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What our alumni say about COTC
Jennifer McDonald wearing a #1 foam finger in her office.

education. It feels great to be back in Newark because it is giving me the chance to apply my work experience ...

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What our alumni say about COTC
Portrait of Heather Prince outside COTC's Pataskala campus.

Medical Center There were a lot of students my age, and I liked that; it was comforting. I actually ...

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What our students and alumni say about COTC
Alexis McPeck stands behind a podium with the Intel logo at their semiconductor factory, or fab, in Phoenix, Arizona.

president, Blue Way Technologies LLC My COTC experience afforded me the opportunity to build upon my vocational ...

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J. Gilbert Reese Next Generation Community Leadership Award

The award is presented annually to one COTC student and one Ohio State Newark student annually in November. Each recipient receives a framed certificate, and a $2,000 scholarship is applied to their tuition for the following spring semester. ... J. Gilbert Reese Next Generation Community Leadership Award application: accurate to the best of my knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith. If awarded, I give permission ...

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Toby Starr
Toby Starr

close to home. “As the public affairs manager here in Ohio…my primary role is to engage with neighbors ...

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Jennifer Ellis-Brunn
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door for me to have a great career, and as I grew professionally, I then obtained my bachelor’s degree ...

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Joe Hess
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drafting papers – it’s very relevant to keeping my creative process from being too out of left field,” he ...

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Megan Connell-Cox
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happy with where I was living or where I saw my life was heading,” she said. Connell-Cox’s life had been ...

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Naomi Nichols
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meeting with my success coach a few different times throughout the semester. We talked about my study ...

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Samantha Perrine
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if you need to. My house is always quiet, but if I felt like I needed to escape it. It’s good to have ...

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Mir Arif
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his MFA program. “I wasn’t into teaching originally,” he says. “My first semester wasn’t that great. ...

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Benjamin Anyigbavor
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terrific. I think my instructors are the best I’ve ever had.” No ...

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Central Ohio Technical College
Central Ohio Technical College

Business Management Technology Ohio Public Affairs Manager, Intel Corporation Read Toby’s story. My time ...

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Melanie Gibson
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says, “I’m able to pay for a majority of my schooling with the scholarship I received.”  Gibson splits ...

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

around it. I swore up and down I would never do it,” she asserts. “And then as soon as I got my feet into ...

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Justin Glass
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innovations and new technologies. “I told my wife it’s weird, being back at school. Yeah, there are late ...

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Tina Gibson
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the only adult learner in her cohort. “There were a lot of students my age, and I liked that; it was ...

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Strategic Plan
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is my pleasure to introduce our new Strategic Plan for 2025-2029: “Catalysts in Action: Transforming ...

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Strategic Plan
Dr. Berry and TC the cat mascot give a thumbs up outside the COTC Coshocton campus.

is my pleasure to introduce our new Strategic Plan for 2025-2029: Catalysts in Action: Transforming ...

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Early Childhood Education Technology
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Associate of Applied Science Early Childhood Education Technology 62 Credit Hours   Location Newark Format On campus, some online       Admission Open enrollment Financial Aid Eligible Yes       Accreditation NAEYC Industry Credentials CDA; Pre-K Associat ... Early Childhood Education Application Packet: Employment My signature below certifies that I examined the above-named person who is found to be: 1. ...

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Educational Technology Support
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a course? How do I set details for a course? How do I use course settings? How do I add a custom link to my ...

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Judy Stansbury
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been a great career for me because I’ve always wanted to help people,” she said. “Continuing my ...

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

time I filled out everything and signed everything, and I didn’t have to worry about my credits ...

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Robert A. Barnes, PhD
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were inducted into COTC’s 1971 Legacy Society in 2021. “Now in my mid-90s,” Barnes recently shared, “as ...

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COTC Student Awarded Intel Scholarship and Tour of Arizona Facility
Portrait of Lexi McPeck standing next to a COTC logo on the wall of the Pataskala campus.

take at Intel with my degree and what a day in the life of those jobs would look like. There is so much ...

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Social Work Assistant
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Associate of Applied Science Social Work Assistant 63 Credit Hours   Location Newark, Coshocton, Knox, Pataskala Format Online       Admission Open enrollment Financial Aid Eligible Yes       Accreditation CSHSE Credentials Earned SWA and HS-BCP; potentia ... Student Achievement Indicators Report: 25% 2023-24^ 100% 23 100% *question changed to "my experience at COTC has prepared me to be ...

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Practical Nursing
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One-Year Certificate Practical Nursing 37.5 Credit Hours   Location Newark, Coshocton, Knox, Pataskala Format On campus 86% NCLEX-PN pass rate   Admission Selective admission Financial Aid Eligible Yes $58,130 Median annual wage   Accreditation ACEN Crede ...

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Student leaders honored
Portrait of Melanie Gibson in Montgomery Hall at COTC's Coshocton campus.

Vorley Taylor, my amazing and wonderful executive board members, and all the members of ASA,” enthuses ...

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Nursing Technology
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Associate of Applied Science Nursing Technology 65 Credit Hours   Location Newark Format On campus 91% NCLEX-RN pass rate   Admission Selective admission Financial Aid Eligible Yes 92% Job placement   Accreditation ACEN Credential Earned Registered Nurse ...

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Licensed Practical Nursing to Associate Degree Nursing
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Associate of Applied Science LPN to Associate Degree Nursing 65 Credit Hours   Location Newark, Coshocton, Knox, Pataskala Format On campus 91% NCLEX-RN pass rate   Admission Selective admission Financial Aid Eligible Yes 92% Job placement   Accreditation ...

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