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Are there any age requirements to take classes in Law Enforcement Technology (LET)? Students must be 18 to enroll in Peace Officer Basic Training. If I am already a peace officer does that qualify me for college credit? Students who are currently Ohio Cer ...

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How quickly can I complete the community health certificate program? Students can complete the certificate in just two semesters.  Can I take classes online or face-to-face? Students pursuing a healthcare certificate should expect to take classes face-to- ...

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How quickly can I complete the electrocardiograph technician certificate program? Students can complete the certificate in just two semesters.  Can I take classes online or face-to-face? Students pursuing a healthcare certificate should expect to take cla ...

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How quickly can I complete the home healthcare provider certificate program? Students can complete the certificate in just two semesters.  Can I take classes online or face-to-face? Students pursuing a healthcare certificate should expect to take classes ...

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How quickly can I complete the medical coding degree program? The amount of time it takes a student to complete the Medical Coding certificates and/or associate degree depends upon how many courses are taken per semester.  Students who attend full time (a ...

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I applied to COTC. Is that the same as applying to the practical nursing program? No. The practical nursing program is a competitive, selective healthcare program. Students first apply to COTC (the college) and indicate interest in a health technologies p ...

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I applied to COTC. Is that the same as applying to the LPN to ADN program? No. The LPN to ADN program is a competitive, selective healthcare program. Students first apply to COTC (the college) and indicate interest in a health technologies program (or app ...

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I applied to COTC. Is that the same as applying to the paramedic to ADN program? No. The paramedic to ADN program is a competitive, selective healthcare program. Students first apply to COTC (the college) and indicate interest in a health technologies pro ...

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How quickly can I complete the early childhood education technology associate degree? The time it takes a student to complete the early childhood education associate degree depends on:  How many classes a student takes at a time and what classes they take ...

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Hsun-Yu (Sharon) Chuang, PhD

Assistant Professor, English and Communications No ...

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Benjamin Hampshire, PhD

Assistant Professor, Social & Behavioral Sciences No ...

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Jacqueline H. Parrill, EdD

740.366.9407  parrill.9@osu.edu ...

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Lauren Mack, BS

Instructor, Radiologic Science Technology No ...

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Ronald Pristera, MPA

Assistant Professor, Fire Science Technology No ...

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Andravas U. De Vas Goonewardene, MS

Credentials MS, Physics, William & Mary, 1996 MS, Physics, Creighton University, 1994 ...

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Kaylee Dinneen, MSN, RN

Credentials MSN, Chamberlain University, 2021 BSN, Chamberlain University, 2018 AAS, Nursing Technology, Central Ohio Technical College, 2015 ...

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Patricia Duty, MA

Credentials MA, Mathematics Education, University South Florida, 1993 BS, Industrial Engineering, University South Florida, 1989 ...

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Temporary/Provisional Accommodations

Students with temporary injuries, such as a broken leg or arm, concussion, or surgery recovery, can receive temporary services through SLDS. Students should contact SLDS to register for a temporary injury. Under Title IX, schools are required to provide p ...

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Disabilities and Accommodations

Types of Disabilities This is a list of general disabilities and does not reflect the breadth of disabilities students are experiencing that may be barriers to access. Disabilities may include but are not limited to Mental health ADHD Learning disabilitie ...

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Confidentiality

All materials regarding a student’s disability received by SLDS are confidential. All disability-related information at COTC is housed in Disability Services. Only staff persons working at Disability Services have access to these files. Registration with ...

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Clarissa Ann Howard estate donation supports nursing program
Portrait of Clarissa Ann Howard outside her home in 2020.

Howard, a lifetime Newark resident, passed early this year at the age of 94. She had a long-standing legacy with COTC. When COTC was chartered in 1971, she played a key role in the development of COTC’s nursing program. ...

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Student ID
sample of COTC student ID

Students need a COTC student ID for many things. A student ID is needed to identify yourself as a COTC student when meeting and communicating with various departments on campus, including the Office of Student Financial Services or for services such as re ...

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Alumni Awards Call for Nominations

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is accepting calls for nominations for three alumni awards: the Outstanding Alumni Award, the John C. “Jay” Barker Community Service Alumni Award and the Transitions Alumni Award. ...

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Amy White Named 2024 Greenstein Award Recipient
Greenstein Award recipient Amy White stands between Ohio State Newark Dean and Director Matthew Smith and COTC President John Berry holding her award plaque.

The Ohio State University at Newark Dean and Director Matt Smith, PhD, and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) President John M. Berry, PhD, presented the prestigious Julius S. and Joette Greenstein Award to Amy White on Sept. 5. ...

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Accreditation Information
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs

National Accreditation The business management technology associate degree program is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs 11520 West 119th Street Overland Park, Kansas 66213 Phone: 913.339.9356  Fax: 913.33 ...

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How quickly can I complete the business management technology program? Students interested in the business management technology program can quickly complete a certificate and/or an associate degree. The business management technology associate degree can ...

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Dorian Harrison Named Diversity Award Recipient
Diversity Award recipient Dorian Harrison with her award plaque stands between Ohio State Newark Dean and Director Matthew Smith and COTC President John Berry.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) President John M. Berry, PhD,  and The Ohio State University at Newark Dean and Director Matthew Smith, PhD, presented the prestigious President’s and Dean/Director’s Diversity Award to Dorian Harrison, PhD, on Sept. ...

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Program Accreditation Information
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Accreditation The diagnostic medical sonography program at Central Ohio Technical College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) upon the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Education in D ...

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Application and Hiring Process

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Statement of Purpose

The purpose of the Business Management Technology program is to prepare qualified individuals for management, human resource, marketing, customer relations and sales, entrepreneurship, and administrative assistant level positions in a wide variety of busi ...

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