How are counselors committed to serving diverse students? Our counselors are committed to serving a diverse student body. Counselors are required to maintain their State of Ohio license by completing at least 30 hours of continuing education biannually. T ...

Post - 10/19/2020 - 6:20am

Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are voluntary, employee-initiated groups of The Ohio State University at Newark and/or Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) faculty and staff who share common interests, issues, backgrounds, characteristics or pursuits. Oh ...

Post - 05/24/2024 - 11:29am

To Justin Glass, a first-year student pursuing his associate degree in business management technology, COTC “feels homey.” Glass joined the Marine Corps when he was 20 and served eight years. As his time in the Marines was ending, Glass and his fellow sol ...

Student Spotlight - 06/18/2024 - 6:12am

From being a dual-enrollment student at C-TEC and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) to being an employee at Salas O’Brien in Granville, Ohio, an Army reservist and COTC engineering technology student, Sydney Palur is doing what she loves thanks to COT ...

News - 08/26/2021 - 5:24pm

When Megan Connell-Cox joined the U.S. Navy at 21, she was trying to run away from a life of problems that wasn’t working for her anymore, but she was also unknowingly running toward a life with direction filled by her true purpose and passion.  “I wasn’t ...

Post - 07/22/2024 - 11:09am

George Clark isn’t your typical cadet in Central Ohio Technical College’s Peace Officer Basic Training (POBT) academy. This 46-year-old army veteran just completed the academy as part of the law enforcement technology degree program and is awaiting the st ...

Post - 07/22/2024 - 11:11am

Whether Suzanne Smith is traveling the globe working on communications and navigation for the U.S. Air Force, keeping busy raising a family or attending classes to become a registered nurse, Smith is a self-dubbed “do-er,” and she’s found her fit at Centr ...

Post - 07/22/2024 - 11:15am

Whether military and Veteran students are pursuing a new career, advancing a current career, or simply want to expand upon their education, they have found great success at COTC. Read about some of the experiences our military and student veterans are pur ...

Post - 09/08/2020 - 9:07pm

The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) invite the public to join us at a public ribbon-cutting ceremony and the official opening of the newly renovated Louella Hodges Reese Hall on Wednesday, July 31, at 1:15 p.m. ...

News - 07/24/2024 - 8:45am

A part-time faculty member is a COTC instructor who ordinarily teaches 12 or fewer contact hours during any semester of the academic year. Part-time faculty appointments may be made to any of COTC’s four campuses located in Newa​rk, Coshocton, Mount Verno ...

Post - 11/02/2020 - 2:31pm

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and the Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County (C-TEC) offer a certificate program in fire safety and EMT that is federal grant-eligible, to help those in need pay for tuition and other costs. ...

News - 07/31/2024 - 5:40am

COTC offers several transfer degrees and career-ready associate degrees and certificates in full at the Pataskala campus* through a combination of in-person and remote learning.**  Individual general education courses for COTC’s 50+ programs or transfer-f ...

Post - 05/11/2021 - 10:16am

How quickly can I complete the accounting technology program? Students interested in the accounting technology program can quickly complete a certificate and/or an associate degree. There is a bookkeeping certificate  students can complete quickly in just ...

Post - 10/01/2020 - 10:07am

How quickly can I complete the bookkeeping certificate? Students can complete the bookkeeping certificate in two semesters. What type of financial assistance is available to help me pay for college? COTC awards $1 million in scholarships to students each ...

Post - 10/15/2020 - 5:42am

Can I take classes online or face-to-face? The customer relations certificate can be completed fully online or face-to-face.  How quickly can I complete the customer relations certificate? The customer relations certificate takes two semesters to complete ...

Post - 12/05/2022 - 1:45pm

Can I take classes online or face-to-face? The entrepreneurship certificate can be completed fully online or face-to-face.  How quickly can I complete an entrepreneurship certificate? The entrepreneurship short-term certificate takes two semesters to comp ...

Post - 12/01/2022 - 3:11pm

Can I take classes online or face-to-face? The human resources certificate can be completed fully online. Students can also choose to take some classes face-to-face.  How quickly can I complete the human resources certificate? Students can complete the hu ...

Post - 10/08/2020 - 10:57am

Can I take classes online or face-to-face? The management certificate can be completed fully online. Students can also choose to take some classes face-to-face.  How quickly can I complete the management certificate? The management certificate can be comp ...

Post - 10/08/2020 - 10:59am

Can I take classes online or face-to-face? The office administration certificate can be completed fully online. Students can also choose to take some classes face-to-face.  How quickly can I complete the office administration certificate? The office admin ...

Post - 10/08/2020 - 11:01am

How quickly can I complete the supply chain management program? COTC offers both a one-year certificate and an associate degree in supply chain management. The associate degree can be completed in two years for students who take classes full time. Student ...

Post - 05/18/2023 - 5:25am

How quickly can I complete the digital media design technology program? The amount of time it takes a student to complete the digital media design technology certificate and/or associate degree depends upon how many courses are taken per semester.  Studen ...

Post - 10/01/2020 - 5:16am

What is the difference between engineering and engineering technology? Engineering and engineering technology are separate but closely related professional areas. Engineering technology programs are more practical than theoretical in nature, focusing on a ...

Post - 01/29/2021 - 7:29am

What is the difference between engineering and engineering technology? Engineering and engineering technology are separate but closely related professional areas. Engineering programs often focus on theory and conceptual design, while engineering technolo ...

Post - 10/02/2020 - 10:08am

How quickly can I complete the information technology associate degree? The amount of time it takes a student to complete the information technology associate degree depends upon how many courses are taken per semester.  Students who attend full time (and ...

Post - 10/02/2020 - 10:06am

Can I take classes online or face-to-face? The IT Specialist short-term certificate is primarily offered face-to-face. The IT Specialist one-year certificate is primarily offered face-to-face, although the general education courses can be completed online ...

Post - 06/06/2023 - 8:52am

How quickly can I complete the semiconductor manufacturing technology program? The semiconductor manufacturing certificate can be completed in two semesters.  The amount of time it takes a student to complete the semiconductor manufacturing technology ass ...

Post - 09/14/2023 - 12:58pm

How quickly can I complete the Electrocardiography for the Cardiac Sonographer Short-Term Certificate? Students can complete the certificate in just two semesters.  Can I take classes online or face-to-face? Students pursuing a healthcare certificate shou ...

Post - 11/30/2022 - 8:41am

Can I take classes online or face-to-face? Students pursuing a healthcare certificate and/or associate degree should expect to take classes face-to-face to experience hands-on learning. Some general education classes may be offered online.  Can I pursue a ...

Post - 12/14/2020 - 8:41am

How quickly can I complete the criminal justice technology program? The amount of time it takes a student to complete the criminal justice technology associate degree depends upon how many courses are taken per semester.  Students who attend full time (an ...

Post - 10/02/2020 - 10:30am

What are examples or types of technical rescue?  Technical rescue includes: Rope rescue Confined space rescue Vehicle/machinery rescue Structural collapse rescue Trench rescue Water rescue What does "high risk/low frequency" mean? There is great ...

Post - 10/02/2020 - 10:32am