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OCTC Hosting 2nd Annual Women's History Month Event
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is hosting "WISE Women at Work", a panel discussion featuring women in non-traditional occupations, in honor of Women's History month on Tuesday, March 27 at 12 noon. The event will take place in Blandford...
Mar 26, 2018, 12:00pm EDT
OCTC's McCrary Earns Scholarship Awards
Owensboro Community & Technical College's Lauren McCrary, program coordinator for the Medical Information Technology has earned two $1,000 scholarship awards to complete her dissertation. McCrary a native of Owensboro, has been at OCTC since 2012 an...
Mar 15, 2018, 8:00am EDT
OCTC's Fiorella Honored with Athena Award
The 20th Annual ATHENA Awards luncheon was held on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Owensboro Convention Center. There was a record number of notable nominations which included: Sherry Baber, Hager Preschool coordinator; Marian Bennett, coordinator of...
Mar 14, 2018, 8:00am EDT
OCTC Student Takes Initiative, Lands Rewarding Career
Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) alum Micaiah Grieser (Mac) was employed as a team leader at a local manufacturing facility when he made the decision to pursue a degree in a trade that would lead him to a rewarding career and ultimately...
Mar 9, 2018, 12:16pm EST
OCTC Receives $96,120 Dart Foundation Grant for Educational Robots
The Dart Foundation will support OCTC's Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) students by providing $96,120 to purchase two educational robot packages for the new Industry Innovation Center. Dr. Scott Williams, OCTC President commented, "We are...
Mar 7, 2018, 10:37am EST
OCTC's TRiO Program Hosting Anniversary Event
Owensboro Community and Technical College's TRIO Student Support Service (SSS) program is celebrating TRIO's National 50th Year Anniversary and National TRIO Day by hosting a "Why I Am First" event on OCTC's Main Campus on Wednesday, February 28, 2018,...
Feb 26, 2018, 3:47pm EST
OCTC Surgical Technology Program Hosting Preadmission Conference
Owensboro Community & Technical College offers the Associate in Applied Science - Surgical Technology degree program. Surgical technologists are integral members of medical teams who work closely with surgeons and other medical professionals in mult...
Feb 22, 2018, 12:05pm EST
OCTC Receives NASA Grant for 2018 Rover Challenge
As the only community college competing in the 2017 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, Owensboro Community & Technical College earned 27th place in the college division after completing two full rounds of the challenging course. OCTC was the 2nd h...
Feb 22, 2018, 11:37am EST
OCTC Radiography Program Hosting Preadmission Conference
Owensboro Community & Technical College has an excellent, two-year, Associate in Applied Science degree Radiography program. This selective admissions program is hosting a preadmission conference for the Fall 2018 semester at 10 a.m. on March 16, in th...
Feb 21, 2018, 10:37am EST
Copy of: OCTC Hosting Ribbon Cutting & Donor Celebration for Industry Innovation Center
Owensboro Community & Technical College will host a ribbon cutting and donors celebration event on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 1p.m for the new Industry Innovation Center. The building was funded through the BuildSmart campaign which began in 2015 and req...
Feb 20, 2018, 1:33pm EST