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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

2019 Scrub Craze Events for Adult Learners Friday, April 12 or Friday, April 19 from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. OCTC Science Building, Room S110 4800 New Hartford Road Owensboro, KY 42303

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

For more information about the Medical Information Technology Program, please contact Julie Embry, program coordinator, at 270-686-4593 or julie.embry@kctcs.edu.

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

Owensboro Community & Technical College Student Named to 2019 Coca-Cola Academic Team

Owensboro Community & Technical College student Kaylee Meador has been named a 2019 Coca-Cola Academic Team Bronze Scholar and has earned a $1,000 scholarship. Meador is an OCTC Early College student, a Daviess County High School student enrolled fu...

Mar 21, 2019, 12:56pm EDT

The Project Management Workshop will meet Wednesday, May 8, and Thursday, May 9, from 8:30am – 4:30pm. The workshop will be held in Room 8 of Owensboro Community and Technical College’s Downtown Campus. Located at 1501 Frederica Street. The cost is $1,650 per person and includes all materials. Eligible Kentucky companies may qualify for KCTCS TRAINS funds to help cover some of the cost. For more information or to register contact Diann Shock at (270) 686-4444 or diann.shock@kctcs.edu. Space is limited so reserve your seat today! Registration will be open through April 12, 2019.

OCTC's Workforce Solutions Offering Project Management Workshop

Owensboro Community and Technical College's Workforce Solutions division will offer a Project Management Workshop on May 8- 9, 2019. This workshop provides hands-on instruction in the fundamentals of project management. Participants will learn th...

Mar 19, 2019, 12:21pm EDT

OCTC Hosts Bestselling Author Thursday

The Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Common Reading selection for the spring 2019 semester is, Binti by Nnedi Okorafor. Dr. Okorafor earned a Hugo and Nebula Award for this novella first published in 2015, it is a Tor.com book published...

Mar 19, 2019, 10:57am EDT

The HR Certification Prep Course will meet Thursday evenings from April 11 – July 25 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Classes will be held in Room 8 of Owensboro Community and Technical College’s Downtown Campus located at 1501 Frederica Street. The cost is $1,500 per person and includes both print and online curriculum. Some Kentucky companies may qualify for TRAINS funds to help cover some of the cost. For more information or to register contact Diann Shock at (270) 686-4444 or diann.shock@kctcs.edu. Registration will be open through March 20, 2019.

OCTC OFFERS HR CERTIFICATION PREP TRAINING

Owensboro Community and Technical College's Workforce Solutions division will offer an HR Certification Prep class for human resource professionals beginning April 11, 2019. This course is recommended for anyone currently working in a human resources p...

Mar 6, 2019, 11:28am 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.