Faith Phillips is passionate about helping students find a way to
access a college education. As the director of student financial
services at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio
State University at Newark, she has made it possible for
countless students to overcome financial barriers to degree
completion. Recently Phillips was presented the Alex Murdoch
Service Award by her peers in the Ohio Association of Student
Financial Aid Administrators (OASFAA) for putting her “whole
heart and soul into [her] community and our association.”
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at
Newark’s Community Intercultural Relations Committee (CIRC)
was proud to honor one individual and two local organizations as
the 2020 Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award recipients during
the 12th Annual Community Intercultural Relations Conference,
Racial Justice Requires Equity and Me, on
Friday, April 9.
Mike Johnson had a motto: Always do the right thing because it’s
the right thing to do. Perhaps that is why all of his children
pursued careers protecting and caring for others. And they all
began at COTC.
Central Ohio Technical College’s (COTC) Pataskala campus at 8660
E. Broad St. will reopen for classes in autumn 2021 after a $4.2
million renovation that will bring convenient, in-demand and
affordable education leading to a career or bachelor’s degree to
more central Ohio residents.
Supports Fallen Officer and Sheriff's Backpack Funds
There’s still time to register for the second annual Blue Line
Twilight Run 5K and 10K, which will be held in person on
Saturday, May 1, 7 p.m., at Rotary Park, adjacent to the Central
Ohio Technical College (COTC) Newark campus.
The current worldwide pandemic has impacted us all in one way or
another. Loss of wages or a job, lack of food and even
homelessness have happened to many including those in our area.
Central Ohio Technical College’s (COTC) chapter of Phi Theta
Kappa (PTK), Alpha Theta Zeta, members decided to do their part
to help build and support the community.
Lou Reese and her family are tireless advocates for improving access to higher education
The Ohio State University at
Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) today
announced that they will rename Founders Hall on their shared
campus as Louella Hodges Reese Hall in grateful acknowledgment of
Lou Reese’s exceptional and enduring support of the Newark campus
and higher education.
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and Velvet® Ice Cream are
collaborating on a delightfully sweet venture to celebrate the
college’s upcoming 50th anniversary. And they need your help.
Construction of a new academic building dedicated to science and
technology on the shared campus of The Ohio State University at Newark
and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is nearing completion.
The Office of Marketing and Public Relations at Central Ohio
Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark
won three awards in the 36th annual Educational Advertising
Awards.
Supports Fallen Officer and Sheriff's Backpack Funds
Registration is now open for the second annual Blue Line Twilight
Run 5K and 10K, which will be held in person on Saturday, May 1,
7 p.m., at Rotary Park, adjacent to the Central Ohio Technical
College (COTC) Newark campus. The event will kick-off at 6 p.m.
with a free half-mile Kids Fun Run for youth 10 and younger.
Online registration is available at go.cotc.edu/bluelinerun
through Wednesday, April 28.
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is adapting to meet
students’ current needs by offering a selection of general
education courses during the second term of its spring semester
in an accelerated format (eight weeks versus 15 weeks).
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has released the
President’s Honors List and the Dean’s Honors List for autumn
semester 2020 to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding
academic achievement.*
Free books to first 100 Licking County residents to register
Members of the community are invited to participate in One Book,
One Community, a free community book club hosted by The Ohio State University at Newark
and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) in partnership with the
public library systems of Licking County.