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OCTC Nursing Program Earns NLN CNEA Accreditation

The Owensboro Community & Technical College Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program has successfully earned accreditation from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA). "This shows the excellent qualit...

Oct 31, 2018, 4:45pm EDT

35th Annual Green River Firefighters Association Fall Fire School at OCTC

The 35thAnnual Green River Firefighters Association Fall Fire School will be held October 26-28, 2018 on the main campus of Owensboro Community &Technical College at 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro. The event is hosted by the Green River Firefight...

Oct 26, 2018, 3:07pm EDT

OCTC Student Art Exhibit, Rebecca Fuqua

An exhibition of artworks by Owensboro Community & Technical College's Rebecca Fuqua is on display in the Dayman Gallery. The exhibition runs through November 16, 2018. Fuqua is a December candidate for an Associate in Fine Arts degree in the area of ...

Oct 25, 2018, 6:33pm EDT

OCTC Common Read Author Marsha Norman on Campus Thursday, Oct. 25 at 12:30

The Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) Common Reading for fall 2018 is a play written by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning Kentucky-native playwright Marsha Norman, Getting Out. Norman earned a John Gassner Medallion and the America...

Oct 24, 2018, 2:56pm EDT

OCTC's Dr. Angela Ash, will conduct a presentation “Celebrating 100 Years of U.S. – Polish Relations” sharing her experiences from traveling as a Fulbright Hayes Scholar on Tuesday, October 23, at 11 a.m. in the Chandler Conference Center, located in the Advanced Technology Center at 4800 New Hartford Road.

OCTC's Ash Presents "Celebrating 100 Years of U.S. - Polish Relations"

Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) Dr. Angela Ash, will conduct a presentation "Celebrating 100 Years of U.S. - Polish Relations" sharing her experiences from traveling as a Fulbright Hayes Scholar on Tuesday, October 23, at 11 a.m. in t...

Oct 19, 2018, 6:18pm EDT

78th Annual Messiah, Rehearsals Begin Oct. 25

The rehearsals for the Owensboro Choral Society's 78th annual performance of Handel's Messiah will begin on Thursday, Oct. 25, 7:00 p.m. at Third Baptist Church, 527 Allen Street, Owensboro, Kentucky. Rehearsals will continue on Thursdays at 7 p.m. on...

Oct 19, 2018, 4:48pm EDT

As part of the semester long series incorporating events and the themes of transformation, Kentucky poet and Owensboro native, Missy Brownson will host a presentation and signing of her debut poetry collection, Hush Candy, published by Small Press Distribution (SPD). The event is scheduled for Monday, October 15 at 11 a.m. in OCTC’s Chandler Conference Center, located in the Advanced Technology Center, at 4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro. The event is free and open to the public.

OCTC Common Read Hosting Owensboro Native Missy Brownson for a Presentation and Book Signing

The Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) Common Reading for fall 2018 is a play written by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning Kentucky-native playwright Marsha Norman, Getting Out. Getting Out is a play focusing on a young woman as she...

Oct 9, 2018, 1:57pm EDT

Lindsey Gets Jollay Scholarship and Earns GED in 3 Weeks!

Derek Lindsey is one of the most recent beneficiaries of the Jollay Scholarship. The scholarship allowed him to get started in the GED prep program right away. Lindsey earned his GED in less than three weeks! He is interested in a future career in en...

Oct 4, 2018, 4:43pm EDT

OCTC Foundation Receives $40,000 Grant from the Alcoa Foundation

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) in partnership with Owensboro Public Schools have received a $40,000 grant from the Alcoa Foundation to promote advanced manufacturing education and careers. With the award, OCTC will implement the OCTC...

Oct 4, 2018, 12:06pm EDT

OCTC Vet Tech Program Hosting Event for Harrison College Students

Owensboro Community & Technical College is hosting an event for Harrison College students in the Veterinary Technology program. The Harrison College students have been displaced due to the sudden closing of Harrison College. Students that were enrol...

Sep 24, 2018, 6:38pm 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.

These Merit pages are used to celebrate the successes of our students and will serve them as an online portfolio of achievements.