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COTC Serves More Students, Adds Degrees and Certificates at Renovated Pataskala Campus
College and government representatives cut the ribbon in front of the newly dedication COTC Pataskala campus.

autumn semester on August 25.  During the ceremony, several speakers noted that the upgrades will have ...

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CPR First Aid, OSHA and Other Non-Credit Courses Offered at COTC Coshocton Campus

training prepares cleanup and emergency response workers to operate safely during various scenarios ...

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COTC Celebrates 50 Years of Nursing Education
A black and white photo of nursing students on clinical rotation in the 1980s next to a colored photo of nursing students using the Anatomage virtual dissection table today.

one graduating student during each of COTC’s Newark campus nursing pinning ceremonies. The recipient ...

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COTC Alumna Reflects on Nursing Career
Sherry Engle stands next to a mannequin in a nursing lab at COTC's Pataskala campus.

Pataskala, treasures the generous cache of memories she stored up during her nursing years — a career’s worth ...

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COTC Alumna Bolin Inspires Hope Through Change
COTC human services graduate Melody Bolin stands outside of The Main Place where she works as a mental health case manager.

work in this area, but during my placement, I discovered I had a passion for mental health.” After ...

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Staff Members Receive Top Honors
Laura Walsh holds her award certificate while standing between John Berry and William MacDonald.

has been a host to Italian students four times. During her time at the campus, Taylor has spearheaded ...

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COTC Recognizes Alumni Award Recipients
Portrait of Caileigh Barker, Spencer Barker, Beth Barker, Nick Shuster, Makayla Shuster and COTC President John M. Berry, PhD.

counties. “During her time at COTC, she has demonstrated a sincere desire to effectively educate COTC’s ...

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2025 Greenstein Award recipients

technology (IT) at COTC, received the award during a faculty event on Aug. 18. As an alumnus of the college, ...

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Lacey McCombs
Lacey McCombs stands in front of her storefront in Coshocton.

fast. Now, she co-owns a business that’s growing fast, using what she experienced during her service ...

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Alumni Award Winners Honored
Terry Bertiaux holds his Outstanding Alumni Award certificate and glass trophy.

between the organization and the broader community. During the growth arc of his career, he has also ...

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Outstanding Alumni Award Recipients
Terry Bertiaux holds his Outstanding Alumni Award certificate and glass trophy.

as a teller and has served in a variety of positions at the company since 1976. During her tenure, ...

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Watch Us Grow
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announced reaching the new milestone during the annual scholarship breakfast Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. ...

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Transitions Alumni Award Recipients
Sarah Grandstaff holds her Transitions Alumni Award certificate and glass trophy.

clinics in Perry and Licking counties. “During her time at COTC, she has demonstrated a sincere desire to ...

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Governor DeWine Announces COTC Awarded $161,266 Grant for Medical Training
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Students at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) will have greater access to state-of-the-art medical training equipment thanks to funding approved by the state Controlling Board. ...

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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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Peace Officer Graduates Sworn In
COTC cadets stand in a line between the Licking County Sheriff's and COTC's police academy  vehicles in front of the John Gilbert Reese Center on the day of their graduation.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) saw 15 cadets graduate from the Peace Officer Basic Training (POBT) program on Friday, Sept. 26. Each cadet successfully passed the state certification exam on their first attempt and were all sworn in as sheriff depu ...

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Autumn Commencement Ceremony
Graduates in their caps and gowns stand with COTC mascot TC the cat.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) hosted commencement on Dec. 12, celebrating graduates who completed their degree and/or certificate requirements in the summer and autumn 2025 semesters. COTC President John M. Berry, PhD, presided over the ceremony a ...

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Elizabeth Barnhart Award
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The Elizabeth Barnhart Award for Nursing Excellence is presented to a graduating associate degree nursing student from the Newark campus who exemplifies the highest ideals of the nursing profession: intelligence, commitment, sacrifice, integrity and a com ...

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