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OCTC Rover Team Finishes 9th
As one of two community colleges competing in the 2018 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge, Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) earned 9th place in the college division April 13-14 in Huntsville, Alabama. The OCTC Rover Team completed a r...
Apr 23, 2018, 9:56am EDT
OCTC Nursing Program Seeking NLN CNEA Accreditation
The Owensboro Community & Technical College Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program hosted a successful on-campus visit with the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) on April 18-19, 2018. "This shows t...
Apr 23, 2018, 8:00am EDT
OCTC Helps Saints & Sinners Raise Funds
Rain did not slow down the 3rd annual Reverse Yard Sale at Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) held Saturday, April 14, 2018. OCTC's Cornerstone Ministry, a student organization, hosts the yard sale benefiting St. Benedict's Homeless Shelt...
Apr 20, 2018, 3:22pm EDT
OCTC Community Chorus 32nd Annual Spring Concert
Owensboro Community & Technically College' Community Chorus will host their 32nd annual Spring Concert on Monday, April 30 at at 7:30 p.m. in the First Christian Church, located at 700 JR Miller Boulevard, Owensboro. The performance will feature arr...
Apr 20, 2018, 10:32am EDT
Ohio County SkillTrain Hosting Event for Past GED Recipients
Owensboro Community & Technical College's SkillTrain program at the Ohio County Adult Education Center, will host a celebration banquet to honor all former GED graduates on Tuesday, May 15th, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The catered event will be held at the O...
Apr 16, 2018, 8:00am EDT
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