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Associate of Arts with a concentration in Psychology
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Transfer Degree Associate of Arts in Psychology 63 Credit Hours   Location Newark Format On campus       Admission Open enrollment Financial Aid Eligible Yes       Transferability Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathway Visit campus Contact us Apply Overview An ...

Degrees & Certificates - 04/18/2024 - 8:15am

Associate of Arts with a concentration in Sociology
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Transfer Degree Associate of Arts in Sociology 63 Credit Hours   Location Newark Format On campus       Admission Open enrollment Financial Aid Eligible Yes       Transferability Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathway Visit campus Contact us Apply Overview An A ...

Degrees & Certificates - 04/18/2024 - 9:25am

Associate of Science
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Transfer Degree Associate of Science 61 Credit Hours   Location Newark Format On campus       Admission Open enrollment Financial Aid Eligible Yes       Transferability Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathway Visit campus Contact us Apply Overview The Associate ...

Degrees & Certificates - 04/18/2024 - 12:15pm

Fire Science Technical Rescue
Firefighters navigate rough waters in a rescue boat .

This program is discontinued and no longer accepting new students. ...

Degrees & Certificates - 01/11/2024 - 7:19am

Health Services Technology
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Associate of Applied Science Health Services Technology 63-65 Credit Hours   Location Newark Format On campus       Admission Open enrollment Financial Aid Eligible Yes Visit campus Contact us Apply Overview Gain the skills and experiences you need to sta ...

Degrees & Certificates - 02/20/2024 - 7:35am

Donors Gift COTC New Ultrasound Technology
DMS student Sara Potak , donor Sally Heckman, and program director Melinda Brillhart stand around an ultrasound machine donated by Heckman in the COTC sonography lab.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) received funding from two generous local donors to purchase a pair of new, state-of-the-art ultrasound machines for its Diagnostic Medical Sonography Technology (DMS) lab. These contributions bolster the DMS program’s ...

News - 03/23/2026 - 7:55am

What Is a Respiratory Therapist, and How Can You Become One?
A student places a breathing apparatus on a mannequin while another student adjusts a dial on a mounted machine during lab at COTC.

Wondering what a respiratory therapist is and how you can become one? Respiratory therapists are healthcare professionals trained to help patients of all ages who struggle with breathing due to illness, injury or chronic conditions. They play an important ...

News - 03/20/2026 - 9:00am

Ohio Goes to the Movies for America's 250th Birthday

COTC and Ohio State Newark will jointly host a free screening of “Johnny Shiloh” — a 1963 television film that originally aired as two episodes of “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color” — on the shared Newark campus as part of the statewide Ohio Goes to ...

News - 03/30/2026 - 1:44pm

Sheila Thompson

740.755.7129 thompson.707@mail.cotc.edu ...

Profile - 09/27/2024 - 8:43am

Melinda Brillhart, EdD, RDMS (AB, OB, BR), RVT, RDCS (AE, FE), CCT

Credentials EdD, Education Leadership, Capella University, 2016 MSM, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 2012 BBA, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 2009 AAS, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Central Ohio Technical College, 1999 ...

Profile - 10/20/2020 - 6:34pm

Lori Parry, MBA, MHRM

Assistant Professor, Accounting Technology No ...

Profile - 08/15/2024 - 7:01am

Whitney Reese, MEd, R.T. (R) (CT)

Credentials MEd, Higher Education, Ohio University, 2014 BS, Radiologic Science, Oregon Institute of Technology, 2012 AAS, Radiologic Science Technology, Central Ohio Technical College, 2008 ...

Profile - 11/05/2020 - 8:14pm

Elizabeth Eyster, MPH, RDMS (AB), RVT, RDCS (AE), RDMS (AB, BR)

Credentials MPW, Southern New Hampshire University, 2018 BS, Echocardiography, Oregon Institute of Technology, 2014 AAS, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Technology, Central Ohio Technical College, 2005 ...

Profile - 10/20/2020 - 6:33pm

Anne Eshelman-Hauck, AAS, BA, RDCS (PE, AE), RVT

Instructor, Diagnostic Medical Sonography No ...

Profile - 08/15/2024 - 6:38am

Wesley Bender, MSRT, RRT, RCP

Instructor and Director of Clinical Education, Respiratory Therapy Technology No ...

