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COTC recognized by Achieving the Dream as a 2025 Leader College
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Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has been designated a Leader College by Achieving the Dream (ATD), a national nonprofit dedicated to advancing community colleges as accessible hubs of learning, credentialing and economic mobility in their communitie ...

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Students Inducted Into International Honor Society
Students and staff gather around TC the cat mascot at the Phi Theta Kappa induction ceremony.

Alpha Theta Zeta (ATZ), Central Ohio Technical College’s (COTC) chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society, held an induction ceremony for new members on Saturday, April 5. ...

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COTC, Ohio State Newark Host Community Intercultural Relations Conference
Opening speaker Sara Abou Rashed stands at a podium speaking to a room of conference attendees.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark hosted the 16th annual Community Intercultural Relations Conference (CIRC) on Friday, April 11. CIRC brings staff, students and community members together to share experiences, ...

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Louella Hodges Reese Hall Grand Opening (photo gallery)

The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) held a public ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the newly renovated Louella Hodges Reese Hall on Wednesday, July 31. ...

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COTC Commends Graduates at Spring Commencement Ceremony
Graduates in caps and gowns sit in rows at the commencement ceremony.

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) hosted commencement on May 2, celebrating 360 graduates who completed their degree and/or certificate requirements in the spring 2025 semester. ...

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25th Anniversary Independence Day Celebration

The Gilbert Reese Family Foundation, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC), The Ohio State University at Newark and community sponsors invite you to the 25th anniversary Independence Day Concert and Fireworks celebration. ...

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Faculty, Staff Receive Excellence Awards
Charlene Ross holds her Excellence Award certificate standing with COTC President John Berry and COTC Provost Greg Ferenchak.

Faculty and staff members from Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) were among those recognized by the League for Innovation in the Community College with the 2025-2026 Excellence Awards. ...

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COTC and City of Mount Vernon Announce Innovative Partnership to Share Building

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and the City of Mount Vernon are proud to announce a forward-thinking partnership that will see the City relocate its City Hall and related operations to a prominent building on Main Street currently owned by COTC. ...

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Barbara Holland

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Ryan Dunbar, MS

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Kimberly Frye, MS

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Amy Main, MSN, RN

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Denise Turner
Denise Turner smiling for a portrait.

In recognition of Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month this October, COTC celebrates the impact that the many alumni, current students and faculty of its diagnostic medical sonography technology program have on the lives of their patients. Denise Turner has ...

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Spring Semester 2025 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 2025 to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. ...

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New Program to Dress Students For Success

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark have collaborated with Licking/Knox Goodwill Industries on a creative program that provides professional clothing to job-seeking students. As a part of the partnership, Goodwill ...

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New RN to BSN Program Launched

This National Nurses Week, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is excited to announce the upcoming launch of our new Registered Nurse (RN) to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program this autumn semester beginning Aug. 26. ...

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Asif Khan, MS

Credentials MS, Engineering, Ohio University, 2019 ...

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David George, MS

Credentials MS, Mathematics, Ohio University, 1997 BS, Mathematics, Ohio University, 1995 ...

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Maey Gharbiah, PhD

Credentials BS, Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 2004 PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Arizona, 2009 ...

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Ralph Giles, MSA

Credentials BSEE, Electrical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, 1984 MSA, Accounting, Governors State University, 2017 ...

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Narayan Neupane, MSEd

Credentials MSEd, University of Colorado, 2017 ...

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Summer Semester 2025 Honors Lists

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has released the President’s Honors List and the Honors List for summer semester 2025 to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. ...

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2025 Greenstein Award recipients

The Greenstein Award is given annually to a staff member, faculty member or administrator of COTC and/or Ohio State Newark. Its recipients are honored for their efforts, attitude, deeds and behaviors toward perpetuating a genuine spirit of mutual respect ...

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Employees Recognized for Length of Service

Faculty and staff of The Ohio State University at Newark and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) were recently recognized for service milestones. ...

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COTC Recognizes Legends of Loyalty Award Recipients
Jennifer Roberts; Jacqueline Parrill, EdD; Sandra Walker EJD;  and Andrea Tozzi stand in a line holding their Legends of Loyalty award trophies in the lobby of the Reese Center.

This year’s Legends of Loyalty award winners are the Newark Campus Development Fund (NCDF), Jacqueline Parrill, Sandra Walker, and Andrea Tozzi and the Young Project. ...

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Larisa Harper, PhD

harper.906@mail.cotc.edu 740-755-7160 Credentials PhD, Higher Education Administration, Ohio University MA, English, Northern Arizona University Graduate Certificate, Technical Writing, Northern Arizona University BA, English and Psychology, Ohio Universi ...

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Marcie Moore, DM

moore.5604@mail.cotc.edu 740-755-7169 Credentials DM, Community College Policy and Administration, University of Maryland Global Campus MA, Adult Education, Muskingum University BS, Technical Studies, Franklin University AAB, Administrative Office Assista ...

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Sarah Morrison, MEd

morrison.415@mail.cotc.edu 740-366-9209 Credentials MEd, Higher Education Administration, Ohio University BA, English, The Ohio State University ...

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Eric Veigel, MAEd

veigel.10@mail.cotc.edu 740-755-7163 Credentials MAEd, Coaching and Sport Administration BA, Electronic Mass Media Communication ...

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Karen Vargo, MA

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