Greensboro College in Greensboro, North Carolina; and a certificate in post-graduate studies in radiologic ...

News - 02/28/2023 - 6:37am

conclude as scheduled on December 18, but faculty members will be encouraged to complete post ...

News - 06/22/2020 - 10:09am

was excited to see the posting. It was a perfect fit for me,” said Smith. Since starting at the ...

News - 11/22/2022 - 3:25pm

Accreditation The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational ...

News - 10/19/2021 - 5:29am

Kori Caughenbaugh made a choice to stand out from the rest. First, she decided to enter the traditionally male-dominated world of architectural engineering. Second, she decided the best way to begin her career was to earn a two-year degree and get started ...

Post - 08/20/2020 - 4:10pm

When Angela Simmons graduated with a nursing technology degree from Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) in 2003, she knew she wanted to help save lives in her community. Simmons didn't realize then that she would help open and manage a medical serv ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:32pm

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) alumnus Tim Blunn's journey to his career as a computed tomography (CT) technologist began with an accident. Blunn was still living in England when he suffered a soccer injury that significantly dislocated his kn ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:33pm

In 1981, 18-year-old Julio Valladares traveled to Newark, Ohio, with the El Salvador National Baseball Team to compete in the international Babe Ruth World Series. Now he calls Newark home and is doing his part to give back to the town that gave him a new ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:35pm

Before enrolling at COTC, Braden Patchett already had a long work history in the restaurant business. But for the St. Louisville resident, all those years amounted to only one thing—employment that was just a "J.O.B." leaving him "Just Over ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:37pm

We invite you to meet a few of our graduates who have gone from here to follow their passions and build outstanding careers. ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:42pm

Archana Rajendran of Westerville believes she wouldn’t be where she is today without the hands-on training and personal attention she received from the professors at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC). Rajendran participated in a recent photo shoot cel ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:26pm

Central Ohio Technical College is shaped and sustained by alumni volunteers. If you are interested in continuing your involvement with the college, there are many ways you can broaden and deepen your connection with us and our alumni community. ...

Post - 10/09/2020 - 5:52am

The day his son graduated from COTC was one of the proudest moments of Jeff Pillow’s life. It may sound cliché, but this wasn’t just another milestone to adulthood. Collin became the third member of the Pillow family to attend COTC. Mom Julie was the firs ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:40pm

Licking County Sheriff Randy Thorp is now serving his fourth term in office, and he believes a great deal of his success can be credited to Central Ohio Technical College (COTC). “Growing up I thought about a career in law enforcement a lot, but I didn’t ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:30pm

Like many teens, Bryanna Stigger was unsure of what career to pursue or what college to attend. COTC was close to home and affordable, so it was a convenient choice. It turned out to be a transformational choice. “COTC was the foundation of my career jour ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:39pm

The president and chief executive officer at the Licking County Chamber of Commerce knows the value of a Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) education from both sides of the table. Jennifer McDonald is a COTC graduate. She received a business management ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:28pm

When Chase Ghiloni graduated from Newark High School in 2001, he didn’t think college was all that important. These days he has a different opinion. Ghiloni is now the vice president of marketing at First Federal Savings in Newark, Ohio, and credits his s ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:29pm

An interaction with a police officer during his youth made Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) alumnus DeLane King want to make the same kind of difference in his community. King is now a Granville police officer after starting his career with the Hebro ...

Post - 04/23/2021 - 6:53am

Little did Vickie Sant know, when she began working for Mount Vernon’s First-Knox National Bank in 1976, that in January 2019 she would retire as the bank’s first female president. In fact, her experience at First-Knox was her first exposure to accounting ...

Post - 04/11/2022 - 7:45am

On May 12, 2017, as the nation’s eyes were drawn to the tragic scene of a shooting at Pine Kirk Care Center in Kirkersville, Ohio, three Central Ohio Technical College alumni played instrumental roles in helping to contain the situation and navigate its a ...

Post - 04/26/2022 - 8:25am

A trip to Newark in 1981 with the El Salvador National Baseball Team was 19-year-old Julio Valladares’ first experience in the place he would later call home. While his native country was in the midst of a civil war, Valladares felt a sense of peace and w ...

Post - 04/26/2022 - 10:22am

Jennifer McDonald and Brittany Misner may have earned their business management degrees a couple decades apart, but they brought their business acumen to the same table in 2016 and have teamed up since then to propel the Licking County Chamber of Commerce ...

Post - 04/26/2022 - 10:25am

For more than half a century Mrs. Reese, with her husband J. Gilbert Reese, have shaped educational, recreational and artistic offerings that make Licking County a special place to live, learn and play. ...

Post - 02/26/2024 - 1:07pm

Judy Stansbury is a former manager of COTC's human services program. After retiring, she established an endowed scholarship to benefit graduates of COTC who are pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree. ...

Post - 02/26/2024 - 1:03pm

Coshocton Native Marion Sutton's support of her hometown includes a scholarship for returning adult students from Coshocton County.  ...

Post - 02/26/2024 - 2:01pm

As an energy delivery system operator associate for American Electric Power (AEP), Braden Feick is one of many “hands on deck” when a power outage sweeps through the area. Thanks to his extensive training at COTC — which dovetailed into an immersive inter ...

Post - 02/26/2024 - 2:38pm

From a young age, Jennifer Ellis-Brunn understood the importance of hard work and the value of education. “I was working in banking while in high school, and I wanted to continue gaining career experience while getting the education I needed to advance,” ...

Post - 02/26/2024 - 2:46pm

Luconda and Joanne Dager of Velvet Ice Cream partnered with COTC to create a unique ice cream flavor in 2021 for the college's 50th anniversary and then sweetened the partnership by announcing the creation of a new scholarship for COTC's busines ...

Post - 02/27/2024 - 6:13am

As a transplant to the Buckeye State from Colorado Springs, Heather Prince used to drive past the Pataskala campus of COTC and wonder what went on there. Prince was in her 30s at the time and, as it happened, seeking a new career direction. Turns out, she ...

Post - 02/27/2024 - 6:31am

As COTC's first president, Robert A. Barnes laid the foundation for the newly chartered technical school. In retirement, his legacy continues with a planned gift and membership in the 1971 Legacy Society. ...

Post - 02/27/2024 - 6:57am