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OCTC 4-Week Winter Term

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will offer a condensed four week winter session that begins on December 13, 2021 and runs through January 9, 2022. The session will include online courses in a condensed format including, Introduction to A...

Nov 24, 2021, 8:00am EST

OCTC Student Art Exhibit, Felice Finch and Abigail Southwick

An exhibition of artworks by Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) students Abigail Southwick and Felice Finch is currently on display in the Dayman Gallery. The exhibition runs through December 3, 2021. Finch and Southwick are December candid...

Nov 24, 2021, 7:00am EST

OCTC Offering Evening Fiber Optics Course, January 2022

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is offering a Fiber Optic Systems course beginning in January 2022 on Thursday evenings, for prospective students who may have full-time day jobs. The introductory course covers the theory of fiber optics ...

Nov 23, 2021, 8:00am EST

OCTC Community Chorus Holiday Event

The Owensboro Community and Technical College Community Chorus (OCTC), will perform a holiday concert at First Christian Church, 700 JR Miller Blvd. Owensboro, on Monday, December 6, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. The chorus is under the direction of Dr. Connie For...

Nov 22, 2021, 8:00am EST

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OCTC's Nursing Program Providing Free CEUs for Healthcare Providers

Owensboro Community & Technical College is hosting a free professional development session geared toward healthcare providers on Friday, November 19, 2021 from 1-4 p.m. in the Chandler Conference Center (ATC107), located in the Advanced Technology Cent...

Nov 17, 2021, 1:21pm EST

OCTC's Foundation, Inc. Receives Grant Promoting Healthcare Workforce Diversity

The Owensboro Community & Technical College Foundation, Inc. is proud to announce a grant award from the Owensboro Health Community Health Investments Grant program, to implement Promoting Health Equity Through Allied Health Workforce Diversity Initiat...

Nov 16, 2021, 3:49pm EST

OCTC Speech & Debate Team "Climb the Mountain" at Puget Sound

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) debaters compete and place at the Fall "Climb the Mountain" Online Team Debate Tournament hosted by Puget Sound University, located in Seattle, Washington. In this remote event debaters had the option to c...

Nov 15, 2021, 2:12pm EST

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Enjoy a live performance of Little Women this weekend!

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Oak Island Theatre presents Little Women on Friday and Saturday, November 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. and if offering a matinee performance on Sunday, November 21 at 2 p.m. All shows are hosted in OCTC's Blandfo...

Nov 15, 2021, 1:43pm EST

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OCTC Debate Team Competes in Multiple Tourneys

Owensboro Community & Technical College's Speech & Debate Team competed in the T-Town Invitational Tournament hosted jointly by Tulsa Community College and Northeastern State University, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on October 23, 2021. The tournament was li...

Nov 2, 2021, 8:00am EDT

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OCTC Foundation Hosting 5th Annual Donor Celebration

The Owensboro Community & Technical College Foundation Inc., will host the 5th Annual Donor Celebration on Thursday, November 4, 2021 beginning at 4 p.m., kicking off the 35th Anniversary of Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC). The event w...

Nov 2, 2021, 7:00am EDT

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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.