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OCTC's Common Reading Events for Fall 2017
The Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) Common Reading for fall 2017 is the international best seller, The Circle, a novel by Dave Eggers. Dave Eggers will be at OCTC on Thursday, November 16 for a reading, book signing, and a reception. ...
Oct 23, 2017, 9:00am EDT
OCTC's Surgical Technology Program Receives National Merit Award
Owensboro Community and Technical College's Surgical Technology program has received the annual merit award from the National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting (NBSTSA) for achieving a 100% pass rate on the Certified Surgical Technolo...
Oct 4, 2017, 9:40am EDT
OCTC Exhibit Features Students
An art exhibition by Owensboro Community & Technical College students Alyson Johnson and Cassandra Voyles is on display in the Dayman Gallery, October 2 - November 17, 2017. Johnson and Voyles are visual art students at Owensboro Community and Technica...
Oct 3, 2017, 12:59pm EDT
OCTC Scholarship in Honor of Leonard Schroader
The Owensboro Community & Technical College Foundation, Inc. has a new scholarship named in honor of Leonard Schroader. Leonard Schroader was the ultimate servant leader, and the 2009 recipient of the OCTC New Horizons award, honoring exemplary service...
Oct 2, 2017, 4:55pm EDT
SkillTrain Students Tour OCTC
Students from SkillTrain, Ohio County's adult education provider, were recently given to a tour of the main campus of Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) by Charles Johnson from OCTC's Counseling Center.The tour was coordinated by SkillTrain...
Sep 25, 2017, 1:09pm EDT
Jolly GED Memorial Scholarship
The staff at SkillTrain, Ohio County's adult education provider, recently honored the memory of Jim Jollay, late husband of long-time OCTC employee Susan Jollay, with a fund established in his name. The Jim Jollay GED Memorial Scholarship is housed ...
Sep 25, 2017, 12:40pm EDT
OCTC's Finch Presents to Ohio Co. Chamber
Steve Finch, the County Coordinator/Lead Instructor at Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) SkillTrain in Ohio County presented to the Ohio County Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. Finch outlined programs availabl...
Sep 20, 2017, 3:21pm EDT
OCTC Celebrates Constitution Day
September 15 (Owensboro, KY) -On Monday, September 18, 2017, Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) will celebrate Constitution Day with a presentation titled "Freedom of Speech: Limitations & Expectations." The presentation and panel discussio...
Sep 15, 2017, 5:16pm EDT
The OCTC Foundation Announces Six New Scholarships
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) unveiled new scholarships that have been started through the OCTC Foundation, Inc. These new scholarships include legacies started by friends and families as a way to memorialize a loved one. The OCTC Foun...
Sep 12, 2017, 9:49am EDT
OCTC's Hodskins Named Director of TRiO Student Support Services
OWENSBORO, KY (9/08/2017) Becky Hodskins was named Director of Owensboro Community & Technical College's (OCTC) TRiO Student Support Services in August 2017. She began her career at OCTC in September of 1993 in the Financial Aid Office, and took a posi...
Sep 8, 2017, 12:06pm EDT