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Open Enrollment Open Enrollment begins Oct. 31, 2025, and ends Nov. 17, 2025, for the plan year covering Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2026. About During Open Enrollment, eligible faculty and staff have the opportunity to review, renew and make changes to select benefi ... Voluntary group life insurance (VGTLI) – Standard (formerly Anthem) for Employee and Dependents: your spouse read and sign the following. I am aware that my spouse, the Employee/Retiree named above, ...

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

her study and practice her skills.  “I have become a greater asset to my community since obtaining my ...

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She Was Looking for a Fresh Start
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flexibility to concentrate on her career goals. “ This scholarship will help me to really focus on my ...

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Dean of Students Named
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continue this work here at Ohio State Newark and COTC and I look forward to collaborating with my new ...

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Comisford Reaches Service Milestone
Tom Comisford portrait.

stories like this is a very rewarding part of my job.” Comisford holds a Bachelor of Science in Landscape ...

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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
Portrait of Justin Glass.

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

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

celebrated with her hero. “I saw my mom and burst into tears,” Saxton said. “She just hugged me and held me, ...

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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.

she was in my corner at home and also in the classroom,” Fink said. “Being able to have that ...

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Frequently Asked Questions

visit their website to learn more about the process, prices, and documents required. Where do I have my ...

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Education is Everything for Ghanaian Immigrant
African-American male smiling at camera, COTC student Maxwell Doku

home to his family, enabling his siblings to get an education. “Challenge has become my friend,” he ...

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Founders Hall at Ohio State Newark/COTC to be renamed Louella Hodges Reese Hall

but he was able to do what he did because he always knew he had my mom’s support. She is a remarkable ...

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COTC Serves More Students, Adds Degrees and Certificates at Renovated Pataskala Campus
College and government representatives cut the ribbon in front of the newly dedication COTC Pataskala campus.

on a mannequin as often as she desires. Karki exclaimed, “Is this really my college? It’s really nice ...

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COTC Recognizes Faculty Anniversaries
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actually had a student who was just 12 years old. I’ve had really good experiences with my CCP students. ...

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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.

that she was able to bring hope to so many patients. “My patients were number one, and I would do ...

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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.

“COTC was a good stepping stone for me when I went on to my bachelor’s degree,” she said, adding that ...

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Frequently Asked Questions

happens if my account is past due? Throughout the semester and at the end of every semester, we review ...

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Dual-Enrollment Led COTC Engineering Technology Student Sydney Palur to Early Start in Dream Career
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and becoming a commissioned officer in the Army. “Without my military experiences, education as ...

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Cross-training for registered sonographers

Registered sonographers who hold active RDMS, RVT or RDCS credentials through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) or RVS or RCS credentials through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), can enroll in sonography cou ... DMS special enrollment instructions: your education goal, please select “Take only a few classes to up grade my skills. ” • Afte r you ...

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Frequently Asked Questions

How quickly can I complete the early childhood education technology associate degree? The time it takes a student to complete the early childhood education associate degree depends on:  How many classes a student takes at a time and what classes they take ... 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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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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Career exploration and choosing a major or program of study

The Office of Career Development encourages undecided students to explore their options.  No matter where you are in your career development, in order to make informed decisions, you need information about yourself and about the world of work.  A variety ... Student and Alumni Registration Directions: /Opportunities Poste d to My School, enter criteria specific to the type of job you are seeking, and then Begin ...

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COTC Student Veteran Stories
Portrait of Justin Glass.

that it was not monetarily feasible to continue her education there. “So, after going through all my ...

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Angela Simmons

away. I had a family first,” said Simmons. “I later got divorced and knew I couldn’t support my two ...

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One Book, One Community: Sundown Towns Virtual Book Discussion with the Author
Book Cover of James Loewen's Sundown Towns

this groundbreaking work, sociologist James W. Loewen, bestselling author of Lies My Teacher Told ...

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Change is Coming: COTC and Ohio State Newark host 2021 Virtual Black Heritage Gala
Black Heritage Gala speaker Dorian Harrison

economic equality have been at the forefront of changes during my lifetime. We are now faced with the ...

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Sheriff Randy Thorp
Sheriff Randy Thorp in uniform holding a blue number one foam finger

said Thorp. “It’s in my hometown. It’s here in Licking County, and I’m proud of Newark and Licking ...

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Donor Spotlight: Judy Stansbury
Judy Ratliff Stansbury portrait.

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

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COTC Selects New Provost
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needs of a diverse student body. It is my pleasure to welcome him to COTC.” No ...

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