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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 ...

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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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Donor Spotlight: Judy Stansbury
Judy Ratliff Stansbury portrait.

system to hospitals to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. In 2004, she decided to take her knowledge and ...

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A Seemingly Impossible Path
COTC alumna Jessica Kinser stands wearing scrubs in front of a medical building for OhioHealth where she works.

years battling substance use disorder, she decided to get clean. She slowly dug herself out of her dark ...

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A Career to Build
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(COTC), gave her an advantage. “One of my professors at Ohio State Newark knew Ken Ollish in the ...

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One Book, One Community

triumphant true story of a woman who rode her horse across America in the 1950s, fulfilling her dying wish to ...

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Not Just About the Degree
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her new-found interest in the field. For her senior year at Watkins Memorial High School, she enrolled ...

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Megan Connell-Cox
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punctuated by traumatic events that left their mark on her and caused her to turn to drugs and alcohol. She ...

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Heather Prince, DNP, APRN-CNP
Portrait of Heather Prince standing outside COTC's Pataskala campus.

and (extended campuses).” The flexibility offered by COTC allowed her to complete her coursework and ...

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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.

was a pivotal moment for Bolin when she decided she wanted to redefine her life and the lives of ...

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

being a server like I did in my past!” The idea to start her own daycare came about when Klinkert was ...

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She Was Looking for a Fresh Start
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passion led her to pursue a career in nursing at COTC. “I decided to go to school to become a nurse so ...

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

a couple of campuses before deciding to step away. She spent the next five years working with her hands ...

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Marion Sutton

family’s company, Jones Metal Products, which was started by her grandfather in 1923. She served as vice ...

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COTC Honors Coshocton Resident Marion Sutton with Legends of Loyalty Award
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County, Sutton has made a mark on the community through her business savvy, philanthropy, and advocacy of ...

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Judy Stansbury
Judy Ratliff Stansbury portrait.

system to hospitals to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. In 2004, she decided to take her knowledge and ...

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Billi Gross and Matayah Berry
Portrait of Billi Gross and Matayah Berry at COTC's Coshocton campus.

me.” Billi also received her associate degree in nursing from COTC. She’s currently pursuing her ...

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aspires to further her education to become a licensed social worker. Outside of her professional ...

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Kristen Eblin
Kristen Eblin in her sonography scrubs

all for nothing. In one of her university courses, Eblin was introduced to sonography and discovered ...

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Sophia Tosi
COTC alumna Sophia Tosi stands outside TrueCore Federal Credit Union where she works.

Her dedication paid off, and now she’s getting paid. The 18-year-old earned a COTC degree — plus six ...

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Dual-enrollment Led Engineering Technology Student Sydney Palur to Early Start in Dream Career
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made it impossible for her parents to be a source of help for her education. Palur joined the U.S. Army ...

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Adiza Okine
Adiza Okine in the classroom at COTC.

it’s like technology runs in the blood,” said Okine. She began working on her Associate of Applied ...

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Vickie Sant
Vickie Sant sands in the COTC Knox campus lobby for a portrait.

grateful.” Sant served in various positions during her time at FirstKnox, including teller, vice president of ...

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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.

well-being. In one instance, she recalls offering to stay after her shift to bathe a knee replacement surgery ...

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ShySpeaks

Shy is winning fans from San Francisco to the UK and nations in between. Her rhymes are brilliant, ...

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Dual-Enrollment Led COTC Engineering Technology Student Sydney Palur to Early Start in Dream Career
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for her parents to be a source of help for her education. Palur joined the U.S. Army Reserves to pay ...

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Mother and Daughter Earn Same COTC Degree 20 Years Apart
Lora Smith stands next to Lydia Smith who is holding her COTC diploma after just walking across the stage at COTC's commencement ceremony in December 2022.

graduation, crossed the stage to receive the very same degree as her mother. Smith Takes a Nonlinear Path ...

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Melanie Gibson
Portrait of Melanie Gibson at the Coshocton campus.

journey.  Gibson received her first Associate of Applied science through College Credit Plus at a college in ...

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Angie Keilhauer Performance

Angie Keilhauer is an international touring country music artist known for her success on NBC’s ...

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Nicole Wells
Nicole Wells and her dog.

track to complete her Associate of Applied Business in August. She will be continuing her education ...

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