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Personal Use Rooms

Single-Occupancy Restrooms Three single-occupancy restrooms are available on campus to serve the needs of students, staff and faculty. Alford Center 253T, 353T Hopewell Hall 130T Lactation Rooms Two lactation rooms are available on campus to serve the nee ...

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Additional Food and Personal Resources

The student food pantry is offered In partnership with The Food Pantry Network of Licking County. If you are in need of food assistance, please call the Food Pantry Network of Licking County at 740.344.7401 to be connected with a food pantry in your local ...

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Donations

Food and Personal Care Items Items can be dropped off at the Office of Student Life Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Warner Center, room 226. We accept: Non-perishable canned and boxed foods (canned vegetables and fruit, soup, coffee, pasta ...

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How to Use the Food Pantry

Welcome to the new Campus Corner ordering system! We are excited to announce the launch of our PantrySoft Storefront. Please make sure you complete an account to make your order. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Waser. Order Online Place o ...

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Emergency Grants

Life happens and COTC is committed to helping students stay in school. Students who are facing a temporary financial struggle may be eligible for financial assistance. ...

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Suicide Prevention Training

Location: Warner 126- Performance Platform Anyone can help prevent suicide. We'll teach you how. Learn the risks, warning signs and how to intervene with our REACH training program. Open to all faculty, staff and students. Register by emailing  depri ...

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Staff Directory

David Brillhart, vice president for business and finance, Central Ohio Technical College; director of business and finance, The Ohio State University at Newark brillhart.5@mail.cotc.edu Amy White, controller white.739@mail.cotc.edu Accounting Brittany Ros ...

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Depression: The Invisible Elephant (workshop)

Location: Warner 201 Join Counseling Services for a quick, informative mental health workshop this spring. Registration is not required. ...

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Open Enrollment

About During Open Enrollment, eligible faculty and staff have the opportunity to review, renew and make changes to select benefit plans. You may: Enroll, cancel or make changes to Health Plan benefit elections (medical, dental, vision) Add or drop depende ...

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How to Enroll in CCP

New CCP Student Complete the free  COTC application  (you may need to create an account first). Request an official high school transcript from high school personnel (or parent of home-school student) with an unweighted GPA be submitted to COTC one of the ...

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CCP High School Partners

​​In support of Ohio House Bill 487 and the creation of Ohio's College Credit Plus program, Central Ohio Technical College will enter into partnership agreements with various high schools and career centers in our service area for the purpose of offe ...

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Graduating CCP Senior

Continue at COTC and receive a CCP scholarship. CCP students who have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours with a 2.5 GPA or higher at COTC may receive up to $3,000 per year if they enroll at COTC immediately after high school graduation. The scholarshi ...

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Program Information Meetings
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Some academic programs (listed below) have selective admissions and/or special requirements. Program information meetings provide an overview of requirements and steps to enroll. These sessions are offered on campus, with some available virtually. Diagnos ...

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Tuesday Tours
Students walk on the sidewalk lined with trees on the right and grass on the left on the Newark campus on a sunny, fall day.

Informative campus tours are offered the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on the Newark campus. Tours are open to prospective students of all ages and their support person(s). Registration is required. Register May 12 and 2 ...

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Personal Appointment
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Schedule an appointment for individualized time and attention with any one of our friendly admissions team members. Appointments can be held in person, online (via Zoom) or by phone. Appointments are required; please plan ahead because we are unable to ac ...

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CCP Eligibility

The state of Ohio requires students to show some level of college readiness to be eligible to participate in College Credit Plus (CCP). A student is eligible for the CCP program if the student meets any of the following criteria: Obtains a remediation-fre ...

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CCP Course Textbooks and Supplies

Review our Frequently Asked Questions for more information regarding the purchase of textbooks for CCP students. ...

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CCP Frequently Asked Questions

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Zenna Stirling
Portrait of Zenna Stirling outside LeFevre Hall.

Zenna Stirling’s signature wrestling move was called the dragon. A fire-breather in her own right, she had no choice but to join her high school’s boys team. Doing so set the tone for her current experiences as a woman in STEM, a field with a predominantl ...

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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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Tuition

COTC tuition is a per credit hour dollar amount. The amount of tuition a student is charged is based on the number of classes and total credit hours taken each semester.  Tuition and fees are subject to change due to board approval, course requirements an ...

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Campus tour

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Ohio Goes to the Movies

Location: John Gilbert Reese Center Alford Performing Arts Hall (auditorium)  1209 University Drive, Newark Help us celebrate Newark history. COTC and Ohio State Newark are participating in the Ohio Goes to the Movies campaign, a statewide celebration sho ...

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Donors and student award recipients recognized
Portrait of Melissa Molzan holding their award certificate.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark celebrated student leaders and organizations on April 16 at the annual Scholarship and Student Leadership Dinner. The schools also invited scholarship donors to the event, givin ...

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Accounting Technology
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This degree program is being discontinued and is no longer accepting applications. ...

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Digital Media Design Technology
Digital Media Design Technology

Associate of Applied Science Digital Media Design Technology 61 Credit Hours   Location Newark Format On campus; most online       Admission Open enrollment Financial Aid Eligible Yes       Credential Earned Adobe Visit campus Contact us Apply Program Upd ...

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Associate of Science with a Concentration in Business
Students sit in a row at a table with one on a laptop looking toward the front of room.

This degree program is being discontinued and is no longer accepting applications. ...

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Admissions and Reentry
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Whether you are still active in the military or have already transitioned to the civilian world: COTC is here to help you invest in your chosen path. With over 50 degrees and certificates, affordable tuition and free campus resources, we are here to suppo ...

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Military and Veteran Services and Resources
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All students attending COTC have services and resources available to them on campus, online and in our communities. Some services and resources are specific to you, our military and veteran students. ...

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Retention and Graduation Rates

Under the terms of the Student Right to Know Act, the College must maintain and report statistics on the retention rate of students and graduation rate of students in general.  For more information please go to the  National Center for Education Statistic ...

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