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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.

When Melody Bolin, LSW, works with her clients, she knows how hard change can be.  ...

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Teaching and Learning Center Now Open

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is proud to announce the grand opening of its new Teaching and Learning Center, a state-of-the-art facility designed to provide a hub for professional development opportunities for faculty, staff and students. ...

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Food Vendors Wanted for Concert, Fireworks at Newark Campus

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark, with support from the J. Gilbert Reese Family Foundation, celebrate Independence Day with a concert and fireworks on July 3 at the shared Newark campus. The institutions are se ...

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New Board Member Announced
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Andrew Guanciale is the newest member of the Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) fiduciary board of trustees. He was appointed on March 9, and his term will expire on Sept. 30, 2025. ...

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Community Colleges Work
One male and two female students walk along the exterior of Ariel Hall in conversation with each other.

As we celebrate April as Community College Month, we’d like to share some facts about why community colleges work. 1. Creating Value Community colleges create value. An associate degree increases lifetime earnings over a high school diploma by 25%, accord ...

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Student Leaders Honored
Emi Lippincott holds her certificate for the Kelly Saffle Leadership Award.

On Wednesday, April 19, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark honored student leaders and organizations at the annual Scholarship and Student Leadership Dinner. ...

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Spring 2023 Commencement
Spring 2023 Commencement

COTC President John M. Berry, PhD, conferred 158 associate degrees and 117 certificates to 235 graduates at the college's spring commencement ceremony held on May 5, 2023.  ...

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New Supply Chain Management Degree and Certificate

Central Ohio has become a major distribution hub for multiple large businesses, including Amazon, FedEx, Kohls, Intel and other suppliers/manufacturers. In order to prepare graduates for the logistics and supply chain management environment, COTC has deve ...

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Spring Semester 2023 President’s and Dean’s Honors Lists

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has released the President’s Honors List and the Dean’s Honors List for spring semester 2023 to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. ...

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Supply Chain Management
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Central Ohio has become a major distribution hub for multiple large businesses and suppliers/manufacturers. The supply chain degree program is designed to provide you with the opportunity to develop a sound understanding of the critical role of supply cha ...

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Supply Chain Management
A man and woman look in the direction of her outward stretched hand in a warehouse that has stacks of boxes and product.

Central Ohio has become a major distribution hub for multiple large businesses and suppliers/manufacturers. The Supply Chain Management One-Year Certificate provides working individuals with an opportunity to expand their skillset for career advancement o ...

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Information Technology Specialist
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Learn foundational skills to obtain an entry-level position in the growing field of information technology. Short-term and one-year certificate available.  ...

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Intel Executives Visit Newark Campus

Intel’s Chief Global Operations Officer Keyvan Esfarjani, accompanied by Intel’s executive leadership team in Ohio, visited the Newark campus of Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University. ...

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Independence Day Concert and Fireworks Set for July 3

The Gilbert Reese Family Foundation, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC), The Ohio State University at Newark, and our community sponsors invite the public to join us for a fun-filled evening of music and entertainment. ...

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COTC Announces Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Training Program

In response to the national and regional shortages of commercial truck drivers, COTC is partnering with Ancora Corporate Training, an established national provider of CDL training, to offer this highly sought-after non-credit training locally. COTC’s Anco ...

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Ohio Consortium for Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts
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Students who complete an Associate of Arts or an Associate of Science at a two-year college at COTC in the areas of biology, English and psychology can seamlessly transfer their credits to a four-year university in the consortium to continue their educati ...

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Summer Semester 2023 President’s and Dean’s Honors Lists

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has released the President’s Honors List and the Dean’s Honors List for summer semester 2023 to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. ...

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Free Community Book Club

This year’s book selection is The Second Life of Mirielle West by acclaimed author Amanda Skenandore, whom participants will have the opportunity to meet at a book discussion and signing on Oct. 22. ...

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Staff Members Receive Top Honors
Laura Walsh holds her award certificate while standing between John Berry and William MacDonald.

Laura Walsh, of Utica, received the 2023 Julius S. and Joette Greenstein Award, and Vorley Taylor, of Newark, received the 2023 President’s and Dean/Director’s Diversity Award. ...

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COTC Accepting Alumni Award Nominations

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is accepting nominations for three alumni awards: the Outstanding Alumni Award, the Transitions Alumni Award and the John C. “Jay” Barker Community Service Alumni Award. The deadline for nominations is Friday, Oct. 27 ...

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New Board Member Announced
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Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) welcomes new Board of Trustees member Sally Wallace Heckman. Heckman began her term on Oct. 1 replacing outgoing board member Paul Thompson. ...

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COTC Recognizes Legends of Loyalty Award Recipients
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This year’s honorees are Bonnie Buchanan, David Brillhart, Vorley Taylor, Julius S. Greenstein (posthumously) and the Licking County Foundation. ...

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COTC Receives Military Friendly Designation from State of Ohio
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On Nov. 8, Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Chancellor Randy Gardner named the latest group of Ohio colleges and universities designated as Collegiate Purple Star campuses for their efforts to support students with military backgrounds. Central ...

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COTC Celebrates National Radiologic Technology Week® (Photo Gallery)

National Radiologic Technology Week® (NRTW) 2022 is Nov. 6-12. Created by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists in 1979, this weeklong event is celebrated each year during the week of Nov. 8, the day that German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentge ...

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Semiconductor Manufacturing

The semiconductor manufacturing certificate introduces you to how semiconductor wafers are manufactured and processed to become an integrated circuit used in a variety of industries.  ...

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Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineering Technology

The semiconductor manufacturing technology degree introduces you to how semiconductor wafers are manufactured and processed to become an integrated circuit used in a variety of industries.  ...

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COTC to offer more than $1.2 million in new scholarships for healthcare students

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) was recently awarded $612,039.96 in Choose Ohio First (COF) funding from the Ohio Department of Higher Education. The funding will be used to provide scholarships to students in the college’s nursing and allied health ...

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COTC to partner with Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority and Neurxstem to offer students unique cleanroom lab experience

Advanced manufacturing environments to produce products such as semiconductor integrated circuits (‘chips’), ultrathin wafer films, microsensors, etc., require extremely clean environments to avoid contamination. ...

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COTC on NBC4's Daytime Columbus
COTC on NBC4's Daytime Columbus

COTC President John Berry, PhD, sat down with NBC4's Daytime Columbus to share how the college is preparing students for the workforce of tomorrow. Watch the segment now. ...

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