On Wednesday, April 24, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC)
hosted COTC Illuminated, an event which held the exclusive
premiere of the Viewpoint television series featuring COTC, as
well as the unveiling of the college’s new mascot.
On Wednesday, April 17, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and
The Ohio State University at Newark honored student leaders and
organizations at the annual Scholarship and Student Leadership
Dinner.
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is excited to announce the
upcoming launch of our new Associate of Applied Science in
Respiratory Therapy Technology. The program is pending
accreditation confirmation, but classes are expected to begin
this autumn at COTC’s Newark campus, with an application deadline
of June 15.*
Alexis McPeck received the Intel Scholarship for Women in
Technology, awarded to only 25 women in Ohio who enroll in
an associate degree or one-year certificate program in
semiconductor manufacturing.
In collaboration with Neurxstem and Heath-Newark-Licking County
Port Authority, COTC students are one of the first in the region
to get hands-on laboratory experience in the
semiconductor field.
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has released the
President’s Honors List and the Dean’s Honors List for autumn
semester 2023 to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding
academic achievement.
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) President John M. Berry,
PhD, will be hosting a town hall meeting at each of the college’s
extended campuses to discuss future plans and expansions of the
institution
Judy Stansbury has dedicated her life to serving others. Her
decades-long career as a social worker gave her the opportunity
to work with vulnerable populations including children, new
mothers, survivors of domestic violence and senior citizens in a
variety of settings ranging from the juvenile court system to
hospitals to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) presented three alumni
awards to graduates who demonstrated remarkable achievements in
their careers and have used their success to influence future
generations of entrepreneurs, healthcare employees and public
safety personnel.
COTC President John Berry, PhD, sat down with NBC4’s Daytime
Columbus to share how the college is preparing students for the
workforce of tomorrow. Watch the segment now.
Advanced manufacturing environments to produce products such as
semiconductor integrated circuits (‘chips’), ultrathin wafer
films, microsensors, etc., require extremely clean environments
to avoid contamination.
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) was recently awarded
$612,039.96 in Choose Ohio First (COF) funding from the Ohio
Department of Higher Education. The funding will be used to
provide scholarships to students in the college’s nursing and
allied healthcare programs over the next five years. Moreover,
COTC will match the COF award by offering an additional $612,040
in scholarships from institutional and donor funds.
On Nov. 8, Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Chancellor
Randy Gardner named the latest group of Ohio colleges and
universities designated as Collegiate Purple Star campuses for
their efforts to support students with military backgrounds.
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) was among the five campuses
to receive the military-friendly designation.
National Radiologic Technology Week® (NRTW) 2022 is Nov.
6-12. Created by the American Society of Radiologic
Technologists in 1979, this weeklong event is celebrated each
year during the week of Nov. 8, the day that German physicist
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered the X-ray in 1895.
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC)
welcomes new Board of Trustees member Sally Wallace Heckman.
Heckman began her term on Oct. 1 replacing outgoing board member
Paul Thompson.
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is accepting nominations
for three alumni awards: the Outstanding Alumni Award, the
Transitions Alumni Award and the John C. “Jay” Barker Community
Service Alumni Award. The deadline for nominations is Friday,
Oct. 27.
This year’s book selection is The Second Life of Mirielle
West by acclaimed author Amanda Skenandore, whom
participants will have the opportunity to meet at a book
discussion and signing on Oct. 22.
Laura Walsh, of Utica, received the 2023 Julius S. and Joette
Greenstein Award, and Vorley Taylor, of Newark, received the 2023
President’s and Dean/Director’s Diversity Award.