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Owensboro Health and OCTC Partner to Host Phlebotomy Job Fair

Owensboro Health has partnered with Owensboro Community and Technical College's Workforce Solutions division to host a job fair for prospective new hires interested in a phlebotomy career. Owensboro Health recruiters will be on hand to share informa...

Sep 9, 2019, 3:29pm EDT

OAWAC Hosting "What's Wrong with the Global Economy?"

The Owensboro Area World Affairs Council (OAWAC) is hosting a free public lecture and discussion with Dr. Brian Strow, entitled What's Wrong with the Global Economy? on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 7 p.m. This event will be held at Owensboro Community...

Sep 3, 2019, 8:00am EDT

OCTC Hosts Recognition Event

Owensboro Community & Technical College is kicking off September's National Preparedness month by hosting a presentation in conjunction with the National Weather Service recognizing that OCTC is a StormReady Supporter. The event will be held Friday, Au...

Aug 29, 2019, 9:29am EDT

OCTC Hosting Recognition Event

Aug 27, 2019, 5:09pm EDT

OCTC Students head to Kentucky State Fair for Farm to School JR. CHEF Competition

Two OCTC students, Kara and Gabe McFadyen, will compete in the Farm to School Junior Chef competition next week at the Kentucky State Fair. This dynamic duo are brother and sister who are completing their last two of high school years at OCTC, both pur...

Aug 16, 2019, 10:30am EDT

OCTC Faculty Promotions

OCTC is proud to announce the following faculty promotions effective July 1, 2019. Zara Basham has been promoted to Professor. She received her Diploma in Surgical Technology from OCTC, an Associate in Applied Science in General Occupational Technic...

Aug 15, 2019, 8:00am EDT

OCTC NEH MINI-GRANTS OFFERED

Owensboro Community & Technical College is pleased to announce a new annual NEH Mini-Grant available through OCTC's Humanities Department and Common Reading program. Funding will be granted in any amount, up to $2,000. These funds may be granted ...

Aug 14, 2019, 5:10pm EDT

OCTC Extended Hours for Registration

Owensboro Community & Technical College is open for registration this Saturday, August 17, from 9 a.m. -12 p.m. on the main campus in the Campus Center. Many students will be able to apply and register on the same day. The OCTC Bookstore, also located ...

Aug 12, 2019, 12:39pm EDT

OCTC Opening Hancock Innovation Labs, July 15

OCTC, in partnership with Hancock County Public Schools (HCPS), is set to unveil three Innovation Labs on Monday, July 15, 2019 at 12 noon, at OCTC's Hancock County Center, located at 8010 Highway 60 West in Lewisport. In January 2019, OCTC unveiled...

Jul 12, 2019, 10:07am EDT

OCTC Announces Common Read Selection for Fall 2019

The Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Common Reading selection for the fall 2019 semester will be, We Are Called to Rise, by Laura McBride. The novel is set in Las Vegas, Nevada and follows four divergent narrators with interwoven plo...

Jul 1, 2019, 8:00am EDT

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.