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Mother and Daughter Earn Same COTC Degree 20 Years Apart

Lora Smith stands next to Lydia Smith who is holding her COTC diploma after just walking across the stage at COTC's commencement ceremony in December 2022.

In 2002, an expectant Lora Smith crossed the stage to receive an associate degree in surgical technology at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC). These days the associate professor sits amongst the college’s faculty watching “her kids” in the surgical technology program graduate. But in December 2022, this phrase took on a literal meaning as Lydia Fink, the daughter Smith carried 20 years ago at her own graduation, crossed the stage to receive the very same degree as her mother.

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COTC Selects New Provost

Gregory Ferenchak headshot

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has named Gregory Ferenchak, EdD, RT®(QM), the incoming provost. In his role at COTC, Ferenchak will serve as chief academic and enrollment officer, providing leadership for academic affairs and enrollment management.

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Food Vendors Wanted for Concert, Fireworks at Newark Campus

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark, with support from the J. Gilbert Reese Family Foundation, celebrate Independence Day with a concert and fireworks on July 3 at the shared Newark campus. The institutions are seeking food vendors to serve spectators at the event, which is expected to draw more than 20,000 people.

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Teaching and Learning Center Now Open

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is proud to announce the grand opening of its new Teaching and Learning Center, a state-of-the-art facility designed to provide a hub for professional development opportunities for faculty, staff and students.

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Third Annual COTC Town Hall Meetings Scheduled

Intel, Workforce Growth and Impacts: COTC’s Response

Exterior of the COTC Pataskala Campus.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is holding a town hall meeting at each of its extended campuses: Pataskala campus on Feb. 8, Knox campus on Feb. 22 and Coshocton campus on March 8 from 3–4:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

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COTC Alumna Reflects on Nursing Career

From student to registered nurse to instructor, Sherry Engle shares her passion.

Sherry Engle stands next to a mannequin in a nursing lab at COTC's Pataskala campus.

Sherry Engle, of Pataskala, treasures the generous cache of memories she stored up during her nursing years — a career’s worth of interactions that collectively illustrate the “human touch” that she knows is vital to patients’ well-being.

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COTC Celebrates Graduates at Autumn Commencement

365 degrees and certificates awarded at ceremony

Affiong Hawkins dressed in academic regalia speaks to graduates from a podium at commencement.Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) hosted commencement on Dec. 16 for graduates who completed their degree and/or certificate requirements in the summer and autumn 2022 semesters.

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COTC Alumna Opens Childcare Center

Portrait of Brittany Klinkert and her three children.

For Brittany Klinkert, life keeps her on her toes. The Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) alumna is not only a mother of three, but she also recently opened a Newark-based childcare center that brings an additional 20 children into her care.

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Smith Celebrates 35 Years of Service

Lisa Smith headshot.

In 1987, Lisa Smith was the first financial aid advisor employed at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark. Today, she’s proud to be a contributing member of the shared campus, a place she says is a wonderful asset to central Ohio.

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COTC Celebrates National Radiologic Technology Week® (Photo Gallery)

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.

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Application Event at Newark Campus

Apply for college admission and financial aid in one night.

The exterior of LeFevre Hall at COTC's Newark campus.

You don’t have to complete your college admission and financial aid application alone. Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is hosting an application event to help students submit the free COTC application for admission and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 4–7 p.m.

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Application Event at Coshocton Campus

Apply for college admission and financial aid in one night.

Exterior of Montgomery Hall at COTC's Coshocton Campus.

You don’t have to complete your college admission and financial aid application alone. Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is hosting an application event to help students submit the free COTC application for admission and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 4–7 p.m. at the Coshocton campus.

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Application Event Upcoming at Knox Campus

Apply for college admission and financial aid in one night.

One male and two female students walk outside of Ariel Hall on the Knox campus.

You don’t have to complete your college admission and financial aid application alone. Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is hosting an application event to help students submit the free COTC application for admission and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 4–7 p.m.