Recent News

Fall 2025 Juried Student Art Exhibition and Awards Announced

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) celebrated student creativity and achievement during the Fall 2025 Juried Student Art Exhibition. The closing reception and awards ceremony was held on November 19, 2025, in the Dayman Art Gallery on OCT...

Dec 4, 2025, 8:00am EST

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OCTC Announces Winners of RAD Scholarships Supported by CPE and OH

Last December, Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) announced a new $150,000 boost for its Radiography Technology program. The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education awarded OCTC a $75,000 grant, which was matched dollar-for-dollar by ...

Dec 3, 2025, 1:27pm EST

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Dec. 2025 AFA-Visual Art Degree Candidate Exhibition Opening Reception

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is pleased to announce the unveiling of a special three-in-one exhibition, Nature's Embrace, in the Dayman Art Gallery. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1...

Dec 1, 2025, 9:43am EST

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OCTC Community Chorus Presents Annual Holiday Concert

Owensboro Community and Technical College Chorus (OCTC), under the direction of Dr. Connie Ford, Professor of Music, and accompanied by pianist Anna Sparks, will perform a Christmas concert at First Christian Church on Monday, Dec. 8 at 7:00 p.m. (700 ...

Dec 1, 2025, 8:00am EST

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OCTC Announces Holiday Break Schedule, Winter Term and Spring Semester Information

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) has announced its upcoming holiday break schedule and important dates for upcoming terms. The college will be closed for the holiday break from December 22, 2025, through January 4, 2026. Normal operatio...

Nov 20, 2025, 12:11pm EST

OEJATC and OCTC Celebrating 10 Years of a Successful Partnership

The Owensboro Electrical JATC (OEJATC) thrives through the long-standing support of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1701, the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)-now approaching their 75-year anniversary-...

Nov 18, 2025, 10:55am EST

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OCTC's Marketing and Communications Department Wins Big at NCMPR Awards

The Marketing and Communications Department at Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) has been recognized for its outstanding work in the 2024-25 academic year, receiving three prestigious Medallion Awards from the District 2 National Council f...

Nov 3, 2025, 7:00am EST

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The Aspen Institute Names OCTC as a Top 200 U.S. Community College Eligible for the 2027 Aspen Prize

CONTACT: Kristin O'Keefe, 240-351-8531, kristin.okeefe@aspeninstitute.org; Bernie Hale, 270-686-4506, bernie.hale@kctcs.edu WASHINGTON D.C., October 28, 2025 - Today, the Aspen Institute named Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) as one of ...

Oct 28, 2025, 11:00am EDT

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OCTC's TechX Program to Host Info Session

Need a new career path, or a boost to get that promotion? Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) TechX initiative is a multi-craft technologist program offering hands-on training in a real-world, industrial environment. Learn more about this ...

Oct 28, 2025, 8:00am EDT

OCTC's REBECCA WHEELER NAMED STUDENT SUCCESS DEAN

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is proud to announce the appointment of Rebecca Wheeler, M.A., as the new Dean of Student Success. In this expanded leadership role, Wheeler will lead the College's work with retention, first-year experien...

Oct 21, 2025, 5:49pm EDT

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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.