Our Story
Newark Campus Established
The Newark “Branch,” as it was first known, began operations in September 1957 as The Ohio State University’s first off-campus, two-year accredited program. Newark’s old high school on West Main Street was “home” for evening classes from 1957 to 1965. In the fall of 1965, the program took on a new pace — a new name, a new home and its first full-time director. It then became The Ohio State University at Newark and moved to the Newark Senior High School campus on Wright Street.
COTC Timeline
1957
- Autumn – The Ohio State University Newark established, classes were held at the old Newark High School on West Main Street
1966
- October 27 – Founders Hall groundbreaking ceremony
1968
- October – Founders Hall opens
1971
- February 19 – OBR charters Central Ohio Technical College