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COTC announces 50th Anniversary Ice Cream Flavor
Three scoops of berry rumble ice cream with berries on top in a glass cup

Central Ohio Technical College and Velvet® Ice Cream are collaborating on a delightfully sweet venture to celebrate the college’s upcoming 50th anniversary. In spring 2021, the college received almost 1,000 votes in a public campaign to select a limited-r ...

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does it cost to attend COTC? To learn about costs associated with attending COTC, please review our Tuition and Fees information. How can I get help paying for college? There are different types of aid available to help student with college costs ...

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Admissions

Regular admission to a degree or certificate program is open to all who have earned a high school diploma, completed homeschooling at the secondary level or passed the General Education Development (GED) test. COTC may also grant prior-learning credit for ...

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Admissions

Regular admission to a degree or certificate program is open to all who have earned a high school diploma, completed homeschooling at the secondary level or passed the General Education Development (GED) test. COTC may also grant prior-learning credit for ...

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Tell Us About You

New CCP Student Complete the free COTC application (you may need to create an account first). Request an official high school transcript with an unweighted GPA be submitted to COTC one of the following ways: Emailed directly from high school personnel to  ...

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Tell Us About You

New CCP Student Complete the free COTC application (you may need to create an account first). Private school students must apply for funding through the state of Ohio to participate in CCP. Students must email a copy of their funding letter from the state ...

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Tell Us About You

New CCP Student Complete the free COTC application (you may need to create an account first). Home school students must  apply for funding through the state of Ohio  to participate in CCP. Students must email a copy of their funding letter from the state ...

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Redefine What's Possible
Female student outside on campus with street light and cotc banner on pole, blue skies

COTC offers multiple pathways to college and career success.  Gain hands-on, applicable experience to begin working in the field or transfer your credits toward a bachelor’s degree program. Whatever your goal, we equip you with the knowledge and confidenc ...

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Military and Veteran Students

Military and Veteran students may have some additional benefits available. ...

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I take classes online or face-to-face? At COTC, students have the flexibility to take classes face-to-face and online. What colleges or universities can I transfer to? Students can transfer to any public college or university in the state of Ohio. COT ...

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Cross-training for registered sonographers

Registered sonographers who hold active RDMS, RVT or RDCS credentials through the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS) or RVS or RCS credentials through Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), can enroll in sonography cou ...

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Volunteer

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. ...

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Data Informed Planning. Get the Facts.

IR&E Mission and Vision Mission Statement The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness will provide accurate, timely and appropriate information to the college leadership, community and external audiences. The Office of Institutional Researc ...

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DMS Majors

Students can choose one of two majors in the sonography program at COTC: general or cardiovascular. All concentrations of the program are accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs. General Major Abdominal organs: liver, ...

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Jeff, Julie and Collin Pillow

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 ...

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Sheriff Randy Thorp
Sheriff Randy Thorp in uniform holding a blue number one foam finger

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 ...

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Bryanna Stigger
Brianna Stigger in Ohio Union

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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DeLane King
DeLane King standing in front of police cruiser.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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Randy Thorp, Mark Weiner and Nick Shuster
Two men in police uniforms and one man in a suit stand inside a courtroom of the Licking County Courthouse.

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 ...

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Julio Valladares
Julio Valladres' headshot.

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 ...

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Jennifer McDonald and Brittany Misner
Jennifer McDonald and Brittany Misner stand next to each other outside local businesses  in downtown Newark.

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 ...

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Workshops
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Student Lingo Online Workshops The "job" of being a good college student requires many skills.  Besides the necessity for good reading, writing and calculating abilities, the successful student needs to learn how to take good notes (lecture and ...

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Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Short-Term Certificate

Autumn Semester DNTL-101 *# EFDA 1 4   Total 4 Spring Semester DNTL-102 *# EFDA 2 4   Total 4 Total Hours Required Total Credit Hours Required for this Certificate:  8 ​Helpful Information * Course may have prerequisites. Please check the course descripti ...

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All Plans of Study 2022-2023
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50th Anniversary Gala
50th Anniversary Gala

On Saturday, April 9, 2022, students, alumni, faculty, staff, donors and friends of the college recognized COTC's 50th anniversary at a celebration gala. ...

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Renovation 2020-2021: What's New
Renovation 2020-2021: What's New

The Pataskala campus has reopened for classes after a $4.2 million renovation. The project included a complete renovation of 16,000 square feet of the building’s interior. Key upgrades include: Nursing and allied health skills labs Science and computer la ...

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Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Services Technology

Current students enrolled in the recently discontinued Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Services Technology program are encouraged to connect with Amanda Snider, Assistant Director of Advising and Retention. Amanda can be reached via emai ...

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