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OCTC Students Sweep Nuckols Memorial Welding Competition
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) welding students competed in the 11th Annual David Nuckols Memorial Welding Competition on November 9 at Titan Contracting & Leasing in Owensboro, Kentucky. OCTC students earned both first place, Erwin Per...
Nov 22, 2019, 12:19pm EST
OCTC's Oak Island Players present Durang by the DOZEN featuring 12 ACTORS in 12 PLAYS
Owensboro Community & Technical College's Oak Island Players present Durang by the DOZEN featuring 12 ACTORS in 12 PLAYS. The plays featured are from the comedic collection "Naomi in the Living Room and Other Short Plays" by Christopher Durang. They wi...
Nov 21, 2019, 5:47pm EST
OCTC Speakers Win at 25th Annual BBQ Capital and the Transy WYRD Speech and Debate Tournaments
The OCTC Speech & Debate Team dominated the 25th Annual BBQ Capital-WYRD Speech/Debate Tournament held November 1-2, 2019. OCTC hosted the BBQ Capital tournament on Friday and shared hosting duties with Transylvania for their WYRD Tourney on Saturday. ...
Nov 21, 2019, 12:56pm EST
Student Finds Friends & Success Using OCTC's TRiO Program
Madelyn Loyd had been a stay-at-home mom for a year when she decided she needed to pursue a college education. She chose Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) not only because she felt it would be affordable but because the daycare on campus w...
Nov 21, 2019, 10:48am EST
OCTC Student Making a Return Trip To NASA
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) student Kiean Washington is heading back to NASA for an internship. Washington has been selected to participate in NASA's Office of STEM Engagement Matrix Intern Project at the Kennedy Space Center this sp...
Nov 15, 2019, 2:57pm EST
OCTC Honors Evaline R. Reed Trust at AFP Event
Owensboro Community & Technical College and the Owensboro Community and Technical College Foundation, Inc. was proud to honor the Evaline R. Reed Trust at the Association of Fundraising Professionals KY, Bluegrass Chapter luncheon in honor of Philanthr...
Nov 8, 2019, 3:04pm EST
TechX Free Student Info Session
Need a new career path or a boost to get that promotion? Owensboro Community & Technical College's TechX initiative is a multi-craft technologist program offering hands-on training in a real-world, industrial environment. Learn more about this innov...
Nov 7, 2019, 7:00am EST
FastTrack Auto Student Info Session
The Auto FastTrack program is taking applications for students to begin in January. This program offers hands-on project-based training in a real-world, industry environment. Students will earn wages through employment in the field three to four days p...
Oct 31, 2019, 8:00am EDT
BRESCIA UNIVERSITY AND OCTC ANNOUNCE NEW TRANSFER AGREEMENT FOR AAS
Brescia University and Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) announced a new transfer agreement that will impact students in all OCTC technical program offerings. The announcement took place on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at OCTC's Main Camp...
Oct 30, 2019, 5:13pm EDT
OCTC Receives Title III Strengthening Institutions Grant
Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) has received a $2,091,539 grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Title III Strengthening Institutions grant program, which is used to support institutions of higher education. Dr. Andrea Borreg...
Oct 28, 2019, 12:47pm EDT