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

focused and got my state approval (for a daycare license), I could make this dream happen — and I did,” ...

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Tim Blunn
Group of radiologists at Grant Medical Center

a traveling CT technologist. “I love my job at Grant. The hospital, the pace, the variety and the types of ...

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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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Jeff, Julie and Collin Pillow

my department, but they advance within Park.” The Pillows left it up to their children to choose ...

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Bryanna Stigger
Brianna Stigger in Ohio Union

to provide support and encouragement. “COTC impacted my life because it transformed my career,” said ...

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Jennifer McDonald
Jennifer McDonald with foam number one finger at the Licking County Chamber of Commerce office.

in my career and have succeeded from there.” ...

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

really apply my knowledge right away.” Tosi’s journey was swift and intense, truly a sprint through the ...

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Kori Caughenbaugh

of jobs and have a close relationship with all my co-workers and clients. With so much time to still ...

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COTC Nursing Instructor Receives National Educator Award
Percella Gualtieri (right) with her husband, Jim smiling at camera.

lives of my students.” Each year, the Elsevier Educator of the Year Award is given to one exceptional ...

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COTC Graduate Realizes Dream
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fortunate to share this with each other. My family has been super supportive of my decision to return to ...

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

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

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COTC Recognizes Three Alumni with College Awards
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my career over 40 years.” COTC Transitions Alumni Award This award recognizes COTC alumni currently ...

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COTC Recognizes Faculty with Teaching Excellence Awards
Three nursing students sit at a table  while Assistant Professor Susan Cooperider points to something in their notebook.

return. Every person who enters my classroom is a unique human being, and I work hard to recognize ...

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POBT Instructor and Alumnus Works to Make a Difference Inside and Outside the Classroom
White male in bullet proof vest smiling at camera, COTC instructor and alumnus Jason Weaver

every interaction I have whether it is in my role as an officer or as an instructor.” COTC’s POBT ...

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A Career to Build
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program,” she said. “It was a major foundation for my career as a medical professional and gave me ...

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Not Just About the Degree
Young female smiling at camera, COTC student Juliette Pierce

I can use in life and in my career. The program requires a lot of hands-on learning both in the ...

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Archana Rajendran
Archana Rajendran standing next to ultrasound machine.

working. It works out very well,” said Rajendran. “I love my job, and I would not be here if it wasn’t for ...

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Students Join Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

scholarship for my education at Ashland University where I completed my bachelor’s degree.” PTK International ...

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Chase Ghiloni
Chase Ghiloni stands with arms crosses, smiling in office.

always give my time.” ...

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

better paying positions with career opportunities. This meant a better quality of life for me and my ...

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COTC Awards Shawn Dugan for Community Service
Student Shawn Dugan Smiling at Camera

and on-farm community events and activities such as workshops and event hosting. “In addition, my ...

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A Dream in the Night
Young African-American Man Standing and Smiling at Camera

talk to other students about coursework. Kimberly Goudy is the second. I had lost my ...

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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
Black woman sitting on bench with bronze statue of Harriet Tubman

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
Portrait of John Davenport.

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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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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