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Julio Valladares
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A trip to Newark in 1981 with the El Salvador National Baseball Team was 19-year-old Julio Valladares’ first experience in the place he would later call home. While his native country was in the midst of a civil war, Valladares felt a sense of peace and w ...

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Jennifer McDonald and Brittany Misner
Jennifer McDonald and Brittany Misner stand next to each other outside local businesses  in downtown Newark.

Jennifer McDonald and Brittany Misner may have earned their business management degrees a couple decades apart, but they brought their business acumen to the same table in 2016 and have teamed up since then to propel the Licking County Chamber of Commerce ...

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COTC Student Success Center

COTC offers a variety of free services to help ensure student success. Many services are available in person on the Newark Campus in Hopewell Hall as well as the extended campuses. In-person services needed on the extended campuses may need to be requeste ...

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Workshops
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Student Lingo Online Workshops The "job" of being a good college student requires many skills.  Besides the necessity for good reading, writing and calculating abilities, the successful student needs to learn how to take good notes (lecture and ...

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BIPOC Resource

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Learning Specialist

The Learning Specialist provides advice and resources to enhance students' learning inside and outside of the classroom. Areas of Support Self-regulation: self-efficacy and confidence, motivation, goal setting, procrastination Life Balance: planning, ...

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Learning Specialist

The Learning Specialist provides advice and resources to enhance students’ learning inside and outside of the classroom. Areas of Support Self-regulation: self-efficacy and confidence, motivation, goal setting, procrastination Life Balance: planning, mana ...

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Commencement Speaker Takes “Scenic Route” to Graduation
Jonny Lippincott stands  at a podium to deliver a speech during the commencement ceremony.

The first time Jonny Lippincott enrolled as a student at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) in 2003, it was as a digital media design student. One could say he took the “scenic route” to finding his true passion — ...

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COTC Engineering Associate Degrees Critical to the Workforce of the Future

For 50 years, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has prepared the region's workforce with skilled career-ready graduates of the college's in-demand technical degree and certificate programs. And now, due to Intel's announcement in Januar ...

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Academic Calendar

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Make a Difference in a Human Services or Social Work Career

Learn more about working in human services or social work at Central Ohio Technical College's (COTC) human services and social work Virtual Visit Day. ...

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New Industrial Electrician Certificate offers Quick Entry to High-Paying Career Options

Thanks to a new certificate offered by Central Ohio Technical College (COTC), an in-demand job as an industrial electrician could be yours within a year. ...

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2022-2023 Plans of Study

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Peace Officer Basic Training Academy Named a STAR Training Center
David Yost holds the a star-shaped award that reads "STAR Academy Certified" next to Jeff Sowards who holds a certificate.

Setting itself apart among institutions in central Ohio and statewide, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) recently received designation by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office as an approved STAR Training Center for law enforcement. It is the fifth acade ...

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COTC Launches New Dental Certificate
Dental assistant holds a saliva ejector while looking at a patient's mouth with a dentist in the background.

Certified Dental Assistants (CDAs) can advance their career with a new certificate at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC). The Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA) Certificate launches in autumn semester, which begins Aug. 24. New students can appl ...

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Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Short-Term Certificate

Autumn Semester DNTL-101 *# EFDA 1 4   Total 4 Spring Semester DNTL-102 *# EFDA 2 4   Total 4 Total Hours Required Total Credit Hours Required for this Certificate:  8 ​Helpful Information * Course may have prerequisites. Please check the course descripti ...

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Get Involved

Creating experience for life Student Activities within the Office of Student Life seeks to provide diverse programming to enhance the cultural, intellectual and social growth of the Newark campus community.  Each semester there are a variety of cultural, ...

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Spring Semester 2022 President’s and Dean’s Honors Lists

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has released the President’s Honors List and the Dean’s Honors List for spring semester 2022 to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. ...

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Concert and Fireworks Return to Newark Campus
A crowd of people sitting on blankets, in chairs or under tents on the lawn of Founders Hall at dusk.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark are excited to welcome the community back to the shared Newark campus for the Independence Day concert and fireworks on Sunday, July 3. ...

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All Plans of Study 2022-2023
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Business Technology Careers
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Office of Disability Services

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50th Anniversary Gala
50th Anniversary Gala

On Saturday, April 9, 2022, students, alumni, faculty, staff, donors and friends of the college recognized COTC's 50th anniversary at a celebration gala. ...

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Engineering and Information Technology Careers

COTC’s engineering technology program help students gain the necessary high-tech career skills to join the workforce of tomorrow — for both established and new industries. With input from existing local employers, these degrees and certificates are design ...

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Surgical Technology Certificate

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Pataskala Campus Visit Day April 27
Female student sitting at a laptop  in the Pataskala campus student lounge

At Central Ohio Technical College (COTC), you can earn a degree or certificate in many of Ohio’s fastest-growing fields as you train for a meaningful career you’ll love, upskill and advance, or even start a bachelor’s degree. ...

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COTC to Provide Free Laptops

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) will provide a limited number of free laptop computers to students demonstrating financial need who are enrolled in the college's information technology or digital media design technology programs. ...

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Renovation 2020-2021: What's New
Renovation 2020-2021: What's New

The Pataskala campus has reopened for classes after a $4.2 million renovation. The project included a complete renovation of 16,000 square feet of the building’s interior. Key upgrades include: Nursing and allied health skills labs Science and computer la ...

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