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OCTC Opens Pathfinder Den

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) has opened a new student success center aptly named, the Pathfinder Den. OCTC's Pathfinder Den is filled with select personnel focused on helping students achieve their educational goals and helping them m...

Sep 23, 2019, 10:51am EDT

OCTC Recognizes Surg Tech Week

In honor of Surgical Technologists week Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) salutes Melissa McIntyre, an alumnus and an adjunct faculty member in the program. In 2008, Melissa enrolled in the Surgical Technology program at OCTC. After gra...

Sep 20, 2019, 4:21pm EDT

OCTC Hosting CASA Presentations

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

Sep 10, 2019, 1:33pm EDT

OCTC Earns StormReady Supporter Status

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) has been named a StormReady Supporter by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The announcement was made on Friday, August 30, 2019 at OCTC to formally recognize NOAA partners as Stor...

Sep 10, 2019, 1:21pm EDT

OCTC Hosts Census 2020 Themed Constitution Day Presentation

On Tuesday, September 17, Owensboro Community & Technical College will celebrate Constitution Day with a presentation titled "Census 2020: Why it is Important!" The event will take place in Blandford Lecture Hall on the Main Campus at 4800 New Hartford...

Sep 10, 2019, 11:17am EDT

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

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.