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Career exploration and choosing a major or program of study

The Office of Career Development encourages undecided students to explore their options.  No matter where you are in your career development, in order to make informed decisions, you need information about yourself and about the world of work.  A variety ...

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COTC Prior Years Academic Calendar

Please note that from Autumn Quarter 1971 through Summer Quarter 2012, COTC operated under the Quarter system.  Beginning August 22, 2012, COTC began operating under the Semester system. ...

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Asif Khan, MS

Credentials MS, Engineering, Ohio University, 2019 ...

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David George, MS

Credentials MS, Mathematics, Ohio University, 1997 BS, Mathematics, Ohio University, 1995 ...

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Maey Gharbiah, PhD

Credentials BS, Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 2004 PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, 2009 ...

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Ralph Giles, MSA

Credentials BSEE, Electrical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1984 MSA, Accounting, Governors State University, 2017 ...

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Narayan Neupane, MSEd

Credentials MSEd, University of Colorado, 2017 ...

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Valuing our Veterans
A person in camouflage military attire stands in front of a building  with an American flag displayed.

The purpose of this policy is to identify the support and assistance that Central Ohio Technical College provides to veteran, service members and military connected students, and to ensure compliance with Ohio Revised Code Section 3345.421(B). ...

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Summer Semester 2025 Honors Lists

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has released the President’s Honors List and the Honors List for summer semester 2025 to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. ...

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Talent Ready Grant

The Talent Ready Grant is offered through a partnership with the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) to support students who have financial need, are enrolled in a short-term certificate that may be completed in less than one year (less than 30 cre ...

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Part-Time Faculty Compensation

A part-time faculty member is a COTC instructor who teaches ordinarily 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 ...

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AIM

Accessible Information Management (or AIM for short) is Disability Services's online portal for students and instructors. Students new to Disability Services use AIM to submit their application for registration. SLDS-registered students use AIM to ge ...

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Master Schedule Development Toolkit

The Master Course Schedule Development Committee manages the development and publication of the college’s master course schedule. Using CourseDog, a comprehensive scheduling platform, we collaborate with faculty to gather feedback, refine course offerings ...

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COTC Legends of Loyalty
2019 Legends of Loyalty

The Legends of Loyalty award was established by the Office of the President to identify and recognize the recipients' dedication and commitment to the college. It spotlights individuals who have, over the years, made a significant impact on the histo ...

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2025 Greenstein Award recipients

The Greenstein Award is given annually to a staff member, faculty member or administrator of COTC and/or Ohio State Newark. Its recipients are honored for their efforts, attitude, deeds and behaviors toward perpetuating a genuine spirit of mutual respect ...

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Sophia Tosi
COTC alumna Sophia Tosi stands outside TrueCore Federal Credit Union where she works.

Sophia Tosi was a distance runner until she decided to focus on sprinting through her education. As a high school senior, four years into the College Credit Plus (CCP) program, she discontinued extracurriculars to finish her associate degree in business m ...

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Employees Recognized for Length of Service

Faculty and staff of The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) were recently recognized for service milestones. ...

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COTC Selects New Provost
Gregory Ferenchak headshot

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has named Gregory Ferenchak, EdD, RT(R)(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 managemen ...

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Public Art

Our campus is filled with public art, including 19 life-size bronze sculptures, most of which have been generously donated by J. Gilbert and Louella H. Reese, through their Thomas J. Evans Foundation. Take a walking tour of campus to see them all, or enjo ...

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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 Centr ...

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Fortifying His Future
Travis Foster stands next to an agnitron semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

For years, Travis Foster made a living as an engineer after earning an associate degree. It’s an unusual path that started at COTC. He has learned to respond and adapt to changes in the industry, and that’s why he’s fortifying his future by pursuing two m ...

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J. Gilbert Reese Next Generation Community Leadership Award

The award is presented annually to one COTC student and one Ohio State Newark student annually in November. Each recipient receives a framed certificate, and a $2,000 scholarship is applied to their tuition for the following spring semester. ...

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Handling the Pressure
Portrait of Affiong Hawkins in front of COTC's Pataskala campus.

Affiong Hawkins’ hands have been her hallmark. She has used them both to soothe and to save. Throughout her journey into nursing — filled with pauses and the perseverance to stick with it — COTC has provided a huge helping hand. ...

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A Bred-in-the-Bone Curiosity
Shaun White wears scrubs and stands in front of an x-ray machine in COTC's radiologic science technology lab.

Shaun Lewis’ life was shaped by a couple of car crashes. His perseverance since has shaped the strength, spirit and success he displays today. ...

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Paving His Own Way
James Golden stands along a country road with cornfield behind him.

James Golden III lives by a creed: “Dream big. Work hard. Become legendary.” He handled the first two stages starting at a young age. Now, as the founder and CEO of Pavement Management Group, he’s striving to achieve that elusive last step. ...

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COTC Recognizes Legends of Loyalty Award Recipients
Jennifer Roberts; Jacqueline Parrill, EdD; Sandra Walker EJD;  and Andrea Tozzi stand in a line holding their Legends of Loyalty award trophies in the lobby of the Reese Center.

This year’s Legends of Loyalty award winners are the Newark Campus Development Fund (NCDF), Jacqueline Parrill, Sandra Walker, and Andrea Tozzi and the Young Project. ...

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A Seemingly Impossible Path
COTC alumna Jessica Kinser stands wearing scrubs in front of a medical building for OhioHealth where she works.

Jessica Kinser came to the podium apprehensively during COTC’s Spring 2025 commencement. She had just been deemed the ideal representative of her graduating class, but it quickly became clear why her story stood out. She put it best: “Being a student at C ...

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An Innovative Idea
Portrait of Bev Donaldson and a man sitting outside on a sunny day at a facility adorned with plants.

Bev Donaldson drove home from COTC with a dead cat in a plastic bag. She was a 17-year-old nursing student, and dissecting it as homework was her only chance at hands-on learning. Almost 50 years later, now the founder of The Inns concept and president of ...

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A Police Pipeline
Four cadets in police academy t-shirts and shorts run in a single-file line along the sidewalk on the COTC Newark campus.

COTC is a catalyst in this community — not only creating change, but continually creating solutions when change happens naturally. An innovative partnership between its Peace Officer Basic Training program and the Licking County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) is ...

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Honoring Mike's Memory
Brian and Jamie Mortellaro stand outside a McDonald's restaurant.

In the 10 years since tragedy triggered their initial gift, Brian and Janine Mortellaro have funded a COTC scholarship worth more than $115,000. It’s been a contribution not just toward students’ futures, but also the future of this community, and they’re ...

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