Recent News

OCTC's GO Females Program Awarded Scholarship Funds

The collaboration of local and state industry, workforce, and educational partners led to the design and launch of the GO Females initiative to "skill up" female incumbent workers for advancement in the manufacturing industry, funded in part by a Natio...

Apr 6, 2020, 11:45am EDT

OCTC's Davis Selected for ALDI

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Sharmy Davis, was selected to participate in the Council on Postsecondary Education's (CPE) prestigious Academic Leadership Development Institute (ALDI). This is the second year for the institute which ...

Apr 1, 2020, 4:18pm EDT

OCTC Donates Supplies to Hospice

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Medical Assisting program donated medical supplies normally used in the lab portion of the medical assisting program to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Kentucky. Robin Clark, the program coord...

Mar 31, 2020, 3:33pm EDT

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OCTC Extends Remote Delivery to End of Spring Semester

To continue to protect the health and wellbeing of our community, Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will continue online/remote classroom instruction through the end of spring classes, and use online/remote assessment during the regular fi...

Mar 25, 2020, 2:08pm EDT

OCTC Delivering Remote Services

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is transitioning all services to remote/alternative delivery in addition to moving instruction to remote/alternative delivery. While OCTC buildings will be secured through April 5, OCTC employees will pro...

Mar 20, 2020, 2:41pm EDT

OCTC Cancelling Classes on March 16-17

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is committed to maintaining the health and well-being of our students and employees. As a precautionary response to the COVID-19 crisis OCTC is cancelling classes on Monday and Tuesday, March 16-17 to allo...

Mar 13, 2020, 12:18pm EDT

Mason Powell: A Profile of Determination

After some forks in the road and several educational starts put on hold, Owensboro Community and Technical (OCTC) student, Mason Powell, is finally beginning to realize his dream of obtaining a college degree. Mason is on track to earn an Associate in...

Mar 4, 2020, 8:00am EST

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OCTC's Fulkerson Selected for Disney College Program

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) student Rachel Fulkerson has been selected to participate in the Disney College Program at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The five- to seven-month paid internship provides students the o...

Mar 3, 2020, 8:00am EST

OCTC Foundation Hosting 3rd Annual Empowerment Dinner March 5

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will host the 3rd Annual Girls Empowerment Trail Blazer Dinner on Thursday, March 5, at 5:30 p.m. in OCTC's Blandford Lecture Hall, featuring Catrina Kidd. Kidd is host of the DIY Networks series "Texas Fl...

Feb 28, 2020, 4:30pm EST

OCTC Student Spotlight

As a single mom of two young children, Kat Barnett appreciates the resources available to students at Owensboro Community and Technical College. In particular, she values the Dar-Nek Childcare Center, which is part of the Head Start program. She takes...

Feb 14, 2020, 1:33pm EST

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.