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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

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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

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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

OCTC Chorus Spring Concert

The Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Connie Ford, OCTC Professor of Music, and accompanied by local piano instructor Angela Bruce, will perform a spring concert at First Christian Church on Monday, May...

Apr 18, 2019, 3:57pm EDT

OCTC Student Earns U.S. Citizenship

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) student Bar Jor, was overcome with emotion Thursday when his Intercultural Communications class, led by OCTC faculty Tammy Rice, held a suprise celebration in honor of his successful completion of the U.S....

Apr 18, 2019, 3:44pm EDT

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OCTC Rover Teams Both Earn Top 10 Finishes

Owensboro Community & Technical College's Rover Teams success continued this year with Team 2 earning a ninth place finish and Team 1 earning a fourth place honor. With more than 100 teams scheduled to compete, OCTC was once again the only community an...

Apr 17, 2019, 10:12am EDT

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OCTC's Cornerstone Hosts The Anatomy and Physiology of the Crucifixion

Owensboro Community & Technical College's Cornerstone Campus Ministry student group is hosting a presentation entitled, The Anatomy and Physiology of the Crucifixion on Wednesday, April 17 at 11 a.m. in the Chandler Conference Center, located in the Ad...

Apr 16, 2019, 11:33am EDT

OCTC Celebrates Virginia Miles Nature Center History

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC), the OCTC Foundation, Inc. and the OCTC Nature Committee are hosting an event on Tuesday, April 9 at 1 p.m. in honor of the history and creation of OCTC's Virginia Miles Nature Center and in conjunction wi...

Apr 5, 2019, 3:35pm 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.