Recent News
OCTC Hosting TechX 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...
Oct 17, 2019, 12:24pm EDT
OCTC Speech & Debate Team Results
The Owensboro Community & Technical College Speech and Debate team traveled to Cookeville, Tennessee and competed in a tournament hosted by Tennessee Tech University on September 27-28, 2019. The team earned first place in the Debate Sweepstakes in ...
Oct 17, 2019, 12:16pm EDT
OCTC Offers New FastTrack Construction Program
The "work and learn" model has provided new pathways to success for students in advanced manufacturing (GO FAME), business (GO CAREERS), and the TechX short-term modularized curriculum for fabrication, fork lift operation, and welding (TechX) at Owensb...
Oct 17, 2019, 11:55am EDT
Edds-Ellis Named Ambassador for College in High School Alliance
Owensboro Community & Technical College's Academic Dean, Dr. Stacy Edds-Ellis has been selected as an Ambassador for the national College in High School Alliance (CHSA). Edds-Ellis has been at OCTC since 2002, when she started her career building th...
Oct 14, 2019, 8:00am EDT
OCTC Surgical Technology Students Earn 100% Pass Rate
OCTC had five students graduate with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Surgical Technology in May. These students must also successfully pass a national professional licensure exam administered by National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgi...
Oct 7, 2019, 5:18pm EDT
OCTC Hosting GO FAME Student Info Sessions
OCTC's Workforce Solutions will host pre-orientation sessions for students interested in learning more about the GO FAME program. Students will learn about the GO FAME program, the requirements and expectations of the employers and course work, and the...
Oct 3, 2019, 4:34pm EDT
OCTC CIT Program Earns National Cyber Security Designation
The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE) through academic year 2024 for the As...
Oct 2, 2019, 6:12pm EDT
OCTC Announces Edds-Ellis and Maltby For Deans Positions
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) announces the hiring of two Dean of Academic Affairs positions. After conducting a nationwide search that resulted in a very qualified pool of applicants the candidates selected were Dr. Stacy Edds-Ellis ...
Oct 2, 2019, 6:09pm EDT
OCTC CIT Program Earns National Cyber Security Designation
The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE) through academic year 2024 for the As...
Oct 1, 2019, 4:10pm EDT
OCTC's LEAD Participants
Owenbsoro Community & Technical College's LEAD Academy participants for 2019-20. Casey Hamilton, teaches Education and serves as Chair of the College Assembly. Zara Basham, is the Surgical Technology program coordinator, and serves on the OCTC Board of...
Sep 30, 2019, 2:24pm EDT