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Endeavor 2020 Vision: event for college students

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Cornerstone Campus Ministry, along with the student ministries from Kentucky Wesleyan College and Brescia University, will be holding the Endeavor 2020 Vision workshop on January 25, 2020. The goal of th...

Jan 8, 2020, 2:03pm EST

OCTC Saturday Hours for Registration

Owensboro Community & Technical College is open for registration this Saturday, January 11, 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...

Jan 7, 2020, 1:10pm EST

Construction FastTrack Student Info Session

In partnership with local businesses and with the support of the Owensboro Homebuilder's Association, Owensboro Community & Technical College is bringing work and learn to the construction field with the new Construction FastTrack program. Stepping bey...

Jan 2, 2020, 10:00am EST

OCTC Holiday Closing

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) will be closed December 23 - January 3 for the holiday break. The college will reopen on January 6, 2020 at 8 a.m. During the institutional closing, interested students may apply online at owensboro.k...

Dec 20, 2019, 8:00am EST

OCTC 2019 DECEMBER COMMENCEMENT & HONORS CEREMONY

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) held a December commencement ceremony to honor graduates from the summer and fall semesters. 373 students from fall and summer were awarded 721 certificates, 79 diplomas, and 312 associate degrees at the c...

Dec 20, 2019, 8:00am EST

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OCTC's Student Spotlight

Hamilton Seeks Healing Power of Music Although Addison Hamilton is a familiar face, singing and playing guitar at Pathfinder Day, or helping out at various events on OCTC's campus, technically she is still a senior at Daviess County High School. Ha...

Dec 19, 2019, 3:06pm EST

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Fall 2019 OCTC Student Art Exhibition Awards

Owensboro Community & Technical College art students participated in the college's Fall 2019 Student Art Exhibition. The culmination of the exhibit is the student awards, including Merit and Purchase awards. Larry Simpson served as juror for the exhibi...

Dec 16, 2019, 3:05pm EST

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OCTC December 2019 Commencement

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will hold its December Commencement Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at the RiverPark Center, located at 101 Daviess Street in Owensboro. The college will award 1112 credentials to 373 ...

Dec 16, 2019, 12:29pm EST

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OCTC Offering Robotics Course

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is offering a new robotics course for the spring semester. Industrial Robotics and Robotic Maintenance which will be taught by faculty member James Hall. The four hour credit course will be offered in a Tu...

Dec 5, 2019, 12:31pm EST

Fatherhood Prompts Career Change

José Romo's family arrived in the United States when he was seven years old. They moved from Franklin, Tennessee to Russell Springs, Kentucky, where Romo graduated high school. Ultimately, they settled in Tell City, Indiana where they opened the family...

Dec 3, 2019, 8:00am EST

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.