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OCTC Extended Hours for Registration

Owensboro Community & Technical College is open for registration this Saturday, August 11, from 9 a.m. -12 p.m. on the main campus in the Campus Center. Most students will be able to apply, enroll, and register in one day. The OCTC Bookstore, also loca...

Aug 6, 2018, 3:32pm EDT

OCTC Appoints Rodgers As Chief Institutional Officer

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is pleased to announce that Michael Rodgers has been appointed to serve as Chief Institutional Officer and Executive Director of the OCTC Foundation, Inc. He has been serving the college in a dual-purpose ...

Aug 6, 2018, 11:24am EDT

OCTC Faculty Promotions

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is proud to announce the following faculty promotions effective July 1, 2018. Barry Bowlds, Professor Kathryn Brown, Professor Tonya Northenor, Professor Matthew Alschbach, Associate Professor...

Jul 18, 2018, 6:44pm EDT

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Dennison Named New OCTC Paramedic Program Coordinator

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) has named Joe Dennison as the new Paramedic Technology program coordinator. Dennison joined OCTC as a paramedic lab instructor in 2017, after serving as lead paramedic instructor at Western Kentucky Univer...

Jul 17, 2018, 8:00am EDT

OCTC RAD Students Achieve 100% Pass Rate for National Licensure Exam

Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) had twelve students graduate with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Radiography in May. These students must also successfully pass a national professional licensure exam administered by American ...

Jul 16, 2018, 8:00am EDT

OCTC Faculty Co- Author Textbook

OCTC Professors Dr. Court Lewis and Dr. Timothy Dick have published a Medical Ethics textbook with Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. "Medical Ethics: The 16 Week Case Consult" is an interactive workbook designed to teach students the basics of critical ...

Jul 9, 2018, 8:00am EDT

OCTC Summer Study Abroad Trip

The 2018 OCTC Summer Study Abroad trip was held May 15-25. The group traveled to Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland in partnership with EF College Study Tours. The trip was led by OCTC faculty Kaye Brown, accompanied by Shawn Payne and Mary Kinney...

Jul 9, 2018, 8:00am EDT

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OCTC's Surgical Technology Students 100% First Time Pass Rate for NBSTSA

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is proud to announce that the 2017-2018 Surgical Technology Program graduates took the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) National Certification Exam and achieved a first...

Jul 6, 2018, 10:04am EDT

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Domtar Renews FLL Challenge Sponsorship

Domtar has renewed their commitment as champion sponsor of the 2018 First Lego League (FLL) Challenge to be hosted on December 1, 2018 at Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC). The partnership provides opportunities to strengthen science, tech...

Jul 5, 2018, 10:33am EDT

OCTC Offers Bridges to English for Refugee Families

During the month of June, OCTC SkillTrain Adult Education partnered with Owensboro Public Schools and Daviess County Public Schools to offer a four-week English language program called Bridges to English: Connecting Schools and Refugee Families. "...

Jun 27, 2018, 10:40am 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.