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
- June 25 – COTC begins accepting applications for fall quarter
- July 19 – First operating budget approved by the Board of Trustees
- July 29 – Dr. Robert Barnes appointed Director of COTC
- September 17 – OBR approves six programs for autumn quarter: Electronic Engineering Technology, Secretarial Science, Electromechanical Engineering Technology, Accounting, X-ray Technology and Glass Plastics Technology.
- September 30 – COTC opened its doors to students for the first time
1972
- September – Nursing program begins
1973
- June 8 – First graduating ceremony
1975
- North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) grants COTC full accreditation with a three-year follow up visit required
- Spring – Construction begins on Hopewell Hall
1976
- September – Grand opening of Hopewell Hall
1977
- February – Work begins on Adena Hall
- September 20 – First classes offered in Mount Vernon, Coshocton and at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg
1978
- NCA grants a 10-year accreditation
- Autumn – Grand opening of Adena Hall
- September 20 – Child Care Center opens in Adena Hall
1980
- May 16 – OBR expands the COTC service area to include Knox and Coshocton counties
- July 1 – Dr. Julius Greenstein appointed President of COTC
1984
- May – Construction begins on Hopewell Hall addition
1985
- January – Hopewell Hall addition opens
1988
- NCA grants COTC a 10-year accreditation
- September – New Child Care Center facility opens on the Newark campus
1990
- Spring – Hall House purchased by the Thomas J. Evans Foundation and became the official presidential residence in 2004.
- May 21 – COTC faculty voted to form a collective bargaining unit
1991
- September 27 – Groundbreaking for LeFevre Hall
1993
- April 4 – Grand Opening of LeFevre Hall
1994
- July 1 – Dr. Rafael Cortada appointed President of COTC
- December 14 – Everett D. Reese Carillon dedicated
1998
- NCA grants a 10-year accreditation
1999
- July 1 – Dr. Anne Federlein appointed President of COTC
2002
- April 16 – The John Gilbert Reese Center groundbreaking ceremony
2003
- January 6 – COTC officially opens its facility in Coshocton on Kenwood Avenue
- October 14 – Grand opening of the John Gilbert Reese Center
2004
- July 1 – Dr. Bonnie L. Coe, PhD, appointed president of COTC
2005
- September 20 – Classes begin in Pataskala
- October 12 – Groundbreaking for The Warner Center
2006
- Coshocton Campus Capital Campaign concludes with just over $5 million
- July 18 – COTC Board of Trustees accept donation of former theatre building in Mount Vernon
- September 20 – Doors open to the Pataskala Campus in the Pataskala City Administration Building
2007
- February 15 – Construction begins on Montgomery Hall in Coshocton
2008
- NCA grants 10-year accreditation
- January 10 – Montgomery Hall opens in Coshocton
- October 3 – Grand opening of The John L. and Christine Warner Library and Student Center
- December – Knox Campus Capital Campaign concludes with $5.3 million raised
2009
- January – COTC launches strategic plan 2009 – 2013
- August – COTC introduces its first international experience – Italian/American Exchange program with the first exchange to Reggello, Italy to happen in summer 2010
2010
- June 21 – Classes begin at the former Grand Host East facility – the name officially changes to the Pataskala Campus
- November 8 – The Gateway opens in Hopewell Hall
2011
- Summer – Remodel of Ariel Hall
2012
- March – Ariel Hall grand opening celebration in Mount Vernon
- June 30 – Next Generation Challenge, scholarship campaign exceeds $20 million goal.
2015
- February 24 – Facilities Operations Building groundbreaking
2016
- January – Facilities Operations Building opens
- Adena Hall renovation and conversion to rec center begins
- September 1 – Jane C. and William T. McConnell Residence Hall groundbreaking
2017
- January 9 – Adena Hall Recreation Center opens
- April 7 - The Ohio State University Board of Trustees approves honorific naming of new residence hall as Jane C. and William T. McConnell Hall.
- Autumn semester – McConnell Hall opens.
2018
- December 31 – President Bonnie L. Coe, PhD, retires.
2019
- January 1 – John M. Berry, PhD, assumes presidency of COTC
- Summer semester – Coshocton Promise becomes available to eligible students in Coshocton County
- August 7 – Groundbreaking for the John and Mary Alford Center for Science and Technology
2020
- January 2 – Eric Heiser, PhD, assumes newly created position of provost.
- Summer semester – Renovation of Pataskala campus begins
2021
- August 13 – Ribbon Cutting for the John and Mary Alford Center for Science and Technology
- August 27 – Ribbon Cutting for the renovated Pataskala Campus