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Commercial Driver’s License (CDL)

Get your Class A tractor-trailer license in as little as four weeks and start one of the most in-demand careers in the country. Noncredit Training COTC partners with Ancora Corporate Training, an established national provider of CDL training, to offer thi ...

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Autumn Semester 2024 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 autumn semester 2024 to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. ...

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Samantha Perrine
Portrait of Samantha Perrine standing outside Montgomery Hall on COTC's Knox campus.

Perrine is pursuing her associate degree in business, as well as certificates in management and office administration. She’s worked in offices in some capacity for nearly 13 years, and enrolled with 20 credit hours under her belt. ...

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Goodwill Scholarship Supports Students with Disabilities
Sonja Darsee and Timothy Young stand in front of the Licking/Knox Goodwill Industries building.

Sonja Darsee, both a first-generation college student and a first-generation Hungarian American, used to work in data entry. “I just felt like it was mundane, doing the same thing over and over,” she said. “I just wanted to be in a field that felt more re ...

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Timothy Young
Sonja Darsee and Timothy Young stand in front of the Licking Knox Goodwill building.

Young graduated in 1990. A few years later, one of his former professors asked him to sit on the board for the nascent Licking/Knox Goodwill Industries. He sat on the board from 1995 to 2008 and is now the company’s president and CEO, a position he accept ...

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Sonja Darsee
Sonja Darsee and Timothy Young stand in front of the Licking/Knox Goodwill Industries building.

Sonja Darsee, both a first-generation college student and a first-generation Hungarian American, used to work in data entry. “I just felt like it was mundane, doing the same thing over and over,” she said. “I just wanted to be in a field that felt more re ...

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Food Vendors Wanted for Concert, Fireworks at Newark Campus

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark, with support from the J. Gilbert Reese Family Foundation, celebrate Independence Day with a concert and fireworks on July 3 at the shared Newark campus. The institutions are se ...

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ACCUPLACER
ACCUPLACER

ACCUPLACER® helps place College Credit Plus (CCP) students in appropriate courses​. ...

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Accommodated Testing

The Testing Center provides a testing space for students with documented disabilities. You are required to have a current Letter of Accommodation (LOA) from Student Life Disability Services. You can schedule testing appointments through RegisterBlast and ...

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Universal Changing Table Available at Newark Campus
A universal changing station is mounted on a wall.

The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) have partnered with the Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities (LCBDD) and is pleased to announce that a universal changing table is now available to students, staff ...

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Counseling Services Staff
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Students experience a wide variety of concerns during their time at college. The Office of Student Life's Counseling Services staff can be a helpful resource in identifying their mental health needs. Charles DePriest, MA, LPCC-S Lead Mental Health Co ...

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Online Learning and the Online Campus
A female students sits at a laptop focused on its screen.

In a post-pandemic world, we know that there may still be a lot of confusion about different forms of online learning. Let us help clarify our commitment to technology-enhanced higher education. What exactly do we mean by “Online Campus”? Central Ohio Tec ...

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The Faculty Hub

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GED Test Center ​

COTC's Coshocton campus is the official GED test site (Pearson VUE certified) for Coshocton County. For those who want help preparing for the GED test, free GED test preparation classes are offered at COTC's Coshocton campus through a partnershi ...

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Choose Ohio First Scholarship

The Choose Ohio First (COF) Scholarship is a State of Ohio initiative designed to strengthen Ohio’s competitiveness within science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.  Students applying to COTC's nursing and allied health pro ...

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FBI/BCI Background and Fingerprinting Services

These services are available to COTC students (or prospective COTC students applying for specific academic programs). Background checks are conducted between 7:30 a.m and 10 p.m. daily (including weekends). An appointment is not required. Call 740.366.923 ...

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COTC recognized by Achieving the Dream as a 2025 Leader College
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Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has been designated a Leader College by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing and economic mobility in their communitie ...

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Students Inducted Into International Honor Society
Students and staff gather around TC the cat mascot at the Phi Theta Kappa induction ceremony.

Alpha Theta Zeta (ATZ), Central Ohio Technical College’s (COTC) chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society, held an induction ceremony for new members on Saturday, April 5. ...

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Call to Active Duty or Changes in Active Duty Status
soldier looking at helicopter

When a student is called to active military duty or there are changes in their active duty status, a process is in place to make that transition as seamless as possible. ...

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COTC, Ohio State Newark Host Community Intercultural Relations Conference
Opening speaker Sara Abou Rashed stands at a podium speaking to a room of conference attendees.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark hosted the 16th annual Community Intercultural Relations Conference (CIRC) on Friday, April 11. CIRC brings staff, students and community members together to share experiences, ...

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Job Seekers
Assistant Professor Karen Cooperider stands in a classroom full of nursing students.

Come work with us at COTC. ...

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Policy Resources

Central Ohio Technical College approves, issues and maintains all college-wide policies using a consistent process and format. A college-wide process provides continuity, ease of access and understanding, and transparent guidance to the college community. ...

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President's Cabinet
The members of the President's Cabinet stand in a line in the Reese Center.

Brian Boehmer, superintendent of facilities and support services;  David Brillhart, EdD, vice president for business and finance;  Sanath Kumar, PhD, director of marketing and public relations;  Jacqueline Parrill, EdD, vice president and chief of staff;  ...

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Board of Trustees
Member of the COTC Board of Trustees stand in a line shoulder to shoulder in the Reese Center.

The COTC Board of Trustees is charged by the Ohio Legislature with the responsibility of governing the college. Appointees of the board of trustees shall be qualified electors residing in the Central Ohio Technical College district. By charter granted by ...

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Louella Hodges Reese Hall Grand Opening (photo gallery)

The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) held a public ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the newly renovated Louella Hodges Reese Hall on Wednesday, July 31. ...

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2025-2026 Plans of Study

No 2025-2026 Plans of Study |Course Lists | COTC Find the list of required courses for each degree and certificate available at Central Ohio Technical College. ...

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Nursing Plans of Study

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Healthcare Plans of Study

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Digital Media Plans of Study

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