Recent News
OCTC's 32nd Annual 5K - GG Talbott Memorial Run
The Grant G. Talbott III Memorial Run - Owensboro Community and Technical College's 32nd annual road race is Saturday, April 13. Race day registration and check-in is from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at OCTC's main campus, 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro. All ...
Apr 1, 2019, 1:48pm EDT
OCTC Student Named New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar
Brooklyn Knight an Early College student at Owensboro Community & Technical College and Apollo High School, has been named a 2019 New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar and will receive a $2,250 scholarship. "We are proud of Brooklyn and all her accom...
Apr 1, 2019, 12:31pm EDT
OCTC Hosting "I ASK" Event for Awareness of Sexual Assault
OCTC's Counseling Center will host an awareness session for students called "I Ask" on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 11 a.m. The session will feature local speaker Terri Crowe, Victim Advocate from New Beginnings Support Services. Sexual assault is a ...
Apr 1, 2019, 9:00am EDT
Deal Looking for Secure Career Niche
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) student Becky Deal values a career rather than a job. She learned this lesson after being laid off from a company she had been with for ten years. All of the employees within her department lost their posi...
Mar 29, 2019, 5:23pm EDT
Faculty Team Up For Environmental Rescue
Working and studying on Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) 100 acre campus with a certified Wildlife Area has many advantages, one of which instills a more acute awareness of the environment. Today that awareness brought a student to Case...
Mar 28, 2019, 5:00pm EDT
OCTC Hosting Multiple Graduation Cermonies for May 2019
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is expanding their May 2019 Commencement ceremony and will host two celebrations to accommodate all the families and friends of the graduates. The ceremonies will be held on Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday,...
Mar 28, 2019, 1:38pm EDT
OCTC Hosts Scrub Craze for Adult Learners
Do you want to help save lives? Do you thrive in high stress situations? A career in Surgical Technology may be for you! Surgical technologists are healthcare professionals who work in operating rooms and out patient centers assisting surgeons during p...
Mar 28, 2019, 10:46am EDT
GO FAME SEEKING ADDITIONAL EMPLOYER SPONSORS FOR 2019 COHORT
The Greater Owensboro Chapter of FAME (GO FAME/GO CAREERS) is seeking new employer sponsors for the next cohort of Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) and Computerized Manufacturing and Machining (CMM) students scheduled to begin classes in August ...
Mar 26, 2019, 12:56pm EDT
OCTC HOSTS YOUTH LEADERS IN NEW INNOVATION LAB
Owensboro Community and Technical College hosted 11 youth leaders from the Owensboro Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, March 21, 2019 in the college's new Innovation Lab located at the Downtown Campus,1501 Frederica Street, Owensboro. The yout...
Mar 25, 2019, 5:45pm EDT
Life Happens but Embry Encourages Adult Learners to Persevere
As a non-traditional adult student Julie Embry knows first-hand that "life happens". She also knows that life and fear can be significant obstacles to overcome when returning to college. "My first priority is to make sure that every student who come...
Mar 22, 2019, 2:05pm EDT