Recent News
OCTC Student Selected as NASA Scholar
Owensboro Community & Technical College student Kiean Washington has been selected to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) program June 24-28, 2019 at Kennedy Space Centerin Merritt Island, Florida. Designed for commun...
May 13, 2019, 5:12pm EDT
Nadya Vasquez Advises "Go at your own pace"
Nadya Vasquez spent most of her life in Mexico. In her words, the community that she and her family lived in was "seeing a lot of crime." For instance, her family's vehicle was stolen by a group of people who later tried to kidnap her as she walked hom...
May 13, 2019, 9:57am EDT
Nicholas Russell Becoming a Bearcat
Nicholas Russell graduated from OCTC in December 2018 with an Associate in Arts degree. He returned during the spring of 2019 to finish some prerequisite coursework needed before he transfers to Brescia University to pursue a degree in Accounting. W...
May 10, 2019, 3:15pm EDT
OCTC Hosting Multiple Graduation Ceremonies for May 2019
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will hold its Commencement Ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, and Thursday, May 14, 2019 at the RiverPark Center, located at 101 Daviess Street in Owensboro. OCTC is expanding their May 2019 Com...
May 9, 2019, 5:15pm EDT
Spring 2019 OCTC Student Art Awards
OWENSBORO, KY (05/7/2019) Owensboro Community & Technical College art students participated in the college's Spring 2019 semester Student Art Exhibition. The culmination of the exhibit is the student awards, including Merit and Purchase awards. Katie D...
May 9, 2019, 10:16am EDT
OCTC/WKU Partner to Offer Paralegal Studies
Owensboro Community and Technical College is proud to partner with Western Kentucky University and offer students the opportunity to earn a Paralegal Studies degree. Students would take the first two years of study at OCTC earning an associate degree. ...
May 7, 2019, 4:40pm EDT
OCTC Students Earn $3,500 with 2nd Place at KY Pitch
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) student Prem Patel, and his brother, Owensboro Innovation Academy (OIA) student, Krishna Patel, earned second place in the area's regional KY Pitch competition with their "Electra Pops" product securing a ...
May 1, 2019, 10:50am EDT
OCTC Offering Info Session on Clinical Research Course
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will host an information session in support of a Clinical Research course on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 5 p.m. in the Chandler Conference Center (ATC107) located in the Advanced Technology Center on OCTC's M...
Apr 29, 2019, 2:26pm EDT
OCTC Presents 2 Neil Simon Comedies This Week
Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Oak Island Theatre is presenting a double shot of comedy this week featuring two of Neil Simon's classic plays. OCTC's Oak Island Players will perform "Barefoot in the Park" on Wednesday, April 24 and Fr...
Apr 24, 2019, 4:02pm EDT
Brothers ElectroPops Heading to State KY Pitch
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) student Prem Patel, and his brother, Owensboro Innovation Academy (OIA) student, Krishna Patel, earned second place in the area's regional KY Pitch competition with their "ElectroPops" product. The brothe...
Apr 22, 2019, 11:37am EDT