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Annual Green River Firefighters Association Fall Fire School at OCTC

The Annual Green River Firefighters Association Fall Fire School is back in person and will be held October 22-24, 2021 on the main campus of Owensboro Community &Technical College (OCTC) at 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro. The event is hosted by th...

Oct 19, 2021, 8:00am EDT

OCTC to Host KY's Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson

The Owensboro Community and Technical College Common Reading selection for the Fall 2021 semester is The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson, and the author's visit is scheduled for Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.; additional details and rel...

Oct 13, 2021, 1:41pm EDT

OCTC named a "2021 Great College to Work For"

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the 2021 survey by the Great Colleges to Work For program. The results, released late September in a special insert of The Chronicle of ...

Oct 11, 2021, 10:00am EDT

OCTC's 35th Annual 5K Run/Walk - In Person and Virtual

The Grant G. Talbott III Memorial Run - Owensboro Community and Technical College's (OCTC) 35th annual road race will be held in person and virtually. In person participants will run the 5K on Nov. 6, 2021; virtual participants may choose their own pat...

Oct 11, 2021, 8:00am EDT

Students needed to fill GO Females/GO FAME Cohort

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) has a few slots available in a new GO Females/GO FAME cohort that begins October 26, 2021. This cohort meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 - 4 p.m., and is a one-time program offering for GO Females/...

Oct 7, 2021, 11:59am EDT

OCTC's CDL Pre-hire Event

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) will host a pre-hire event for the new CDL program on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 9:45 a.m., in Room 5 of OCTC's Downtown Campus at 1501 Frederica Street. The event is open to any employer interested...

Oct 6, 2021, 3:11pm EDT

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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

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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