Recent News

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

OCTC's Dual Credit Program Helps Students Meet Their Goals

Kentucky's dual credit college tuition program - which allows students to start earning college credits while they are still in high school - is providing a path to college or work while saving Kentuckians millions of dollars. Last year alone, Kentucky...

Feb 14, 2020, 10:53am EST

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OCTC Surgical Technology Program Hosting Pre-Admission Conferences

9:30 a.m. on Friday, February, 28 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15 Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) has an excellent, two-year, Associate in Applied Science degree Surgical Technology program. O...

Feb 13, 2020, 8:00am EST

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OCTC's EMS-Paramedic Program Renews Accreditation

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Emergency Medical Services Technology (EMS)-Paramedic program was awarded national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), through standards set for...

Feb 12, 2020, 2:30pm EST

OCTC's Simon Selected for National ACTE Leadership Program

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is proud to announce that Jason Simon has been selected as a Fellow for the 2020 Postsecondary Leadership Success Program at the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)- sponsored by ECMC Fou...

Feb 12, 2020, 2:26pm 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. 

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