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Emergency funds available for OCTC students impacted by COVID-19
Eligible students attending Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) were sent information about how to request emergency funds for education-related expenses created by COVID-19. The funding is available through the Higher Education Emergen...
May 12, 2020, 1:45pm EDT

OCTC announces plans for summer and fall terms
Beginning August 17, fall classes at Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) will be offered in a variety of formats (barring any further disruption from the pandemic). OCTC will offer fully online classes as well as face-to-face classes an...
May 5, 2020, 3:52pm EDT

OCTC Main Campus Site for COVID Testing in Owensboro
Owensboro Community and Technical College has been selected as a site for drive-thru COVID-19 testing next week on the Main Campus, at 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro, emergency management officials and Governor Beshear made the announcement on Wedne...
Apr 23, 2020, 1:03pm EDT

OCTC Healthcare Programs Donate Supplies to OCH
Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) healthcare career programs donated personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies normally used in the lab portions of the programs to Ohio County Healthcare. CeCe Robinson, Marketing Commun...
Apr 20, 2020, 6:54pm EDT

OCTC Teams Up For Face Shield Project
Local volunteers spent the morning at Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) HVAC lab assembling much needed face shields. The face shield is one item that was unavailable locally, but needed for area healthcare facilities and by first respo...
Apr 9, 2020, 4:58pm EDT

OCTC Surgical Technology Program Hosting E-Session for Interested Students
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is extending the deadlines to apply for the Associate in Applied Science degree Surgical Technology program. OCTC program graduates have earned a 100% first time pass rate for 6 consecutive years on the na...
Apr 9, 2020, 8:00am EDT

OCTC RAD Program Extends Application Deadline
Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Radiography program is extending the application window for new students. The extended period for applications is June 15 - July , and the new cohort would begin in August. Students will need to submit a...
Apr 8, 2020, 8:00am EDT

OCTC Healthcare Programs Donate Supplies
Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Associate Degree Nursing, Radiography, Surgical Technology, and Phlebotomy programs donated personal protective equipment and medical supplies normally used in the lab portions of the allied health progr...
Apr 7, 2020, 9:48am EDT

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