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OCTC Hosts Holocaust Survivor Discussion
On Monday, April 23rd, in conjunction with Associate Professor, Kaye Brown's Humanities 160 class, Introduction to Holocaust Literature and Film, Eva Kor, founder of the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center, will visit Owensboro Community and ...
Apr 6, 2018, 3:13pm EDT
OCTC's AMTEC Offers Access to Free STEM Success for Women Telesummit
AMTEC, now housed at Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC), is one of the partner sponsors of the STEM Success for Women Telesummit. This is a free professional development opportunity that begins on Tuesday, April 17 and runs through Thursday...
Apr 6, 2018, 11:16am EDT
OCTC 2018 Commencement to Honor More than 400 Grads
The Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) Spring Commencement will be Thursday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the RiverPark Center. The student speaker will be Annie Miller and the keynote address will be delivered by Candance Brake, President/CEO o...
Apr 5, 2018, 10:03am EDT
OCTC NEW HOME OF AMTEC-Next Generation
How far-fetched is it to think that international competitors could work together to develop a training solution that goes beyond the limitation of state lines and competing company interests? That is exactly how AMTEC, the Automotive Manufacturing Tec...
Apr 5, 2018, 9:55am EDT
OCTC Programs Help Single Mothers Move Ahead
Christina Carpenter is a single mother of five children. Prior to working through Owensboro Community and Technical College's (OCTC) Ready to Work/ Work and Learn programs, she was a high school dropout working low wage jobs such as waitressing and ret...
Apr 3, 2018, 8:00am EDT
OCTC's 31st Annual GG Talbott 5K
The Grant G. Talbott III Memorial Run - Owensboro Community and Technical College's 31st annual road race will be Saturday, April 14, 2018. All proceeds from the race support the Grant G. Talbott Scholarship fund and participating student clubs. Ra...
Apr 2, 2018, 5:07pm EDT
OCTC Alum Justin Cecil is awarded USI's Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship
Owensboro Community & Technical College alumnus Justin Cecil, was awarded the Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship from the University of Southern Indiana (USI). The Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship is a competitive award program for a talented graduate of...
Apr 2, 2018, 8:00am EDT
OCTC Phi Theta Kappa Awarded at Regionals
Owensboro Community and Technical College's Alpha Xi Gamma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, earned multiple awards at the 2018 Kentucky Regional Phi Theta Kappa Convention held March 23 - 24, 2018 at Elizabethtown Community & Technical College. Phi Theta Ka...
Mar 30, 2018, 8:00am EDT
OCTC Student Entrepreneurs Advance from Region to State Finals
Owensboro Community & Technical College had two teams in the IDEA State U regional competition held at Brescia University on Monday, March 26. The two OCTC teams competed in the Business Model Competition at the event and qualified to participate at t...
Mar 29, 2018, 10:40am EDT
OCTC Receives $400,000 KCTCS Award for a Project Based, Multi-Craft Certificate Program - TechX
OCTC has been granted a $400,000 award through the KCTCS Entrepreneurial/Innovation Initiative for Non-Traditional Students. OCTC received the top award in this competitive process. OCTC President Dr. Scott Williams commented, "We are very excited ...
Mar 28, 2018, 8:00am EDT