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OCTC's 31st Annual GG Talbott 5K

The Grant G. Talbott III Memorial Run - Owensboro Community and Technical College's 31st annual road race will be Saturday, April 14, 2018. All proceeds from the race support the Grant G. Talbott Scholarship fund and participating student clubs. Ra...
Apr 2, 2018, 5:07pm EDT
OCTC alum Justin Cecil, recent USI grad and artist earned the presitgious  Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship from the University of Southern Indiana (USI).

OCTC Alum Justin Cecil is awarded USI's Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship

Owensboro Community & Technical College alumnus Justin Cecil, was awarded the Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship from the University of Southern Indiana (USI). The Efroymson Bridge Year Fellowship is a competitive award program for a talented graduate of...
Apr 2, 2018, 8:00am EDT
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OCTC Phi Theta Kappa Awarded at Regionals

Owensboro Community and Technical College's Alpha Xi Gamma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, earned multiple awards at the 2018 Kentucky Regional Phi Theta Kappa Convention held March 23 - 24, 2018 at Elizabethtown Community & Technical College. Phi Theta Ka...
Mar 30, 2018, 8:00am EDT
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Owensboro Community & Technical College had two teams in the IDEA State U regional competition held at Brescia University on Monday, March 26.  The two OCTC teams competed in the Business Model Competition at the event and qualified to participate at the state level. The OCTC students who competed were Jason Nash and Nikki Glenn, both are freshman and full-time students.

OCTC Student Entrepreneurs Advance from Region to State Finals

Owensboro Community & Technical College had two teams in the IDEA State U regional competition held at Brescia University on Monday, March 26. The two OCTC teams competed in the Business Model Competition at the event and qualified to participate at t...
Mar 29, 2018, 10:40am EDT
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OCTC's Tech X is a multi-craft technologist program that will offer hands-on training in a real-world, industrial environment. It will encourage participants to develop both technical and analytical thinking skills related to work flow and production output. Additionally, participants will work individually and in teams on problem-based scenarios that relate to the overall manufacturing process.For more information about OCTC’s Tech X, please contact project director, David Ashley via e-mail at david.ashley@kctcs.edu.

OCTC Receives $400,000 KCTCS Award for a Project Based, Multi-Craft Certificate Program - TechX

OCTC has been granted a $400,000 award through the KCTCS Entrepreneurial/Innovation Initiative for Non-Traditional Students. OCTC received the top award in this competitive process. OCTC President Dr. Scott Williams commented, "We are very excited ...
Mar 28, 2018, 8:00am EDT
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OCTC AFA Exhibition, Artworks by Zachary Roberts and Jacob Wedding

An exhibition of artworks by Zachary Roberts and Jacob Wedding are on display in the Dayman Gallery, located on the second floor of the Learning Resource Center on OCTC's Main Campus. The exhibition opened March 19 and will run through April 16, 2018. ...
Mar 27, 2018, 4:16pm EDT
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William K. Mounts, OCTC Board Member

OCTC ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018

Owensboro Community & Technical College announces new Board of Directors members who began their terms in January of 2018. The new members are William K. Mounts, CeCelia W. Robinson and M. Joan Hayden. The new members replace Michael T. Baker, Pat J...
Mar 26, 2018, 3:03pm EDT
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OCTC Hosts Women's History Month Event on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 12 noon in Blandford Lecture Hall.

OCTC Hosting 2nd Annual Women's History Month Event

Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is hosting "WISE Women at Work", a panel discussion featuring women in non-traditional occupations, in honor of Women's History month on Tuesday, March 27 at 12 noon. The event will take place in Blandford...
Mar 26, 2018, 12:00pm EDT
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Lauren McCrary, OCTC's Program Coordinator for Medical Information Technology

OCTC's McCrary Earns Scholarship Awards

Owensboro Community & Technical College's Lauren McCrary, program coordinator for the Medical Information Technology has earned two $1,000 scholarship awards to complete her dissertation. McCrary a native of Owensboro, has been at OCTC since 2012 an...
Mar 15, 2018, 8:00am EDT
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OCTC's Cindy Fiorella, Vice President of Workforce Solutions and recipient of the 2018 Athena Award.

OCTC's Fiorella Honored with Athena Award

The 20th Annual ATHENA Awards luncheon was held on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Owensboro Convention Center. There was a record number of notable nominations which included: Sherry Baber, Hager Preschool coordinator; Marian Bennett, coordinator of...
Mar 14, 2018, 8:00am 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. 

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