Recent News

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

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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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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