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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.

Training Center for law enforcement. It is the fifth academy statewide and first in Central Ohio to receive ...

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

can also earn the first two years of a bachelor’s degree at COTC and then transfer seamlessly to any ...

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Application Event Upcoming at Knox Campus
One male and two female students walk outside of Ariel Hall on the Knox campus.

available. The COTC admission application is due one week prior to the first day of classes. New classes ...

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Application Event at Coshocton Campus
Exterior of Montgomery Hall at COTC's Coshocton Campus.

first day of classes. New classes begin five times per year: Spring Semester: Jan. 9, 2023 Spring ...

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Smith Celebrates 35 Years of Service
Lisa Smith headshot.

In 1987, Lisa Smith was the first financial aid advisor employed at Central Ohio Technical College ...

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COTC Alumna Opens Childcare Center
Portrait of Brittany Klinkert and her three children.

forget. “I was the first to graduate for generations since going to college wasn’t something people in my ...

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Is online learning right for me?
Icon of a computer.

that you may need for some classes. Check with your advisor or a faculty member first to be sure. Of ...

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Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

immediately be on cancellation status. A student who is on cancellation status in their first semester due to ...

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COTC Receives Military Friendly Designation from State of Ohio
Collegiate Purple Star badge

maintain their paths toward graduation.” Ohio was the first state in the nation to offer these ...

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Louella H. Reese
Portrait of Louella H. Reese in front of the the Reese Amphitheatre.

student experience. Mrs. Reese’s love of Italy also inspired her to establish COTC’s first international ...

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Amy White Named 2024 Greenstein Award Recipient
Greenstein Award recipient Amy White stands between Ohio State Newark Dean and Director Matthew Smith and COTC President John Berry holding her award plaque.

described White as “one of those employees who naturally makes herself indispensable.  From the first day ...

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Dorian Harrison Named Diversity Award Recipient
Diversity Award recipient Dorian Harrison with her award plaque stands between Ohio State Newark Dean and Director Matthew Smith and COTC President John Berry.

increasing students’ academic success toward college readiness. “During its first year, 26 students ...

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External Community-based Resources

Professionals – Psychiatric Services First Step Recovery Center (Lancaster office) Integrated Services for ...

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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions

attend an information meeting?  Students interested in Peace Officer Basic Training must first sign up ...

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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.

County, and First Federal Savings. No ...

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Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety

Center: 800.222.1222 Safety Tips You are the first line of defense, the eyes and ears watching out for the safety of ...

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COTC Commends Graduates at Spring Commencement Ceremony
Graduates in caps and gowns sit in rows at the commencement ceremony.

of Trustees Andrew Guanciale, the overflowing crowd heard from the evening’s first keynote speaker. ...

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COTC and City of Mount Vernon Announce Innovative Partnership to Share Building

a collaborative solution: the City will occupy the lower level and first floor of the building located at 236 ...

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Denise Turner
Denise Turner smiling for a portrait.

prepared for my clinical rotations and, ultimately, my first job!” Turner began taking the prerequisite ...

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

“It’s actually more hands-on now than my first time around,” he said. “COTC is working really closely ...

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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 ...

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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.

SharonBrooke was born in 1987, “we became the first freestanding assisted living facility in Ohio.” Since then, ...

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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.

approach. COTC and the LCSO first experimented with the partnership in October 2023. With officers set to ...

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Becca Saxton
Becca Saxton stands wither her mom on the day of her pinning ceremony at COTC.

on the move. When it comes to her career, her first move was always clear. Saxton’s mom is a home ...

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Watch Us Grow
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a single mother, but here I am,” said Erika Stout, a nursing technology major at COTC. She is the first ...

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Health Services Technology Degree- Medical Coding

Complete this Requirement BUS-130 # Team Building 3 EMS-105 # First Aid 2 HLT-200 # Advanced Cardiac Life ...

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Law Enforcement- Accelerated Peace Officer Basic Training Short-Term Certificate

Patrol 4.5 LET-293 * ​Firearms 2 LET-296 *​ Traffic 3.5 LET-298 ​* ​First Aid​ 0.5 LET-299 *​ Driving 1.5 ...

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Law Enforcement- Evening Peace Officer Basic Training Short-Term Certificate

Security​​ 1   Total 14 Spring Semester LET-166 ​Wellness II​ 1.5 LET-282 Investigations 2 LET-298 First Aid ...

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Health Services Technology Degree- Medical Coding

Complete this Requirement BUS-130 # Team Building 3 EMS-105 # First Aid 2 HLT-200 # Advanced Cardiac Life ...

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Law Enforcement- Accelerated Peace Officer Basic Training Short-Term Certificate

Patrol 4.5 LET-293 * ​Firearms 2 LET-296 *​ Traffic 3.5 LET-298 ​* ​First Aid​ 0.5 LET-299 *​ Driving 1.5 ...

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