Recent News

GO FAME Taking Additional Applications

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is proud to announce that due to employer demand, the 2021 class of GO FAME is accepting candidates through July 27, 2021. The GO FAME application may be accessed at https://edc.owensboro.com/go-fame-app...

Jul 21, 2021, 9:00am EDT

OCTC Accepting nursing program applications for January 2022

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program is currently accepting applications for students that will begin the program in January 2022. The ADN program prepares graduates to sit for the NCLEX-RN examination...

Jul 20, 2021, 8:00am EDT

OCTC Medical Assisting Extends Deadline to August 1

Owensboro Community and Technical College's (OCTC) Medical Assisting program has extended the deadline to apply for the fall semester until August 1, 2021. Medical Assisting is a limited admissions program with courses offered in the fall, spring, in...

Jul 19, 2021, 11:43am EDT

OCTC/UofL Cybersecurity Certificate

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is joining forces with the University of Louisville and other colleges nation-wide this fall to offer an online Cybersecurity Workforce Certificate program funded by the National Security Agency. OCTC wa...

Jul 16, 2021, 1:33pm EDT

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Boarman to lead OCTC Vet Tech program

Owensboro Community & Technical College has named Dr. Laura Boarman to lead the Veterinary Technology program as coordinator. Boarman is a native of Owensboro. She attended Western Kentucky University for undergraduate and received a Doctorate in Vete...

Jul 15, 2021, 10:27am EDT

OCTC's Business Administration program can fast track your career

Owensboro Community and Technical College's (OCTC) business administration (BA) program provides a pathway for busy adults to earn various certifications and an associate's degree in business administration in just two years, attending full-time. This ...

Jul 7, 2021, 8:00am EDT

Toyota donates 3 hybrid vehicles to OCTC's auto program

Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky donated three cars for automotive technology programs to Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC). Types of vehicles donated include a Camry, an Avalon and a Lexus and range from 2018-2019 hybrid models. Th...

Jul 6, 2021, 1:05pm EDT

OCTC Names Davis as Diversity Director

After a national search, Sharmy Davis, has been named the new Director of Diversity for Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC). Davis was most recently a Success Coach for OCTC students focusing on Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and ...

Jun 9, 2021, 8:00am EDT

OCTC Dean's List Spring 2021

The Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) Dean's List recognizes the academic excellence of students in Spring 2021 who earned at least a 3.5 grade point average (GPA) while successfully completing 12 hours or more of course work numbered 100 ...

Jun 7, 2021, 1:56pm EDT

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OCTC President's List

The Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) President's List recognizes the academic excellence of full-time students in Spring 2021 earning all A grades in at least 12 hours of course work numbered 100 or above. The following students, listed ...

Jun 7, 2021, 12:00pm 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. 

These Merit pages are used to celebrate the successes of our students and will serve them as an online portfolio of achievements.