Admissions Information Sessions
Schedule to attend a group information session on steps to enroll, financial aid and scholarship opportunities, academic offerings, and resources for students. Our friendly admissions team is eager to help make applying and enrolling at COTC a seamless process! Information sessions are available at all campus locations for your convenience.
Knox Campus Open House
Join us at our upcoming open house! Tour the building, see equipment and labs, and learn about the certificates and degrees being offered right in your neighborhood. Snacks, drinks, prizes and giveaways provided.
Tuesday, Nov. 14, from 4–7 p.m.
Knox Campus Location
The Knox campus is located in downtown Mount Vernon on the crossroad of South Main Street and East Ohio Avenue.
Ariel Hall
236 South Main
Street
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
Kirk
Tarr
Building Supervisor
Degrees and Certificates
Knox Campus
COTC offers some career-ready associate degrees and certificates and transfer associate degrees in full* at the Knox campus through a combination of in-person and remote learning.**
Individual general education courses for COTC’s 50+ programs or transfer-friendly credit to other state universities are also available.
Plus, high school students participate in our College Credit Plus program earning transfer-friendly college credit – some finishing a certificate or associate degree before they earn their high school diploma – and saving thousands on their college tuition.
Career-ready Associate Degrees
Gain the skills for a new career or career advancement with an associate degree:
Autumn Semester
All Semesters
Career-ready Certificates
Gain the job skills for a career in one or two semesters. COTC certificates also count toward an associate degree, helping students advance on a long-term career path with a short-term commitment:
Summer Semester
Autumn Semester
- Bookkeeping Certificate
- Electrocardiograph Technician Certificate
- Industrial Electrician Certificate
- Patient Care Technician Certificate
- State Tested Nurse Aide (STNA) Certificate
Spring Semester
All Semesters
- Addiction Studies Certificate
- Behavioral and Mental Health Certificate
- Case Management for the Healthcare and Gerontology Professional Certificate
Transfer Associate Degrees
Complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree:
Transfer seamlessly to any public four-year institution in Ohio, and even a few private universities. Our transfer degrees are the equivalent of the first two years of a bachelor’s degree, so you can enter the university as a junior.
College Credit Plus
Through a partnership with Knox County public schools, high school students can complete COTC’s transfer-friendly Associate of Science before they earn their diploma. Many graduates go on to universities, starting as a junior, to complete a bachelor’s degree in half the time and at half the cost.
*While we make every effort to run the following programs in full at the Knox campus, some courses and/or programs may be canceled due to low enrollment.
**Remote learning options include courses that are delivered online, via Zoom or in our video-connected classrooms. View all learning formats.
Admissions
Regular admission to a degree or certificate program is open to all who have earned a high school diploma, completed homeschooling at the secondary level or passed the General Education Development (GED) test. COTC may also grant prior-learning credit for certain life and career experiences. New students must submit the free application for admission.
Student Services
COTC’s academic, personal and other support services are available to students at the Knox campus.
Academic Advising
An academic advisor helps students map academic and career goals, register for classes, and stay on track to graduate. Appointments are required. Contact your advisor to schedule an appointment or email cotcadvising@mail.cotc.edu.
Kathleen
McNeil
Phone: 740.755.7411
Learn more about Academic Advising.
Academic and Personal Support
A student success coach helps you build academic and college-life skills to prevent, prepare for and respond to common obstacles students encounter in higher education. A coach can also connect you with the academic support services available through the Student Success Center (testing and tutoring services) and the Office of Student Life (personal counseling, disability services and student conduct).
Rachel
Bailey
Phone: 740.755.7263
Library
Knox campus students can use the library catalog or OhioLINK to request physical materials be delivered to the Knox campus.
Contact a librarian through chat, phone, Zoom or email.
John L. and Christine Warner Library
Information Technology Services
Computer lab: Room 10
Wireless internet access: Connect to the eduroam network using your COTC student credentials to log in.
Service desk: 740.366.9244 or 614.688.4357 (HELP) Press 3
for Managed IT Services
24/7 service is provided in partnership with Ohio State. If
you are calling after regular business hours, please identify
yourself as a COTC student so that the support staff can help you
most effectively.