25,000 from the Alcoa Foundation. The grant will support the implementation of the ALCOA STEAM Project, focusing on promoting education and careers in sci...

Jul 29, 2021, 1:39pm EDT

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OCTC Student Art Exhibited in Team Kentucky Gallery

As a student JC White was a familiar site around campus and he remains active in the OCTC Art Club, and takes additional art courses. As a graduate his art continues to speak to others. He was recently selected to participate in Gov. Andy Beshear and F...

Jul 26, 2021, 10:11am EDT

Tour of the Parks Events

TTMA, Resource MFG, and Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) are proud to partner and present a Tour of the Parks. Tour of the Parks is an event focused on engaging community members with local HR and college representatives to explore care...

Jul 21, 2021, 9:00am EDT

GO FAME Taking Additional Applications

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is proud to announce that due to employer demand, the 2021 class of GO FAME is accepting candidates through July 27, 2021. The GO FAME application may be accessed at https://edc.owensboro.com/go-fame-app...

Jul 21, 2021, 9:00am EDT

OCTC Accepting nursing program applications for January 2022

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program is currently accepting applications for students that will begin the program in January 2022. The ADN program prepares graduates to sit for the NCLEX-RN examination...

Jul 20, 2021, 8:00am EDT

OCTC Medical Assisting Extends Deadline to August 1

Owensboro Community and Technical College's (OCTC) Medical Assisting program has extended the deadline to apply for the fall semester until August 1, 2021. Medical Assisting is a limited admissions program with courses offered in the fall, spring, in...

Jul 19, 2021, 11:43am EDT

OCTC/UofL Cybersecurity Certificate

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is joining forces with the University of Louisville and other colleges nation-wide this fall to offer an online Cybersecurity Workforce Certificate program funded by the National Security Agency. OCTC wa...

Jul 16, 2021, 1:33pm EDT

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Boarman to lead OCTC Vet Tech program

Owensboro Community & Technical College has named Dr. Laura Boarman to lead the Veterinary Technology program as coordinator. Boarman is a native of Owensboro. She attended Western Kentucky University for undergraduate and received a Doctorate in Vete...

Jul 15, 2021, 10:27am 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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