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OCTC TRiO students, graduating Thursday, advises others to "go at your own pace".

Nadya Vasquez Advises "Go at your own pace"

Nadya Vasquez spent most of her life in Mexico. In her words, the community that she and her family lived in was "seeing a lot of crime." For instance, her family's vehicle was stolen by a group of people who later tried to kidnap her as she walked hom...
May 13, 2019, 9:57am EDT
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Nicholas Russell Becoming a Bearcat

Nicholas Russell graduated from OCTC in December 2018 with an Associate in Arts degree. He returned during the spring of 2019 to finish some prerequisite coursework needed before he transfers to Brescia University to pursue a degree in Accounting. W...
May 10, 2019, 3:15pm EDT
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OCTC Hosting Multiple Graduation Ceremonies for May 2019

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will hold its Commencement Ceremonies at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, and Thursday, May 14, 2019 at the RiverPark Center, located at 101 Daviess Street in Owensboro. OCTC is expanding their May 2019 Com...
May 9, 2019, 5:15pm EDT
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Congratulations to our Merit Award and Purchase Award winners.

Spring 2019 OCTC Student Art Awards

OWENSBORO, KY (05/7/2019) Owensboro Community & Technical College art students participated in the college's Spring 2019 semester Student Art Exhibition. The culmination of the exhibit is the student awards, including Merit and Purchase awards. Katie D...
May 9, 2019, 10:16am EDT
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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. The student would then transfer to WKU and complete the Bachelor of Arts degree. During the WKU in Owensboro Advisory Council bi-annual meeting on Monday, May 7, OCTC President Scott Williams and WKU's Associate Vice President of Extended Learning & Outreach, Dr. Beth Laves announced the agreement between OCTC and WKU. They acknowledged that the partnership would not be possible without the work of OCTC Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Veena Sallan, Academic Dean, Dr. Marc Maltby and Academic Dean, Dr. Stacy Edds-Ellis who worked closely with Dr. Julie Shadoan, Dr. Scott Lesley, WKU's Chair of the Political Science Department and the WKU staff in Owensboro.

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
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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
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 Friday, April 26. They will also produce "Star-Spangled Girl" on Thursday, April 25 and Saturday, April 27. All performances are directed by Dr. Julia Ledford, will begin at 7 p.m. and be held in Blanford Hall, located in the Humanities building on OCTC's Main Campus at 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro.

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
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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 6 at 7:00 p.m. The programmed sacred and secular works feature composers from the late 18thcentury to the present including such composers as Johann Caspar Aiblinger, Knut Nystedt, Johannes Brahms, Z. Randall Stroope, René Clausen, Eleanor Daley, and Ralph Manuel. In its thirty-third year, the forty-five voice chorus, comprised of community members, college students, and high school students, has presented fall and spring concerts continually since the spring of 1987.

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
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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. 

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