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- COTC EMT Basic Certificate Helped Kathleen Schlabach Get Closer to Her Dream Career

career of being a flight medic by earning her Emergency Medical Technician Basic Certificate. “I really ...
News - 08/04/2021 - 10:08am
- Becca Saxton

on the move. When it comes to her career, her first move was always clear. Saxton’s mom is a home ...
Post - 10/31/2025 - 11:56am
- Donor Spotlight: Judy Stansbury

system to hospitals to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. In 2004, she decided to take her knowledge and ...
News - 12/20/2023 - 1:54pm
- A Seemingly Impossible Path

years battling substance use disorder, she decided to get clean. She slowly dug herself out of her dark ...
Post - 10/20/2025 - 10:26am
- A Career to Build

(COTC), gave her an advantage. “One of my professors at Ohio State Newark knew Ken Ollish in the ...
News - 10/28/2020 - 3:14am
- Not Just About the Degree

her new-found interest in the field. For her senior year at Watkins Memorial High School, she enrolled ...
News - 02/19/2020 - 2:14pm
- Megan Connell-Cox

punctuated by traumatic events that left their mark on her and caused her to turn to drugs and alcohol. She ...
Post - 07/22/2024 - 11:09am
- Heather Prince, DNP, APRN-CNP

and (extended campuses).” The flexibility offered by COTC allowed her to complete her coursework and ...
Post - 02/27/2024 - 6:31am
- COTC Alumna Bolin Inspires Hope Through Change

was a pivotal moment for Bolin when she decided she wanted to redefine her life and the lives of ...
News - 02/08/2023 - 8:39am
- COTC Alumna Opens Childcare Center

being a server like I did in my past!” The idea to start her own daycare came about when Klinkert was ...
News - 11/29/2022 - 6:52am
- She Was Looking for a Fresh Start

passion led her to pursue a career in nursing at COTC. “I decided to go to school to become a nurse so ...
News - 11/30/2021 - 7:24am
- Handling the Pressure

a couple of campuses before deciding to step away. She spent the next five years working with her hands ...
Post - 10/20/2025 - 12:32pm
- Marion Sutton

family’s company, Jones Metal Products, which was started by her grandfather in 1923. She served as vice ...
Post - 02/26/2024 - 2:01pm
- COTC Honors Coshocton Resident Marion Sutton with Legends of Loyalty Award

County, Sutton has made a mark on the community through her business savvy, philanthropy, and advocacy of ...
News - 02/17/2022 - 9:25am
- Judy Stansbury

system to hospitals to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. In 2004, she decided to take her knowledge and ...
Post - 02/26/2024 - 1:03pm
- Billi Gross and Matayah Berry

me.” Billi also received her associate degree in nursing from COTC. She’s currently pursuing her ...
Student Spotlight - 05/20/2024 - 1:51pm
- Contact our Team

aspires to further her education to become a licensed social worker. Outside of her professional ...
Post - 10/28/2021 - 1:11pm
- Kristen Eblin

all for nothing. In one of her university courses, Eblin was introduced to sonography and discovered ...
Student Spotlight - 02/15/2022 - 7:28am
- Sophia Tosi

Her dedication paid off, and now she’s getting paid. The 18-year-old earned a COTC degree — plus six ...
Post - 10/08/2025 - 8:26am
- Adiza Okine

it’s like technology runs in the blood,” said Okine. She began working on her Associate of Applied ...
Student Spotlight - 09/16/2021 - 9:14am
- Vickie Sant

grateful.” Sant served in various positions during her time at FirstKnox, including teller, vice president of ...
Post - 04/11/2022 - 7:45am
- COTC Alumna Reflects on Nursing Career

well-being. In one instance, she recalls offering to stay after her shift to bathe a knee replacement surgery ...
News - 01/09/2023 - 6:16am
- Dual-Enrollment Led COTC Engineering Technology Student Sydney Palur to Early Start in Dream Career

for her parents to be a source of help for her education. Palur joined the U.S. Army Reserves to pay ...
News - 08/26/2021 - 5:24pm
- Mother and Daughter Earn Same COTC Degree 20 Years Apart

graduation, crossed the stage to receive the very same degree as her mother. Smith Takes a Nonlinear Path ...
News - 03/06/2023 - 7:34am
- Melanie Gibson

journey. Gibson received her first Associate of Applied science through College Credit Plus at a college in ...
Student Spotlight - 04/15/2024 - 7:28am
- Nicole Wells

track to complete her Associate of Applied Business in August. She will be continuing her education ...
Student Spotlight - 06/16/2021 - 7:12am
- COTC Announces Teaching Excellence Awards

kind, caring and passionate instructor I have ever crossed paths with. Her passion and drive to lead and ...
News - 05/21/2020 - 10:45am
- COTC Graduate Realizes Dream

earned a BS in Animal Science from The Ohio State University in 1996 that she decided her true calling ...
News - 01/13/2020 - 2:45pm
- Zenna Stirling

women.” She has a history of being their cheerleader. Growing up, her passion was sideline cheerleading. ...
Student Spotlight - 04/10/2026 - 10:47am
- Bryanna Stigger

a student position in COTC’s Gateway, which would transition to full-time employment upon her graduation. It ...
Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:39pm