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Photo 1 L to R: Mike Rodgers-OCTC CIO, Kaleb Lopez, Shaun Brumley, Kevin Stewart+, Nolan Hall+, Rob Carman+, Randy Crowe-OCTC CMM Professor, Timmy Jones+, Danny Moseley-OCTC CMM Program Coordinator, Matt Day+, Zachary Cruse+, Zachary Hall, Dalton Wilson+, Garrett Bratcher+, Kimberly Whitley+, Jared Bean+, Scott Williams, OCTC President. (+Denotes a student that received a scholarship from the 2017 Haas contribution.)

OCTC Receives $10,000 from HAAS Foundation

Owensboro Community & Technical College is proud to announce a continued partnership with the Haas Foundation. On November 27, 2018 Haas presented a check to the OCTC Foundation for $10,000. This the second annual presentation from the Gene Haas Founda...
Dec 6, 2018, 12:57pm EST
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OCTC Student Selected for Disney College Program

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) student Jessica Gillim, is on track to graduate in December from OCTC with an Associate in Applied Science in Computer and Information Technologies-Programming degree. She has also been selected for the D...
Dec 6, 2018, 12:31pm EST
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OCTC Hosts Regional Robotics Championship

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is hosting a real-world robotics competition on Saturday, December 1 for students, ages 9-14. FIRST Lego League (FLL) is an international robotics competition that introduces younger students to rea...
Nov 28, 2018, 5:07pm EST
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OCTC Community Chorus Performing Christmas Concert

The Owensboro Community and Technical College Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Connie Ford, Professor of Music, and accompanied by pianist Angela Bruce, will perform a Christmas concert at First Christian Church, 700 J.R. Miller Boulevard, Owensboro ...
Nov 20, 2018, 12:00pm EST
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Owensboro Community & Technical College's Rover Team participated in the Owensboro Christmas Parade on Saturday, November 17, using the theme of "Wishing You a Peaceful Christmas on Earth...and Mars!". The team built the float using the actual competition rover, repurposing an old satelittle dish on campus as the base for Mars. Parade participants included: Mike Rodgers, Courtney Wright, Gage Cameron, Cassie Schultz, OCTC Rover Team Coach Shawn Payne, Ty Smith, Dr. Scott Williams, Jessi Wimsatt, OCTC's Pathfinder, Mary Kinney, Dr. Veena Sallan, Randy Crowe, Trace Crowe, Cindy Crowe, Dr. Meredith Skaggs, Bernie Hale, Danny Moseley, Taylor Crowe, Jeremy Hamilton and family.

OCTC Rover Team Participates in Owensboro Christmas Parade

Owensboro Community & Technical College's Rover Team participated in the Owensboro Christmas Parade on Saturday, November 17, using the theme of "Wishing You a Peaceful Christmas on Earth...and Mars!". The team built the float using the actual competi...
Nov 19, 2018, 3:26pm EST
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Owensboro Community & Technical College's Professor David Martin accompanied four Hager Scholars to West Kentucky and Community College (WKCTC) on Friday, November 16, 2018. The students presented a research poster to four other teams from WKCTC and some representative faculty. The OCTC Early College students pictured are (l to r) Kaylee Meador, Brooklyn Knight, Kaylee Meador, Halley Stewart and Patrick Edge. Martin added, "The OCTC team handled themselves very professionally and fielded questions about their research completely and accurately. They represented OCTC and themselves very well." While the event was not a competition, it instilled professionalism in the students and gave them a group presentation experience. For more information about the Hager Scholars program please contact angela.ash@kctcs.edu, for more information about OCTC's Early College program please contact nikki.wimpelberg@kctcs.edu.

OCTC's Hager Scholars Present Research Poster at WKCTC

Owensboro Community & Technical College's Professor David Martin accompanied four Hager Scholars to West Kentucky and Community College (WKCTC) on Friday, November 16, 2018. The students presented a research poster to four other teams from WKCTC and so...
Nov 19, 2018, 2:17pm EST
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A group of Owensboro Community & Technical College's TRiO SSS students traveled to visit Versailles, Kentucky and toured the Kentucky Castle, formerly known as the CastlePost, and Maker’s Mark Distillery on Saturday, October 27, 2018. The day provided the students with historical and cultural information. TRiO strives to provide enrichment activities for the students to broaden their horizons and experiences. Pictured (l to r) OCTC students Teresa Toomey, Rhythm Vanover, Becky Crowe, Shawnda Stanley, Amy Hardesty , Marie Acton, Rebekah Thornquist, Cody Nugent, OCTC TRiO Director-Becky Hodskins, OCTC TRiO Assistant-Mary Bruner, Becky Deal, Dewayne Baker, and Jeff May.

OCTC TRiO Students Visit Versailles

A group of Owensboro Community & Technical College's TRiO SSS students traveled to visit Versailles, Kentucky and toured the Kentucky Castle, formerly known as the CastlePost, and Maker's Mark Distillery on Saturday, October 27, 2018. The day provided...
Nov 9, 2018, 5:14pm EST
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Owensboro Community & Technical College will host a donor celebration event on Thursday, November 8, 2018 beginning at 4 p.m. in the Industry Innovation Center. Remarks will begin at 4:30 p.m. The event is held to honor the more than 295 businesses, industries, groups, and individuals that have supported the college and the OCTC Foundation, Inc. through donations, grants and scholarships during the 2018 Academic Year.

OCTC Hosting Annual Donor Celebration

Owensboro Community & Technical College will host a donor celebration event on Thursday, November 8, 2018 beginning at 4 p.m. in the Industry Innovation Center. Remarks will begin at 4:30 p.m. The event is held to honor the more than 295 businesses,...
Nov 6, 2018, 12:29pm EST
Owensboro Community & Technical College’s Dr. Veena Sallan, Chief Academic Officer, and Fred Wright, Automotive Program Coordinator, attended the 2018 National Career Pathways Network Conference, October 10-12, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. While attending the conference they had the opportunity to meet and speak with Susan Elkington, President of Toyota Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Elkington was a keynote speaker at the event, presenting on the Toyota/FAME Career Pathway. Photo Caption: OCTC’s Dr. Veena Sallan, Toyota’s Susan Elkington, and OCTC’s Fred Wright.

OCTC 's Sallan and Wright Attend Conference

Owensboro Community & Technical College's Dr. Veena Sallan, Chief Academic Officer, and Fred Wright, Automotive Program Coordinator, attended the 2018 National Career Pathways Network Conference, October 10-12, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. While atten...
Nov 2, 2018, 12:36pm EDT
Owensboro Community & Technical College’s Dr. Veena Sallan, Chief Academic Officer, and Fred Wright, Automotive Program Coordinator, attended the 2018 National Career Pathways Network Conference, October 10-12, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. While attending the conference they had the opportunity to meet and speak with Susan Elkington, President of Toyota Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Elkington was a keynote speaker at the event, presenting on the Toyota/FAME Career Pathway. L to R: OCTC’s Dr. Veena Sallan, Toyota’s Susan Elkington, and OCTC’s Fred Wright.

OCTC 's Sallan and Wright Attend Conference

Owensboro Community & Technical College's Dr. Veena Sallan, Chief Academic Officer, and Fred Wright, Automotive Program Coordinator, attended the 2018 National Career Pathways Network Conference, October 10-12, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. While atten...
Nov 2, 2018, 12:34pm 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. 

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