Recent News
OCTC Names Sheri Plain, Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is pleased to announce Sheri Plain's appointment as the new Vice President of Workforce and economic development. With a strong background in workforce development and a deep commitment to the Owensboro co...
Nov 21, 2024, 7:00am EST
OCTC Chorus Presents Holiday Concert
The Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Community Chorus, 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. 2 at 7...
Nov 19, 2024, 7:00am EST
Heritage, Humanities & Fine Arts Faculty Present at CBExhange National Conference
English Professor Shannon Collins, Theatre Program Coordinator and Instructor Grae Greer, and Heritage, Humanities, and Fine Arts Department Head, and Communications Faculty Dr. Meredith Skaggs attended and presented at the CBExchange Conference. OCTC'...
Nov 18, 2024, 2:03pm EST
Fall 2024 Juried Student Exhibition and Awards
Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) students participated in the college's Fall 2024 Juried Student Exhibition. The reception and awards ceremony occurred on November 13, 2024, in the Dayman Art Gallery on OCTC's Main Campus. The exhibitio...
Nov 18, 2024, 1:08pm EST
OCTC Hosting Express Enrollment Tuesdays
Owensboro Community & Technical College offers students a one-stop enrollment opportunity on Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through December 10. These one-stop events are designed for busy adult learners who are juggling job and family responsibilit...
Nov 11, 2024, 12:30pm EST
OCTC's AMTEC Receives NSF Award
AMTEC, a national collaborative of educational and industry partners committed to preparing highly skilled industrial maintenance and mechatronic technicians, was recently awarded a $642,949 National Science Foundation grant through the Advanced Techno...
Nov 11, 2024, 8:00am EST
Two Decades of Literary Unity: OCTC's Common Reading Program Marks Milestone
Kentucky's Poet Laureate Silas House returned triumphantly to Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) this fall, bringing his acclaimed novel A Parchment of Leaves full circle as it became the 40th selection in the college's Common Reading progr...
Nov 8, 2024, 3:45pm EST
Two Decades of Literary Unity: OCTC's Common Reading Program Marks Milestone
Kentucky's Poet Laureate Silas House returned triumphantly to Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) this fall, bringing his acclaimed novel A Parchment of Leaves full circle as it became the 40th selection in the college's Common Reading progr...
Nov 8, 2024, 3:41pm EST
OCTC's 38th Annual 5K - G.G. Talbott, III Memorial Run
The Grant G. Talbott III Memorial Run - Owensboro Community and Technical College's (OCTC) 38th annual road race will be held in person and virtually. In-person participants will run the 5K on Nov. 2, 2024; virtual participants may choose their own pat...
Oct 18, 2024, 9:00am EDT
OCTC CDL Information Session
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will hold an information session for its Commercial Driver's License (CDL) program on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at the OCTC Downtown Campus, 1501 Frederica St. in room 5. The CDL Driving Aca...
Oct 9, 2024, 12:02pm EDT