Profile - 08/15/2024 - 6:13am

Natasha Ford, MS, RDMS (AB, OB, BR), RVT, RDCS(AE)

Credentials MS, Healthcare Administration, Southern New Hampshire University, 2021 BBA, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 2018 AAS, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Technology, COTC, 2016 ...

Profile - 10/20/2020 - 6:33pm

Tim Goetz

goetz.152@mail.cotc.edu 740-755-7804 Credentials MS, Communication and Marketing, Franklin University BS, Marketing, Franklin University BS, Business Administration, Franklin University  ...

Profile - 03/31/2026 - 5:56am

James Rease, MS

Credentials MS, Instructional Design and Learning Technology, Franklin University, 2019 BS, Instructional Design and Technology, Walden University, 2017 AAS, Criminal Justice/Criminology, Tiffin University, 2014 ...

Profile - 09/15/2023 - 8:48am

Zenna Stirling
Portrait of Zenna Stirling outside LeFevre Hall.

Zenna Stirling’s signature wrestling move was called the dragon. A fire-breather in her own right, she had no choice but to join her high school’s boys team. Doing so set the tone for her current experiences as a woman in STEM, a field with a predominantl ...

Student Spotlight - 04/10/2026 - 10:47am

Sonja Darsee
Sonja Darsee and Timothy Young stand in front of the Licking/Knox Goodwill Industries building.

Sonja Darsee, both a first-generation college student and a first-generation Hungarian American, used to work in data entry. “I just felt like it was mundane, doing the same thing over and over,” she said. “I just wanted to be in a field that felt more re ...

Student Spotlight - 02/11/2025 - 11:23am

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Event - 04/10/2026 - 11:55am

Donors and student award recipients recognized
Portrait of Melissa Molzan holding their award certificate.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark celebrated student leaders and organizations on April 16 at the annual Scholarship and Student Leadership Dinner. The schools also invited scholarship donors to the event, givin ...

News - 04/25/2025 - 10:09am

Accounting Technology
In a row of students, one rests their hands on the keyboard of a laptop computer in a classroom.

This degree program is being discontinued and is no longer accepting applications. ...

Degrees & Certificates - 04/11/2024 - 12:45pm

Digital Media Design Technology
Digital Media Design Technology

Associate of Applied Science Digital Media Design Technology 61 Credit Hours   Location Newark Format On campus; most online       Admission Open enrollment Financial Aid Eligible Yes       Credential Earned Adobe Visit campus Contact us Apply Program Upd ...

Degrees & Certificates - 03/29/2024 - 8:40am

Associate of Science with a Concentration in Business
Students sit in a row at a table with one on a laptop looking toward the front of room.

This degree program is being discontinued and is no longer accepting applications. ...

Degrees & Certificates - 04/18/2024 - 12:34pm

Staten sisters accelerate college with CCP
Sisters Avery and Reese Staten walk down a hallway carrying books and a laptop looking ahead with bright eyes and with smiles.

Avery Staten will graduate from high school having never taken a high school class. The last four years, she has effectively been a college student — learning exclusively through College Credit Plus (CCP) courses offered by Central Ohio Technical College ...

News - 03/16/2026 - 1:46pm

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.

Alexis McPeck received the Intel Scholarship for Women in Technology, awarded to only 25 women in Ohio who enroll in an associate degree or one-year certificate program in semiconductor manufacturing. ...

News - 04/15/2024 - 6:40am

John Berry, PhD

740.364.9510 ...

Profile - 10/20/2020 - 5:34pm

COTC Helps Reward Ohioans Pursuing Crucial Careers

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is creating opportunities for affordable higher education — and contributing to the future of the state’s workforce — by utilizing Ohio Work Ready Grant (OWRG) funding, which provides grants to new and current student ...

News - 04/21/2026 - 9:50am

Newark Campus Agrees to Host Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra Shows
A conductor stands in the middle of several rows of musicians playing stringed instruments arranged in a semi-circle.

One of Ohio’s oldest orchestras will soon be calling the Newark campus home. The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) recently agreed to host Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra (NGSO) performances for the 2026-27 seas ...

News - 04/24/2026 - 8:09am