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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.

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Still Time to Enroll this Fall at COTC
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Central Ohio Technical College (COTC), there’s still time to go ahead with your goals. Register now for ...

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Dean of Students Named
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May 2022. “Our thanks go to the search committee of faculty and staff led by Vice President and Chief ...

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New Industrial Electrician Certificate Starts at Knox Campus in January

an industrial electrician could be yours within a year — and you don’t have to go far to earn it. ...

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Application Event at Newark Campus
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encouraged. Please register at go.cotc.edu/appnight. For additional information, contact the COTC admissions ...

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Smith Celebrates 35 Years of Service
Lisa Smith headshot.

going from paper documents to digital imaging.” She also noted that six new buildings have been added to ...

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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?
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All COTC students will go through the same application and enrollment process. Once you’ve chosen your ...

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Jennifer Ellis-Brunn
Portrait of Jennifer Ellis Brunn standing in downtown Newark.

life status or age stand in the way of going to school — it’s the foundation that got me to where I am ...

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Benjamin Anyigbavor
Benjamin Anyigbavor and his wife Suzzie walk across campus in their scrubs.

alleviate their pain and what they were going through before they came, that makes me feel better,” she ...

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COTC Semiconductor Engineering Students Visit Cleanroom
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students enroll and graduate. More information can be found at go.cotc.edu/semiconductor.  No ...

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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.

she started on campus, she became a natural leader in the accounting department and a ‘go-to’ person ...

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Tina Gibson
Portrait of Tina Gibson in a nurse's cap and cape holding a porcelain lamp.

necessity, it quickly became a passion. “It’s more fulfilling than I ever thought it was going to be. It’s ...

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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions

requirements to enroll in the peace officer basic training academy.  Information meetings are held to go over ...

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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.

to her as a mentor. And at the age of 85, she is still going strong.” Denison University’s Forward ...

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Department of Public Safety
Department of Public Safety

harassing/threatening behavior, immediately go to the nearest occupied campus building to report the incident or call ...

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Denise Turner
Denise Turner smiling for a portrait.

new foray into higher education. She knew she didn’t want to go through another four-year program. ...

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COTC Honors Alumni with College Awards
Jodie Wheeler receives her award from COTC President John M. Berry

Award for going above and beyond the call of duty after helping a patient who did not have air ...

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New RN to BSN Program Launched

Education in Nursing (ACEN). For further information or questions about the program, visit go ...

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Handling the Pressure
Portrait of Affiong Hawkins in front of COTC's Pataskala campus.

pursue nursing and see if it spoke to me. That’s what prompted me to go back to school.” She got to COTC ...

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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.

partnership isn’t going away.” Even if the partnership’s future isn’t certain, one fact is: these two proven, ...

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Helping Veterans Build Their Next Chapter
Students are seated on chairs and couches in a room adorned with patriotic images that is reserved for veteran and military connected students.

service.” To learn more about our resources for military-affiliated students, visit  go.cotc.edu/veterans or ...

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Donors Gift COTC New Ultrasound Technology
DMS student Sara Potak , donor Sally Heckman, and program director Melinda Brillhart stand around an ultrasound machine donated by Heckman in the COTC sonography lab.

COTC’s ability to properly train students and help them find careers locally, “we’re all going to benefit ...

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COTC Celebrates Spring Commencement with Milestone Achievements

“Now go be.” No ...

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Fire with EMT
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Why Choose COTC? Job Readiness Students who pursue the Fire with Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certificate gain entry-level skills in both firefighting and emergency medical services. Many fire stations seek students with skills in both firefighting ... Ohio Fire Academy Requirements: can be found by logging into your student portal account and going to the Training and Events tab, ...

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Emergency Medical Technician Basic

COTC offers initial EMT courses in conjunction with our affiliated partners at CTEC of Licking County, Knox County Career Center, and the Ohio Fire Academy. EMS 120 is a 7-credit hour/one-semester course. Students completing the course will be eligible to ... Ohio Fire Academy Requirements: can be found by logging into your student portal account and going to the Training and Events tab, ...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the requirements for the fire science technology program? Ohio Fire Academy (OFA) A can help students keep track of the program requirements.  CTEC A  can help students keep track of the program requirements.  Can I take classes online or face-to ... OFA Fire Science Checkist: into your student portal account and going to the Training and Events tab, then Browse or Sign up for ...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the requirements for the Fire with EMT Certificate Program? Ohio Fire Academy (OFA) A  can help students keep track of the program requirements.  CTEC A  can help students keep track of the program requirements.  Can I take classes online or face ... OFA Fire Science checklist: into your student portal account and going to the Training and Events tab, then Browse or Sign up for ...

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Perkins V

​The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) was signed into law by President Trump on July 31, 2018. This bipartisan measure reauthorized the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV ... Career and Technical Education (CTE) Guidelines and Application Process for Perkins Funding: A completed application will go through three levels of approvers, the P rogram Director, the Dean, and the ...

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Resources for Hiring Managers

Hiring Guide PeopleAdmin User’s Guide Hiring manager resources ... Managers Onboarding Checklist: new employee asking them to go to my.osu.edu to create a name.#. This email is sent on behalf of Ohio ...

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